EDITORIALS:

Nancy A. Nussmeier and Bruce E. Searles

The Next Generation of Colloids: Ready for "Prime Time"?
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1715-1717. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christopher L. Wu and Spencer S. Liu

Intravenous Lidocaine for Ambulatory Anesthesia: Good to Go or Not So Fast?
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1718-1719. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Ramez Salem and Andranik Ovassapian

Difficult Mask Ventilation: What Needs Improvement?
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1720-1722. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Quentin A. Fisher

The Ultimate Difficult Airway: Minimizing Emergency Surgical Access
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1723-1725. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nino Stocchetti

Intracranial Pressure, Brain Vessels, and Consciousness Recovery in Traumatic Brain Injury
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1726-1727. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIOLOGY:

David J. Cook

CON: Temperature Regimens and Neuroprotection During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Does Rewarming Rate Matter? (Editorial)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1733-1737. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hilary P. Grocott

PRO: Temperature Regimens and Neuroprotection During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Does Rewarming Rate Matter? (Editorial)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1738-1740. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alina M. Grigore, Catherine Friederich Murray, Harish Ramakrishna, and George Djaiani

A Core Review of Temperature Regimens and Neuroprotection During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Does Rewarming Rate Matter? (Review Article)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1741-1751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joachim Boldt, Stephan Suttner, Christian Brosch, Andreas Lehmann, Kerstin Röhm, and Andinet Mengistu

Cardiopulmonary Bypass Priming Using a High Dose of a Balanced Hydroxyethyl Starch Versus an Albumin-Based Priming Strategy
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1752-1762. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marek Brzezinski, Thomas Luisetti, and Martin J. London

Radial Artery Cannulation: A Comprehensive Review of Recent Anatomic and Physiologic Investigations (Review Article)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1763-1781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Daniel M. Thys

Cardiac Anesthesia: Thirty Years Later—The Second Annual Arthur E. Weyman Lecture (Special Article)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1782-1790. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIOLOGY:

Simon Ford, Maryam Dosani, Ashley J. Robinson, G. Claire Campbell, J. Mark Ansermino, Joanne Lim, and Gillian R. Lauder

Defining the Reliability of Sonoanatomy Identification by Novices in Ultrasound-Guided Pediatric Ilioinguinal and Iliohypogastric Nerve Blockade
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1793-1798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sandra J. Lako, Monique A. Steegers, Jan van Egmond, Jean Gardeniers, Lonneke M. Staals, and Geert J. van Geffen

Incisional Continuous Fascia Iliaca Block Provides More Effective Pain Relief and Fewer Side Effects than Opioids After Pelvic Osteotomy in Children
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1799-1803. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

AMBULATORY ANESTHESIOLOGY:

Allannah McKay, Antje Gottschalk, Annette Ploppa, Marcel E. Durieux, and Danja S. Groves

Systemic Lidocaine Decreased the Perioperative Opioid Analgesic Requirements but Failed to Reduce Discharge Time After Ambulatory Surgery (Brief Report)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1805-1808. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ANESTHETIC PHARMACOLOGY:

Yusuke Kasuya, Raghavendra Govinda, Stefan Rauch, Edward J. Mascha, Daniel I. Sessler, and Alparslan Turan

The Correlation Between Bispectral Index and Observational Sedation Scale in Volunteers Sedated with Dexmedetomidine and Propofol
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1811-1815. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Vinuta Rau, Sangeetha V. Iyer, Irene Oh, Dev Chandra, Neil Harrison, Edmond I. Eger, II, Michael S. Fanselow, Gregg E. Homanics, and James M. Sonner

Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptor Alpha 4 Subunit Knockout Mice Are Resistant to the Amnestic Effect of Isoflurane
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1816-1822. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTING, AND SIMULATION:

Gudrun Kungys, David D. Rose, and Neal W. Fleming

Stroke Volume Variation During Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1823-1830. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bastian Duenges, Andreas Vogt, Marc Bodenstein, Hemei Wang, Stefan Böhme, Bernd Röhrig, James E. Baumgardner, and Klaus Markstaller

A Comparison of Micropore Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometry–Derived Pulmonary Shunt Measurement with Riley Shunt in a Porcine Model
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1831-1835. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hiromi Kato, Akira Suzuki, Yoshiki Nakajima, Hiroshi Makino, Yoshimitsu Sanjo, Takayoshi Nakai, Yoshito Shiraishi, Takasumi Katoh, and Shigehito Sato

A Visual Stethoscope to Detect the Position of the Tracheal Tube
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1836-1842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Abdullah M. Kaki and Waleed A. Almarakbi

Does Patient Position Influence the Reading of the Bispectral Index Monitor?
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1843-1846. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David B. Wax, Philip Rubin, and Steven Neustein

A Comparison of Transmittance and Reflectance Pulse Oximetry During Vascular Surgery (Brief Report)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1847-1849. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PATIENT SAFETY:

David Piros, Tim Fagerström, Justin W. Collins, and Robert G. Hahn

Glucose as a Marker of Fluid Absorption in Bipolar Transurethral Surgery
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1850-1855. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Timothy P. Turkstra, Philip M. Jones, Katherine M. Ower, and Michelle L. Gros

The Flex-It^TM Stylet Is Less Effective than a Malleable Stylet for Orotracheal Intubation Using the GlideScope®
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1856-1859. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lauren C. Berkow, Robert S. Greenberg, Kristin H. Kan, Elizabeth Colantuoni, Lynette J. Mark, Paul W. Flint, Marco Corridore, Nasir Bhatti, and Eugenie S. Heitmiller

Need for Emergency Surgical Airway Reduced by a Comprehensive Difficult Airway Program
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1860-1869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mohammad El-Orbany and Harvey J. Woehlck

Difficult Mask Ventilation (Review Article)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1870-1880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME] [Request Permissions]  

CRITICAL CARE AND TRAUMA:

Jean-Paul Roustan, Dorine Neveu, Yoan Falquet, Laurent Barral, Patrick Chardon, and Xavier Capdevila

A New Index Derived from the Cerebrovascular Pressure Transmission and Correlated with Consciousness Recovery in Severely Head-Injured Intensive Care Patients
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1883-1891. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Takeshi Yoshida, Hiroshi Rinka, Arito Kaji, Akira Yoshimoto, Hideki Arimoto, Toshinori Miyaichi, and Masanori Kan

The Impact of Spontaneous Ventilation on Distribution of Lung Aeration in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Airway Pressure Release Ventilation Versus Pressure Support Ventilation
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1892-1900. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nazar Salah, Ismat El Saigh, Niamh Hayes, and Conan McCaul

Airway Injury During Emergency Transcutaneous Airway Access: A Comparison at Cricothyroid and Tracheal Sites
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1901-1907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIOLOGY:

Louise E. Phillips, Claire McLintock, Wendy Pollock, Stephen Gatt, Philip Popham, Gary Jankelowitz, Robert Ogle, and Peter A. Cameron

Recombinant Activated Factor VII in Obstetric Hemorrhage: Experiences from the Australian and New Zealand Haemostasis Registry
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1908-1915. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Perumal Tamilselvan, Roshan Fernando, Johanna Bray, Manisha Sodhi, and Malachy Columb

The Effects of Crystalloid and Colloid Preload on Cardiac Output in the Parturient Undergoing Planned Cesarean Delivery Under Spinal Anesthesia: A Randomized Trial
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1916-1921. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paola D’Onofrio, Anna Maria Melani Novelli, Federico Mecacci, and Gianfranco Scarselli

The Efficacy and Safety of Continuous Intravenous Administration of Remifentanil for Birth Pain Relief: An Open Study of 205 Parturients (Brief Report)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1922-1924. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anelia Hinova and Roshan Fernando

Systemic Remifentanil for Labor Analgesia (Review Article)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1925-1929. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

James Y. Ko and Lisa R. Leffert

Clinical Implications of Neuraxial Anesthesia in the Parturient with Scoliosis (Review Article)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1930-1934. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NEUROSURGICAL ANESTHESIOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE:

Keiko Hama-Tomioka, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Toshiharu Azma, Katsutoshi Nakahata, Naoyuki Matsuda, Noboru Hatakeyama, Hirosato Kikuchi, and Yoshio Hatano

The Role of 20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid in Cerebral Arteriolar Constriction and the Inhibitory Effect of Propofol
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1935-1942. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alex Bekker, Michael Haile, Yong-Sheng Li, Samuel Galoyan, Edwardo Garcia, David Quartermain, Angela Kamer, and Thomas Blanck

Nimodipine Prevents Memory Impairment Caused by Nitroglycerin-Induced Hypotension in Adult Mice
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1943-1948. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GENERAL ARTICLES:

Julie L. Huffmyer, Keith E. Littlewood, and Edward C. Nemergut

Perioperative Management of the Adult with Cystic Fibrosis (Review Article)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1949-1961. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME] [Request Permissions]  

ANALGESIA:

Francis Remérand, Charlotte Le Tendre, Annick Baud, Claude Couvret, Xavier Pourrat, Luc Favard, Marc Laffon, and Jacques Fusciardi

The Early and Delayed Analgesic Effects of Ketamine After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Study
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1963-1971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mark K. Simmonds, Saifudin Rashiq, Igor A. Sobolev, Bruce D. Dick, Daniel P. Gray, Bradley J. Stewart, and Kathryn I. Jamieson-Lega

The Effect of Single-Dose Propofol Injection on Pain and Quality of Life in Chronic Daily Headache: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1972-1980. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Genni Duse, Giorgio Davià, and Paul F. White

Improvement in Psychosocial Outcomes in Chronic Pain Patients Receiving Intrathecal Morphine Infusions (Brief Report)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1981-1986. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Luke C. Olson, Daewha Hong, Jessamyn S. Conell-Price, Sean Cheng, and Pamela Flood

A Transdermal Nicotine Patch Is Not Effective for Postoperative Pain Management in Smokers: A Pilot Dose-Ranging Study (Brief Report)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1987-1991. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christina M. Spofford, Hazem Ashmawi, Alberto Subieta, Fatima Buevich, Arikha Moses, Max Baker, and Timothy J. Brennan

Ketoprofen Produces Modality-Specific Inhibition of Pain Behaviors in Rats After Plantar Incision
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 1992-1999. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gordana Miletic, Ashley M. Driver, Takako Miyabe-Nishiwaki, and Vjekoslav Miletic

Early Changes in Homer1 Proteins in the Spinal Dorsal Horn Are Associated with Loose Ligation of the Rat Sciatic Nerve
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2000-2007. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Saskia Christ, Franziska Rindfleisch, and Patrick Friederich

Superficial Cervical Plexus Neuropathy After Single-Injection Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2008-2011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert Schier, Diana Guerra, Jorge Aguilar, Gregory F. Pratt, Mike Hernandez, Krishna Boddu, and Bernhard Riedel

Epidural Space Identification: A Meta-Analysis of Complications After Air Versus Liquid as the Medium for Loss of Resistance
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2012-2021. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Honorio T. Benzon, Mehul Sekhadia, Hubert A. Benzon, Edward (Ted) Yaghmour, Kiran Chekka, and Antoun Nader

Ultrasound-Assisted and Evoked Motor Response Stimulation of the Deep Peroneal Nerve (Brief Report)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2022-2024. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Uraiwan Tinnungwattana, Suchaya Gorvanich, Kittisak Kulvichit, and Wasee Tulvatana

Combined Deep Topical and Superior Subconjunctival Anesthesia for Extracapsular Cataract Extraction in a Rural Eye Camp (Brief Report)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2025-2027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

James W. Ibinson, Todd M. Oravitz, Catalin S. Ezaru, and Michael P. Mangione

Clarification of Issues Regarding Manometry for Central Venous Catheterization
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2028. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bruce J. Leone

Clarification of Issues Regarding Manometry for Central Venous Catheterization
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2028. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Norig Ellison, David R. Jobes, and Alan Jay Schwartz

Primum Non Nocere
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2028-2029. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alexander J. C. Mittnacht

Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Cannulation: False Sense of Security
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2029. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Warren Sandberg

"Just Do It"
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2029-2030. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrew Bowdle, Evan Kharasch, and Howard Schwid

Pressure Waveform Monitoring During Central Venous Catheterization
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2030-2031. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrew B. Leibowitz and Marc A. Rozner

Pressure Waveform Monitoring During Central Venous Catheterization
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2031. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Colin F. Royse

Is a Different Dose of Anesthesia the Real Problem?
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2031-2032. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rainer Meierhenrich, Florian Wagner, Michael Rockemann, Uwe Senftleben, and Albrecht Gauss

Is a Different Dose of Anesthesia the Real Problem?
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2032. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Harihar V. Hegde, Roopa Sachidananda, Raghavendra P. Rao, and Shrinivas S. Deshapande

Communication Between Two Channels of Central Venous Catheter: A Rare Manufacturing Defect
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2032-2033. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ping-Liang Yang and David T. Wong

Resistive Index May Not Accurately Reflect Renal Flow Resistance in the Presence of Significant Aortic Insufficiency
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2033. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Susan Garwood

Resistive Index May Not Accurately Reflect Renal Flow Resistance in the Presence of Significant Aortic Insufficiency
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2033-2034. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK, MULTIMEDIA, AND MEETING REVIEWS:

Warren R. McKay

Pain Review
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2035. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Roya Yumul and Ronald H. Wender

Board Stiff Three: Preparation for Anesthesia Orals, with DVD, 3rd ed.
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2035-2036. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Elizabeth H. Ellinas

Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, 2009 Annual Meeting Summary: Washington, DC, April 29 to May 3, 2009
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2036-2037. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GUEST REVIEWERS:

GUEST REVIEWERS: APRIL 1, 2009–September 30, 2009
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2038-2042. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ERRATA:

The Association of Malignant Hyperthermia and Unusual Disease: When You’re Hot You’re Hot, or Maybe Not: Erratum
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 2007. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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