Vital capacity induction with 8% sevoflurane and N2O causes cerebral hyperemia Kanako IwasakiYukiko NomotoRyo Ogawa Original articles Pages: 3 - 7
Survey of anesthesia practice in spine surgery patients in the United States Jordan BlinderMervat El-MansouriNeil Roy Connelly Pages: 8 - 12
Effects of halothane and isoflurane on acetylcholine-induced, endothelium-dependent vasodilation in perfused rat mesenteric arterial beds Yoshi TsukiyamaHiroshi IranamiYoshio Hatano Pages: 13 - 21
Hypotension associated with systemic aggregated anaphylaxis is not attenuated by a selective endothelin-A receptor antagonist, BQ 610, in rabbits in vivo Takayuki KawakamiHiromasa MitsuhataNorimasa Seo Pages: 22 - 29
One hundred years of Nobel Prizes and 150 years of anesthesiology Sten G. E. Lindahl Special article Pages: 42 - 45
Acute airway obstruction secondary to retropharyngeal hematoma Tohru ShiratoriKatsumi HaraNaomi Ando Clinical reports Pages: 46 - 48
Perioperative management of lobectomy in a patient with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy treated with dual-chamber pacing Sumio AmagasaShinya OdaHideo Horikawa Pages: 49 - 54
Seizure induced by a small dose of fentanyl Takahiro FujimotoTomoki NishiyamaKazuo Hanaoka Pages: 55 - 56
Postherpetic neuralgia as a risk factor for classic heatstroke Hiroshi SekiyamaToshinobu SumidaKazuo Hanaoka Pages: 57 - 58
Modified insertion technique of the laryngeal mask airway in children: a comparison with standard technique Sayo NagaiYoshimi InagakiYuichi Ishibe Pages: 59 - 61
Epidural spinal cord stimulation for neurogenic bladder Tasuku WainaiNorimasa SeoMasaaki Sato Pages: 62 - 64
Baroreflex sensitivity and hemodynamic changes in elderly and young patients during propofol anesthesia Tadahiko IshiyamaTakeshi OguchiTeruo Kumazawa Pages: 65 - 67
Effect of infraorbital nerve block under general anesthesia on consumption of isoflurane and postoperative pain in endoscopic endonasal maxillary sinus surgery by Higashizawa and Koga Hasan YasanHarun Dogğru Letters to the editor Pages: 68 - 68
Effect of infraorbital nerve block under general anesthesia on consumption of isoflurane and postoperative pain in endoscopic endonasal maxillary sinus surgery by Higashizawa and Koga Tomoaki Higashizawa Letters to the editor Pages: 69 - 69
Usefulness of ultrasonic two-way Doppler flow detector in percutaneous arterial puncture in patients with hemorrhagic shock Toshihiko TadaSumio AmagasaHideo Horikawa Pages: 70 - 71
A minimally invasive technique for aggressively monitoring high-risk patients undergoing low-risk surgical procedures that do not require endotracheal intubation Andres FalabellaMichael W. Lew Pages: 72 - 73
Pulse Oximetry, 2nd ed., by JTB Moyle (BMJ, London, UK, 2002. 174 pp. £19.95. ISBN 0-7279-1740-4) Kunio Suwa Book reviews Pages: 74 - 74
Notable Names in Anaesthesia, edited by J. Roger Maltby (Royal Society of Medicine Press, London, UK, 2002. 240 pp. £19.50. ISBN 1-85315-512-8) Akitomo Matsuki Pages: 75 - 76
