Tracheal intubation: unconsciousness, analgesia and muscle relaxation François Donati Editorial Pages: 99 - 103
Intervention rapide lors d’une crise d’hyperthermie maligne Daniel Chartrand Editorial Pages: 104 - 107
Propofol — not thiopental or etomidate — with remifentanil provides adequate intubating conditions in the absence of neuromuscular blockade Elvan ErhanGulden UgurBulent Ozyar OriginalPaper Pages: 108 - 115
A combination of alfentanil-lidocaine-propofol provides better intubating conditions than fentanyl-lidocaine-propofol in the absence of muscle relaxants Samar I. Jabbour-KhouryAliya S. DabbousAnis S. Baraka OriginalPaper Pages: 116 - 120
Muscle relaxation and increasing doses of propofol improve intubating conditions Thomas LieutaudValérie BillardBertrand Debaene OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 126
Warmed diluent speeds dantrolene reconstitution Laura W. MitchellBarbara L. Leighton OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 130
Successful implementation of perioperative betablockade utilizing a multidisciplinary approach Samuel ArmaniousDavid T. WongFrances Chung OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 136
Both the OxyArm™ and Capnoxygen mask provide clinically useful capnographic monitoring capability in volunteers James PaulElizabeth LingLee McDonald OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 142
Best evidence in anesthetic practice Prevention: epidural anesthesia and analgesia does not reduce 30-day all-cause mortality and major morbidity after abdominal surgery Sugantha GanapathyColin J. L. McCartneyVincent W. S. Chan OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 146
The addition of droperidol or clonidine to epidural tramadol shortens onset time and increases duration of postoperative analgesia Ercan GürsesHülya SungurtekinMustafa Gönüllü OriginalPaper Pages: 147 - 152
Intradermal sufentanil does not improve lidocaine-induced local anesthesia Maximilian W. B. HartmannsgruberPeter G. AtanassoffDavid G. Silverman OriginalPaper Pages: 153 - 158
Images in Anesthesia: Headache caused by pneumocephalus following inadvertent dural puncture during epidural space identification: is it time to abandon the loss of resistance to air technique? Krzysztof M. KuczkowskiJonathan L. Benumof OriginalPaper Pages: 159 - 160
Peripartum cardiomyopathy and thromboembolism; anesthetic management and clinical course of an obese, diabetic patient Ian KaufmanRichard BondyAlice Benjamin OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 165
Cerebrovascular reactivity to carbon dioxide is preserved during hypocapnia in children anesthetized with 1.0 MAC, but not with 1.5 MAC desflurane Igor A. LuginbuehlCengiz KarsliBruno Bissonnette OriginalPaper Pages: 166 - 171
Magnesium potentiates neuromuscular blockade with cisatracurium during cardiac surgery Anne Marie PinardFrançois DonatiMichel Carrier OriginalPaper Pages: 172 - 178
Increased body mass indexper se is not a predictor of difficult laryngoscopy Tiberiu EzriBeniamin MedalionIlan Charuzi OriginalPaper Pages: 179 - 183
The ED95 of end-tidal sevoflurane concentration for the smooth exchange of the tracheal tube for a laryngeal mask airway is 2.97% Koichi TakitaMasahiro YamaneOsamu Kemmotsu OriginalPaper Pages: 184 - 188
Laryngeal nerve identification during thyroid surgery — feasibility of a novel approach Carl L. HillermannJoe TarpeyDavid E. Phillips OriginalPaper Pages: 189 - 192
Olprinone, a phosphodiesterase III inhibitor, does not affect hypoxia-induced pial arteriolar dilatation in rabbits Masayuki MiyabeKeiichi TajimaHidenori Toyooka OriginalPaper Pages: 193 - 197
Alfentanil has no proconvulsive effect during electro convulsive therapy Walter W. van den BroekTheo H. N. GroenlandJan A. Bruijn Correspondence Pages: 198 - 199
Delayed diagnosis of latex allergy Nagesha S. KasinathSawsan AlhaddadJohn Tetzlaff Correspondence Pages: 199 - 200
The physiologic response to laparoscopic cholecystectomy: CO2 pneumoperitoneum vs wall lift Sung Jin HongEun Jung ChoEung Kook Kim Correspondence Pages: 200 - 201
Repeated peripheral nerve blocks by the co-administration of ketamine, morphine, and bupivacaine attenuate trigeminal neuralgia Fang-Lin ChangGo-Shine HuangChih-Shung Wong Correspondence Pages: 201 - 202
Evaluation of the Arrow Flex Tip Plus™ epidural catheter tip position and migration during continuous thoracic analgesia Takuo HoshiMasayuki MiyabeHidenori Toyooka Correspondence Pages: 202 - 203
Is there a need for the epiglottic bars in the laryngeal mask airway? Baha Al-ShaikhDavid Pilcher Correspondence Pages: 203 - 204
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in a child with suspected influenza-associated encephalopathy Hiroshi DohgomoriKazuhiro ArikawaYuichi Kanmura Correspondence Pages: 204 - 204