1. Perioperative methemoglobinemia

   • David Johnson

   Editorials Pages: 665 - 668

2. Should cuffed endotracheal tubes be used routinely in children?

   • Robin G. Cox

   Editorial Pages: 669 - 674

3. Current preoperative testing practices in ambulatory surgery are widely disparate: a survey of CAS members

   • Hongbo Yuan
   • Frances Chung
   • Reginald Edward

   OriginalPaper Pages: 675 - 679

4. A survey of British Columbia anesthesiologists on a provincial critical incident reporting program

   • Richard N. Merchant
   • Patricia M. Gully

   OriginalPaper Pages: 680 - 684

5. Syringe pump displacement alters line internal pressure and flow

   • Hiroshi Igarashi
   • Yukako Obata
   • Shigehito Sato

   OriginalPaper Pages: 685 - 691

6. Propofol ensures a more stable A-line ARX index than thiopental during intubation

   • Jee-Ching Hsu
   • Ching-Yue Yang
   • Ping-Wing Lui

   OriginalPaper Pages: 692 - 696

7. Preoperative medical consultations: impact on perioperative management and surgical outcome

   • Robert I. Katz
   • Linda Cimino
   • Stephen A. Vitkun

   OriginalPaper Pages: 697 - 702

8. P6 acupressure increases tolerance to nauseogenic motion stimulation in women at high risk for PONV

   • Aidah Alkaissi
   • Torbjörn Ledin
   • Sigga Kalman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 703 - 709

9. L’analgésie péridurale thoracique et rachidienne ont des effets comparables sur la douleur et la fonction respiratoire après chirurgie thoracique

   • Samia Madi-Jebara
   • Céline Adaimé
   • Marie-Claire Antakly

   Regional Anesthesia and Pain Pages: 710 - 716

10. Case series: ultrasonography may assist epidural insertion in scoliosis patients

    • Andrew McLeod
    • Antony Roche
    • Mary Fennelly

    OriginalPaper Pages: 717 - 720

11. Intubation depth markings allow an improved positioning of endotracheal tubes in children

    • Markus Weiss
    • Christian Balmer
    • Felix Berger

    OriginalPaper Pages: 721 - 726

12. Recurrent seizure activity after epidural morphine in a post-partum woman

    • Chih-Jen Shih
    • Anthony G. Doufas
    • Chun-Ming Lin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 727 - 729

13. Dexmedetomidine sedation in a pediatric cardiac patient scheduled for mri

    • Elizabeth T. Young

    OriginalPaper Pages: 730 - 732

14. Perioperative anesthetic management for cesarean section of a parturient with gestational diabetes insipidus

    • Hector J. Lacassie
    • Holly A. Muir
    • Ashraf S. Habib

    OriginalPaper Pages: 733 - 736

15. Images in anesthesia: transesophageal echocardiography during cesarean section in a marfan’s patient with aortic dissection

    • Alexander Ioscovich
    • Deborah Elstein

    OriginalPaper Pages: 737 - 738

16. The proseal™laryngeal mask airway: a review of the literature

    • Tim M. Cook
    • Gene Lee
    • Jerry P. Nolan

    OriginalPaper Pages: 739 - 760

17. Obstructive sleep apnea uncovered after high spinal anesthesia: a case report

    • Paul M. Wieczorek
    • Francesco Carli

    OriginalPaper Pages: 761 - 764

18. Preemptive vessel dilator cricothyrotomy aids in the management of upper airway obstruction

    • James R. Boyce
    • Glenn E. Peters
    • Arthur M. Boudreaux

    OriginalPaper Pages: 765 - 769

19. A lesson learned

    • Karen C. Nielsen
    • Ulrich Guller
    • Ricardo Pietrobon

    OriginalPaper Pages: 770 - 771

20. Subtle desaturation and perioperative methemoglobinemia. The need for continued vigilance

    • Christina D. Noyes
    • Adeyemi J. Olufolabi
    • Ashraf S. Habib

    OriginalPaper Pages: 771 - 772

21. A malignant hyperthermia-like reaction in a six-month-old female with a 5q chromosomal deletion

    • Mark Greenberg
    • Alvin Faierman
    • Bryan Harris

    OriginalPaper Pages: 772 - 773

22. Nerve stimulator guided pudendal nerve blocks

    • Franck Bolandard
    • Jean-étienne Bazin
    • Zoher Naja

    OriginalPaper Pages: 773 - 774

23. 3.5-Volt laryngoscope charger problem

    • Greg Dobson
    • Dan Cashen
    • Paul Brousseau

    OriginalPaper Pages: 774 - 774

24. “Ventilator bellow standstill”

    • David T. Wong
    • Alyssa Q. Li

    OriginalPaper Pages: 774 - 775

25. Avoiding exacerbation of the skills exodus

    • Laurence Lee

    OriginalPaper Pages: 775 - 775

26. Anesthetic implications of Reinke’s edema of vocal cords

    • S. S. Moorthy
    • Sanjay Gupta
    • Troy Pfefferkorn

    OriginalPaper Pages: 775 - 776

27. Dexmedetomidine is a useful adjunct for awake intubation

    • M. Maroof
    • Rashid M.Khan
    • Moin Ashraf

    OriginalPaper Pages: 776 - 777

28. Successful first time use of the portable GlideScope® videolaryngoscope in a patient with severe ankylosing spondylitis

    • Cheryl K. Gooden

    OriginalPaper Pages: 777 - 778

29. Parker Flex-Tip tube for fibreoptic nasotracheal intubation in a case of lingual tonsil hypertrophy

    • José Higueras
    • Xavier Onrubia
    • Manuel Barberá

    OriginalPaper Pages: 778 - 779

30. Adopting ultrasound to facilitate central venous catheterization

    • Peter Bailey
    • Mirsad Dupanovic

    OriginalPaper Pages: 779 - 779

31. “Conventional stylet” intubation — a misunderstood and misused concept

    • Russell B. P. Stasiuk
    • Joseph Brimacombe
    • Shinichi Kihara

    OriginalPaper Pages: 780 - 781