Nocturnal episodic hypoxemia after ambulatory breast cancer surgery: comparison of sevoflurane and propofol-fentanyl anesthesia Gotaro ShirakamiYuriko TerataniKazuhiko Fukuda Original articles Pages: 78 - 85
Effects of propofol vs methohexital on neutrophil function and immune status in critically ill patients Egbert HuettemannAnnabell JungSamir G. Sakka OriginalPaper Pages: 86 - 91
Preoperative administration of intravenous flurbiprofen axetil reduces postoperative pain for spinal fusion surgery Kazunori YamashitaMakoto FukusakiKoji Sumikawa OriginalPaper Pages: 92 - 95
Effect of peak inspiratory flow on gas exchange, pulmonary mechanics, and lung histology in rabbits with injured lungs Yasuki FujitaYoshiko MaedaMasaji Nishimura OriginalPaper Pages: 96 - 101
Two cases of spinal epidural abscess with granulation tissue associated with epidural catheterization Yoichiro Kamiyama Clinical reports Pages: 102 - 105
Postextubation airway management with nasal continuous positive airway pressure in a child with Down syndrome Hiroaki ItoKazuya SobueHirotada Katsuya OriginalPaper Pages: 106 - 108
Effects of lumbar sympathetic ganglion block for a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Takeshi KitohKoichi KobayashiKoichi Ono OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 112
Perioperative management for placement of tracheobronchial stents Norimasa MatsudaSatoshi MatsumotoTakefumi Sakabe OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 117
Aberrant halt of syringe pump motion: an improved system to prevent false setting of the syringe Joho TokumineKazuhiro SugaharaHaruka Okayama OriginalPaper Pages: 118 - 121
Inadvertent intrathecal cannulation in an infant, demonstrated by three-dimensional computed tomography: a rare complication of internal jugular vein catheterization Yoshihito FujitaKazuya SobueHirotada Katsuya OriginalPaper Pages: 122 - 125
Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone associated with paroxetine Takeshi KubotaAkimasa Miyata OriginalPaper Pages: 126 - 128
The use of continuous hemodiafiltration in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis Hitomi KawataDaisuke InuiMasaji Nishimura OriginalPaper Pages: 129 - 131
Changes on MRI in lumbar disc protrusions in two patients after intradiscal electrothermal therapy Sei Fukui OriginalPaper Pages: 132 - 134
Anesthetic management of a pediatric patient on a ketogenic diet Junko IchikawaKeiko NishiyamaMakoto Ozaki OriginalPaper Pages: 135 - 137
General anesthesia in a patient with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa Yuichiro TodaMasataka YokoyamaKiyoshi Morita OriginalPaper Pages: 138 - 140
Effect of Ono-EI-600 elastase inhibitor on high-tidal-volume-induced lung injury in rats Yasuki FujitaYuji FujinoMasaji Nishimura Short communications Pages: 141 - 144
Preferable inotropic action of procaterol, a potent bronchodilator, on impaired diaphragmatic contractility in an intraabdominal septic model Mitsuru UzukiMichiaki YamakageAkiyoshi Namiki OriginalPaper Pages: 145 - 148
Bispectral index-guided desflurane and propofol anesthesia in ambulatory arthroscopy: comparison of recovery and discharge profiles Emre CamciKemalettin KoltkaKamil Pembeci OriginalPaper Pages: 149 - 152
Effect-compartment equilibrium rate constant (keo) for propofol during induction of anesthesia with a target-controlled infusion device Thiam Aun LimWai Hong WongKin Yuee Lim OriginalPaper Pages: 153 - 155
Syncope after therapeutic caudal epidural block: report of two cases Hiroshi SunagawaTakanori Murayama Letters to the editor Pages: 156 - 157
Epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery in a parturient with a double-outlet right ventricle Kotoe KamataOsamu NagataMakoto Ozaki Letters to the editor Pages: 158 - 158