The law and the physician as principal investigator in sponsored clinical trials William J. Sullivan EditorialNotes Pages: 434 - 439
Intravenous fluid loading with or without supplementary dextrose does not prevent nausea, vomiting and pain after laparoscopy Conan McCaulCiaran MoranJames Gardiner General Anesthesia Pages: 440 - 444
Prior ibuprofen exposure does not augment opioid drug potency or modify opioid requirements for pain inhibition in total hip surgery Marian L. T. BugterRis DirksenBrian Milne Regional Anesthesia and Pain Pages: 445 - 449
Epidural abscess in a patient with dorsal hyperhidrosis Masanobu IdeShigeru SaitoFumio Goto Regional Anesthesia and Pain Pages: 450 - 453
Systemic, but not pulmonary, hemodynamics are depressed during combined high thoraco-cervical epidural and general anesthesia in dogs Tadahisa FunayamaSumihisa AidaTeruo Kumazawa Regional Anesthesia and Pain Pages: 454 - 459
PDPH is a common complication of neuraxial blockade in parturients: a meta-analysis of obstetrical studies Peter T. ChoiSaramin E. GalinskiAlejandro R. Jadad Obstetrical and Pediatric Anesthesia Pages: 460 - 469
Premedication with nasal s-ketamine and midazolam provides good conditions for induction of anesthesia in preschool children Frank WeberHinnerk WulfGhada el Saeidi Obstetrical and Pediatric Anesthesia Pages: 470 - 475
A background infusion of morphine does not enhance postoperative analgesia after cardiac surgery Didem DalMeral KanbakUlku Aypar Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Respiration and Airway Pages: 476 - 479
Images in Anesthesia: Detection of a defect pulmonary artery catheter balloon by transesophageal echocardiography Thomas W. FelbingerRobert W. LekowskiHolger K. Eltzschig Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Respiration and Airway Pages: 480 - 480
Remote preconditioning lessens the deterioration of pulmonary function after repeated coronary artery occlusion and reperfusion in sheep Zhengyuan XiaPaul HerijgersWillem Flameng Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Respiration and Airway Pages: 481 - 488
Landiolol, esmolol and propranolol protect from ischemia/reperfusion injury in isolated guinea pig hearts Saori KurosawaNoriaki KanayaAkiyoshi Namiki Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Respiration and Airway Pages: 489 - 494
The PAxpress™ is an effective ventilatory device but has an 18% failure rate for flexible lightwandguided tracheal intubation in anesthetized paralyzed patients Vasilios DimitriouGregory S. VoyagisJoseph Brimacombe Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Respiration and Airway Pages: 495 - 500
Straight blades improve visualization of the larynx while curved blades increase ease of intubation: a comparison of the Macintosh, Miller, McCoy, Belscope and Lee-Fiberview blades Jose J. ArinoJose M. VelascoFrancisco Lopez-Timoneda Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Respiration and Airway Pages: 501 - 506
Video-enhanced visualization of the larynx and intubation with the Bullard laryngoscope — equipment report Alexander DullenkopfGoran LamesicMarkus Weiss Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Respiration and Airway Pages: 507 - 510
Blind nasotracheal intubation is facilitated by neutral head position and endotracheal tube cuff inflation in spontaneously breathing patients Yung-Tai ChungMaw-Sheng SunHung-Shan Wu Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Respiration and Airway Pages: 511 - 513
Pain, nausea, vomiting and ocular complications delay discharge following ambulatory microdiscectomy Shaheen ShaikhFrances ChungMark Bernstein Ncuroancsthcsia and Intensive Care Pages: 514 - 518
Postoperative sudden sensorineural hearing loss after posterior lumbar decompression: a case report Peter H. K. MakPaul S. Tumber Ncuroancsthcsia and Intensive Care Pages: 519 - 521
Anesthesia: with or without curare? Christophe BaillardPhilippe LarmignatCharles Marc Samama Correspondence Pages: 522 - 522
Use of the laryngeal mask airway and a modified sequential intubation technique for the management of an unanticipated difficult airway in a remote location Albino LeoniGiuseppe CrescenziAlberto Zangrillo Correspondence Pages: 523 - 524
Sevoflurane induction of anesthesia in elderly patients Marie-José ColasRené MartinValérie Cardinal Correspondence Pages: 524 - 524
The lciryngeal tube and pharyngeal mucosal pressure Adrian A. MatiocGeorge Arndt Correspondence Pages: 525 - 526
An unusual cause of difficulty confirming correct placement of an endotracheal tube Arie PeliowskiChris Christodoulou Correspondence Pages: 526 - 527
Propofol decreases cerebral blood flow velocity in anesthetized children Monica S. VavilalaArthur M. Lam Correspondence Pages: 527 - 528
High-degree atrioventricular block after the administration of atropine for sinus arrest during anesthesia Koichi MaruyamaNoriaki MochizukiKatsumi Hara Correspondence Pages: 528 - 529
