Decision-making in the Internet age: Opportunities to reshape our role in the OR and beyond Alejandro R. Jadad Plenary Symposium Pages: R9 - R9
Chronic pain: What colour are the emperor’s clothes? Saifee Rashiq Refresher Course 2 Pages: R10 - R16
New perspectives in regional anesthesia: the use of ultrasound-past, present, and future Peter MarhoferHarald WillschkeStephan Kapral Refresher Course 4 Pages: R28 - R32
Anesthesia for non-cardiac surgery in the patient with cardiac disease Steven Konstadt Refresher Course 5 Pages: R33 - R35
An update on neuroanesthesia for the occasional neuroanesthesiologist Piyush Patel Refresher Course 6 Pages: R36 - R41
The role of alpha2 agonists in pediatric anesthesia Gregory B. Hammer Refresher Course 7 Pages: R42 - R44
Statistics for the reader: what to ask before believ-ing the results Peter T. Choi Refresher Course 9 Pages: R46 - R46
Thoracic epidural analgesia improves lung function in CABG patients Paul K. TenenbeinDoug MaguireStephen E. Kowalski Residents’ Competition Pages: A48 - A48
Lightwand & Glidescope vs. Macintosh for potential C-spine injury Timothy P. TurkstraRosemary A. CraenAdrian W. Gelb Residents’ Competition Pages: A49 - A49
Stability of norepinephrine in dextrose and normal saline solutions Maryse TremblayPierre C. NicoleLinda Nadeau Residents’ Competition Pages: A50 - A50
Efficacy of the addition of intrathecal fentanyl to spinal anesthesia for uterine exteriorization during caesarean delivery Albie J MalanDavid C. CampbellSandy Biem Residents’ Competition Pages: A51 - A51
Variable ventilation compared with recruitment manoeuvres in a porcine model of ARDS Duane J. FunkM. Ruth GrahamElizabeth K-Y. Walker Residents’ Competition Pages: A52 - A52
Meta-analysis of the analgesic efficacy of clonidine for postop pain Alan J. ChaputW. Scott Beattie Residents’ Competition Pages: A53 - A53
Anaesthesia and transmural dispersion of repolarisation in children Simon D WhytePeter D BookerDavid G Buckley Richard Knill Competition Pages: A54 - A54
Ultrasound for ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve blocks in children Oliver WanzelHarald WillschkePeter Marhofer Richard Knill Competition Pages: A55 - A56
β2 Adrenergic blockade impairs cererbal oxygen delivery in anemic rats Gregory MT HareAndrew J BakerC David Mazer Richard Knill Competition Pages: A57 - A57
Effect of propofol and CPAP on airway size and configuration in infants Denise RohanChristopher K. MacgowanMark W. Crawford Richard Knill Competition Pages: A58 - A58
Synthetic DNA standards for genetic screening for MH/CCD ChunHua YuJulian C. P. LokeDavid H MacLennan Richard Knill Competition Pages: A59 - A59
Nasogastric tubes after cardiac surgery: Impact on nausea and vomiting Yuji HirasakiHyunju JungGeorge Djaiani Richard Knill Competition Pages: A60 - A60
Evaluation of correlation between left atrial pressure and left ventricular end diastolic pressure in patients with mitral regurgiation Jafar GolshahiAmir Raufi Poster Discussion 1 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 1 Pages: A61 - A61
Acute diastolic dysfunction: a new entity recognized by transesophageal echocardiography in thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery Ashraf A. FayadClaudio S. CinaAshraf A. Fayad Poster Discussion 1 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 1 Pages: A62 - A62
Impact of routine tranexamic acid in cardiac surgery: Single centre review Homer YangMassimiliano MeineriJacek Karski Poster Discussion 1 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 1 Pages: A63 - A63
Aprotinin or tranexamic acid in cardiac surgery: a propensity analysis K KarkoutiWS BeattieTM Yau Poster Discussion 1 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 1 Pages: A64 - A64
Biventricular diastolic function and cardiac surgery André Y. DenaultYanfen ShiJean-Claude Tardif Poster Discussion 1 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 1 Pages: A65 - A65
Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction André Y. DenaultMiguel ChaputJean-Claude Tardif Poster Discussion 1 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 1 Pages: A66 - A66
Transesophageal echocardiography and aortic valve surgery André Y. DenaultBaqir QizilbashRaymond Cartier Poster Discussion 1 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 1 Pages: A67 - A67
Effect of milrinone on biventricular diastolic function André Y. DenaultPierre CoutureJean-Claude Tardif Poster Discussion 1 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 1 Pages: A68 - A68
Association between length of storage of erythrocytes and postoperative acute renal dysfunction in patients undergoing re-operative cardiac surgery Sukhjeewan BasranRobert FrumentoErvant Nishanian Poster Discussion 1 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 1 Pages: A69 - A69
Predicting massive blood loss in cardiac surgery Rachel O’FarrellKeyvan Karkouti Poster Discussion 1 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 1 Pages: A70 - A70
GPIa/GPIIa gene polymorphism and bleeding after cardiac surgery Natasha KraevaGeorge DjaianiLudwik Fedorko Poster Discussion 1 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 1 Pages: A71 - A71
Evaluation of paravalvular jets in valve replacement before and after protamin by S Hossein MoshtaghionFarideh RoshanaliAbass zokaii Poster Discussion 1 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 1 Pages: A72 - A72
Diastolic dysfunction and new onset of af after CABG Massimiliano MeineriGeorge DjaianiJacek Karski Poster Discussion 1 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 1 Pages: A73 - A74
Nitroglycerin and brain saturation in cardiac surgery Dominique PiquetteAndré Y. DenaultJean-Claude Tardif Poster Discussion 2 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 2 Pages: A75 - A75
Ischemic preconditioning with volatile anesthetics in CABG: A meta-analysis Chunhua YuW. Scott Beattie Poster Discussion 2 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 2 Pages: A76 - A76
Does obesity affect time to extubation in “fast track” cabg surgery? Richard AhnJoel L. ParlowBrian Milne Poster Discussion 2 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 2 Pages: A77 - A77
Prophylactic milrinone may decrease the incidence of myocardial ischemia during opcab surgery H. S. JooV. N. NaikC. D. Mazer Poster Discussion 2 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 2 Pages: A78 - A78
Stress protection of different solutions of thoracic epidural anesthesia for immediate extubation after off-pump cardiac surgery (OPCAB) Jean-François OlivierNhien LeThomas Hemmerling Poster Discussion 2 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 2 Pages: A79 - A79
Comparison of myocardiac protection of isoflurane versus sevoflurane in ultra fast track anesthesia in off-pump aorto-coronary bypass grafting (OPCAB)-a pilot study Nhien LeJean-François OlivierFadi Basile Poster Discussion 2 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 2 Pages: A80 - A80
Immediate extubation after cardiac surgery as routine: Experience of more than 500 patients Jean-François OlivierNhien LeFadi Basile Poster Discussion 2 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 2 Pages: A81 - A81
Improving risk-prediction for dialysis after cardiac surgery Duminda N WijeysunderaKeyvan KarkoutiJoan Ivanov Poster Discussion 2 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 2 Pages: A82 - A82
Insulin infusion during cardiac surgery A ShendereyJ Lam-McCullochS Belo Poster Discussion 2 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 2 Pages: A83 - A83
Plasma rantes concentrations during on-pump or off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery Tso-Chou LinChi-Yuan LiShung-Tai Ho Poster Discussion 2 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 2 Pages: A84 - A84
Is PCA superior to nurse-controlled analgesia for cardiac surgery? Daniel BainbridgeaJanet MartinDavy Chenga Poster Discussion 2 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 2 Pages: A85 - A85
Myocardial preservation with propofol is dose-dependent David M. AnsleyZhiyong HuangZhengyuan Xia Poster Discussion 2 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 2 Pages: A86 - A86
Renal expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase after cpb in rat Francoise BrietGregory M. T. HareC. David Mazer Poster Discussion 2 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 2 Pages: A87 - A87
Non-invasive measurements of cardiac output after cardiac surgery Ludwik FedorkoDavid PreissGeorge Volgyesi P. Eng. Poster Discussion 2 - Cardiovascular, Thoracic 2 Pages: A88 - A88