1. Superior sealing effect of a three-dimensional printed modified supraglottic airway compared with the i-gel in a three-dimensional printed airway model

   • Tomohiko Kimijima
   • Mitsutaka Edanaga
   • Michiaki Yamakage

   Original Article 18 July 2018 Pages: 655 - 662

   

2. Biochemically diagnosed hypothyroidism and postoperative complications after cardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort analysis

   • Ryu Komatsu
   • Nika Karimi
   • Alparslan Turan

   Original Article 16 July 2018 Pages: 663 - 672

   

3. Hypotension after induction of general anesthesia: occurrence, risk factors, and therapy. A prospective multicentre observational study

   • Ondrej Jor
   • Jan Maca
   • Vladimir Cerny

   Original Article 19 July 2018 Pages: 673 - 680

   

4. Predictors for sustained new-onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill patients: a retrospective observational study

   • Taisuke Yokota
   • Shigehiko Uchino
   • Masanori Takinami

   Original Article 31 July 2018 Pages: 681 - 687

   

5. In vitro changes in the proportion of protein-unbound-free propofol induced by valproate

   • Minako Ishii-Maruhama
   • Hitoshi Higuchi
   • Takuya Miyawaki

   Original Article 30 July 2018 Pages: 688 - 693

   

6. Ultrasound-guided lumbar plexus block using three different techniques: a comparison of ultrasound image quality

   • Makoto Sato
   • Tomoki Sasakawa
   • Takayuki Kunisawa

   Original Article 30 July 2018 Pages: 694 - 701

   

7. Analgesic effects of methadone and magnesium following posterior spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents: a randomized controlled trial

   • David P. Martin
   • Walter P. Samora III
   • Joseph D. Tobias

   Original Article 04 August 2018 Pages: 702 - 708

8. Rocuronium pharmacodynamic models for published five pharmacokinetic models: age and sex are covariates in pharmacodynamic models

   • Kenichi Masui
   • Sayaka Ishigaki
   • Hiroshi Otake

   Original Article 11 August 2018 Pages: 709 - 716

   

9. Dexmedetomidine mitigates sevoflurane-induced cell cycle arrest in hippocampus

   • Li-Jun Bo
   • Pei-Xia Yu
   • Zhen-Ming Dong

   Original Article 20 August 2018 Pages: 717 - 724

   

10. Randomized comparative study between two different techniques of intercostobrachial nerve block together with brachial plexus block during superficialization of arteriovenous fistula

    • Moustafa Abdelaziz Moustafa
    • Alaa A. Kandeel

    Original Article 23 August 2018 Pages: 725 - 730

    

11. Remifentanil suppresses increase in interleukin-6 mRNA in the brain by inhibiting cyclic AMP synthesis

    • Shigeru Maeda
    • Tsugunobu Andoh
    • Takuya Miyawaki

    Original Article 30 August 2018 Pages: 731 - 739

    

12. Chronic hyperglycemia with elevated glycated hemoglobin level and its association with postoperative acute kidney injury after a major laparoscopic abdominal surgery in diabetes patients

    • Tak Kyu Oh
    • Sunghee Han
    • Jung-Hee Ryu

    Original Article 14 September 2018 Pages: 740 - 747

    

13. Use of propofol for prevention of post-delivery nausea during cesarean section: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

    • Kun Niu
    • Hui Liu
    • Jian-Xiong An

    Original Article Open access 12 September 2018 Pages: 748 - 755

    

14. Opioids, gliosis and central immunomodulation

    • Salim Kadhim
    • John McDonald
    • David G. Lambert

    Invited Review Article 27 July 2018 Pages: 756 - 767

    

15. Accuracy of identifying the cricothyroid membrane in children using palpation

    • Betul Basaran
    • Ayse Ilksen Egilmez
    • Mehmet Sargin

    Clinical Report 27 July 2018 Pages: 768 - 773

    

16. The tendinous septum of the semispinalis capitis muscle spatially separates the dorsal ramus between C3 and C4

    • Yuichi Ohgoshi
    • Yosuke Usui
    • Aiji Ohtsuka

    Short Communication 20 August 2018 Pages: 774 - 776

    

17. Age is a predictive factor in the femoral nerve positioning: an anatomical ultrasound study

    • Manabu Yoshimura
    • Toshiyuki Nakanishi
    • Takashi Toriumi

    Short Communication 21 August 2018 Pages: 777 - 780

    

18. Effect of remifentanil on postoperative nausea and vomiting: a randomized pilot study

    • Tatsunori Watanabe
    • Koji Moriya
    • Hiroshi Baba

    Short Communication 11 September 2018 Pages: 781 - 785

    

19. High BIS and low rSO₂ during CPB: seizure?

    • Hyun Ju Jung
    • Jae Myeong Lee

    Letter to the Editor 21 July 2018 Pages: 786 - 786

20. Acute kidney injury in parturients with severe preeclampsia

    • Sun-Kyung Park
    • Min Hur
    • Won Ho Kim

    Letter to the Editor 24 July 2018 Pages: 787 - 787

21. Reply to: Acute kidney injury in parturients with severe preeclampsia

    • Yusuke Mazda
    • Motoshi Tanaka
    • Katsuo Terui

    Letter to the Editor 24 July 2018 Pages: 788 - 788