Delayed discharge and acceptability of ambulatory surgery in adult outpatients receiving general anesthesia Gotaro ShirakamiYuriko TerataniKazuhiko Fukuda Original articles Pages: 93 - 101
The bispectral index predicts responsiveness to verbal commands in patients emerging from nitrous oxide anesthesia supplemented with a subhypnotic concentration of isoflurane Takahisa GotoYoshiki IshiguroShigeho Morita OriginalPaper Pages: 102 - 105
Noninvasive assessment of left ventricular pressure–area relationship using transesophageal echocardiography and tonometry during cardiac and abdominal aortic surgery Ken YamauraSumio HokaShosuke Takahashi OriginalPaper Pages: 106 - 111
Laryngeal mask airway can be inserted with inhaled desflurane induction Wai May LeongEe Lyn Ong OriginalPaper Pages: 112 - 117
Risk factors for prolonged ICU stay in patients following coronary artery bypass grafting with a long duration of cardiopulmonary bypass Masato NakasujiMitsuji MatsushitaAkira Asada OriginalPaper Pages: 118 - 123
Cardioprotective effects of KB-R7943, a novel inhibitor of Na+/Ca2+ exchanger, on stunned myocardium in anesthetized dogs Osamu YoshitomiDaiji AkiyamaKoji Sumikawa OriginalPaper Pages: 124 - 130
Evaluation of dilators for central venous catheterization using an experimental model Toshimichi TakahashiMaki MoritaYasuhiro Shimada OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 135
Negative inotropic action of propofol is enhanced in the acute ischemic myocardium of dogs Takuji MaekawaSungsam ChoKoji Sumikawa OriginalPaper Pages: 136 - 141
Anesthesia management for electroconvulsive therapy: hemodynamic and respiratory management Shigeru Saito Review articles Pages: 142 - 149
Neuroprotective effects of anesthetic agents Masahiko KawaguchiHitoshi FuruyaPiyush M. Patel OriginalPaper Pages: 150 - 156
Successful use of Shakuyaku-kanzo-to, a traditional herbal medicine, for intractable symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome: a case report Takeshi KubotaAkimasa Miyata Clinical reports Pages: 157 - 159
Nitrous oxide administration during washout of sevoflurane improves postanesthetic agitation in children Shigehiro ShibataSouhaku ShigeomiKeiji Enzan OriginalPaper Pages: 160 - 163
Undisrupted pulse wave on pulse oximeter display monitor at cardiac arrest in a surgical patient Masahiko KurodaMasashi KawamotoOsafumi Yuge OriginalPaper Pages: 164 - 166
Percutaneous radiofrequency lumbar facet rhizotomy guided by computed tomography fluoroscopy Shiro KoizukaShigeru SaitoFumio Goto OriginalPaper Pages: 167 - 169
Low-dose vasopressin infusion in patients with severe vasodilatory hypotension after prolonged hemorrhage during general anesthesia Isao TsuneyoshiMasanori OnomotoYuichi Kanmura OriginalPaper Pages: 170 - 173
Successful management of cesarean section in a patient with Romano–Ward syndrome using landiolol, a selective and short-acting β1 receptor antagonist Kozue KuboKohei MuraoKoh Shingu OriginalPaper Pages: 174 - 176
Thermogangliolysis of the Gasserian ganglion under computed tomography fluoroscopy Kenichi SekimotoShiro KoizukaFumio Goto OriginalPaper Pages: 177 - 179
Preadministration of low-dose ketamine reduces tourniquet pain in healthy volunteers Masafumi TakadaMakoto FukusakiKoji Sumikawa Short communication Pages: 180 - 182
Adequate shunt occlusion confirmed by near-infrared spectroscopy in a patient with arteriovenous malformation in the leg Sohshi IwasakiMichiaki YamakageAkiyoshi Namiki Letters to the editor Pages: 183 - 184
A less-traumatic way of light-guided intubation with Parker Flex-Tip tube Masayuki OzakiKoji MurashimaTakero Fukutome Letters to the editor Pages: 185 - 185
