Fast-track postoperative care for neonatal cardiac surgery: a single-institute experience Yuka YamasakiNobuaki ShimeYoshifumi Tanaka Original Article 13 April 2011 Pages: 321 - 329
Impaired cognition preceding cardiac surgery is related to cerebral ischemic lesions Kengo MaekawaTomoko GotoTatsuo Yamamoto Original Article 30 March 2011 Pages: 330 - 336
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction after noncardiac surgery: effects of metabolic syndrome Judith A. HudetzKathleen M. PattersonPaul S. Pagel Original Article 23 April 2011 Pages: 337 - 344
Duration of cerebral desaturation time during single-lung ventilation correlates with mini mental state examination score Koichi SuehiroRyu Okutai Original Article 12 April 2011 Pages: 345 - 349
The success rate of nasotracheal intubation using lightwand does not depend on the laryngoscopic view Yozo ManabeMika SetoShogo Taniguchi Original Article 16 March 2011 Pages: 350 - 355
Antiemetic prophylaxis in thyroid surgery: a randomized, double-blind comparison of three 5-HT3 agents Maria MetaxariAlexandra PapaioannouHelen Askitopoulou Original Article 23 March 2011 Pages: 356 - 362
Effects of maternal supplementary oxygen on the newborn for elective cesarean deliveries under spinal anesthesia Berrin GunaydinTuncay NasKevin McCusker Original Article 20 March 2011 Pages: 363 - 368
Levobupivacaine plasma concentrations following major liver resection Anne-Eva LauprechtFrank A. WengerHarald Groeben Original Article 03 March 2011 Pages: 369 - 375
Onset of rocuronium-induced neuromuscular block evaluated subjectively and accerelomyographically at the masseter muscle Osamu KitajimaTakahiro SuzukiYoshikazu Noda Original Article 12 April 2011 Pages: 376 - 379
Characteristics of unilateral spinal anesthesia at different speeds of intrathecal injection Yılmaz ApaydınGulcan ErkVildan Taspinar Original Article 26 May 2011 Pages: 380 - 385
Dexmedetomidine: an alternative for epidural anesthesia in tension-free vaginal-tape surgery Alparslan TuranHüseyin ŞenGüner Dağli Original Article 17 March 2011 Pages: 386 - 391
The antinociceptive effects of estradiol on adjuvant-induced hyperalgesia in rats involve activation of adrenergic and serotonergic systems Kentaro OkudaHideo IwasakaTakayuki Noguchi Original Article 29 April 2011 Pages: 392 - 397
Sevoflurane inhibits angiotensin II-induced Rho kinase-mediated contraction of vascular smooth muscle from spontaneously hypertensive rat Nobuhiko UematsuKoji OgawaYoshio Hatano Original Article 16 March 2011 Pages: 398 - 404
Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome with limb myoclonus following intravenous administration of methylergometrine Tomoko IshibashiSatoru IshibashiKoshi Makita Clinical Report 23 March 2011 Pages: 405 - 408
Time course of changes in cerebral blood flow velocity after tourniquet deflation in patients with diabetes mellitus or previous stroke under sevoflurane anesthesia Hiroshi HinoharaYuji KadoiAkio Mizutani Clinical Report 07 April 2011 Pages: 409 - 414
Use of a laryngeal mask airway to stop a supraglottic air leak which prevented adequate ventilation via a tracheostomy in a patient with cerebral palsy and pneumonia Satoki InoueRyuichi AbeHitoshi Furuya Clinical Report 13 March 2011 Pages: 415 - 417
Two cases of massive pleural effusion noted only after induction of anesthesia in living donor liver transplantation Sin-Ei JuangChao-Long ChenBruno Jawan Clinical Report 02 March 2011 Pages: 418 - 421
Postoperative respiratory failure caused by acute exacerbation of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia Takeshi KubotaAkimasa Miyata Clinical Report 13 April 2011 Pages: 422 - 425
Nitrogenous subcutaneous emphysema caused by spray application of fibrin glue during retroperitoneal laparoscopic surgery Shinji MatsuseAtsushi MaruyamaYoshiki Hara Clinical Report 22 March 2011 Pages: 426 - 430
Catecholamine-resistant shock and hypoglycemic coma after cardiotomy in a patient with unexpected isolated ACTH deficiency Shigekiyo MatsumotoSatoshi HagiwaraTakayuki Noguchi Clinical Report 13 March 2011 Pages: 431 - 434
Anesthetic management of a patient with narcolepsy Yasuhiro MorimotoYuko NogamiTakayo Moguchi Clinical Report 30 March 2011 Pages: 435 - 437
Possible augmentation of neuromuscular blockade by propofol during recovery from rocuronium Heiner RuschulteTheresa A. WardMatthias R. Braehler Clinical Report 09 March 2011 Pages: 438 - 441
Successful treatment of ropivacaine-induced central nervous system toxicity by use of lipid emulsion: effect on total and unbound plasma fractions Koh MizutaniYutaka OdaHajime Sato Clinical Report 16 March 2011 Pages: 442 - 445
Effect of pressure-reducing devices on the quality of anterior orbit anesthesia Waleed Riad Clinical Report 17 March 2011 Pages: 446 - 449
Fluoroscopically guided epidural blood patch in patients with postdural puncture headache after spinal and epidural anesthesia Masahiko KawaguchiKeiji HashizumeHitoshi Furuya Clinical Report 12 April 2011 Pages: 450 - 453
Provision of stable lung isolation in an unstable patient: an endobronchial blocker through the Murphy eye of the in situ endotracheal tube Anthony M.-H. HoInnes Y. P. WanSiu K. Ng Short Communication 24 April 2011 Pages: 454 - 456
Using temporomandibular joint mobility to predict difficult tracheal intubation Sevtap Hekimoglu SahinAli YılmazEnis Ulucam Short Communication 31 March 2011 Pages: 457 - 461
Rare malposition of a central venous catheter into the left internal mammary vein in a liver transplantation patient Hsiu-Rong LiaoTsung-Shih LiKin-Shing Poon Short Communication 02 April 2011 Pages: 462 - 464
Comments on comparison of the combined Airtraq® laryngoscope and a fiberoptic bronchoscope with the Airtraq® alone for tracheal intubation Fu Shan XueJian Hua LiuXu Liao Letter to the Editor 13 April 2011 Pages: 465 - 466
Is out-of-hospital intubation by paramedics valid enough to be continued? Maki MoritaToshimichi TakahashiSatoshi Kimura Letter to the Editor 19 April 2011 Pages: 467 - 468
In reply: Is out-of-hospital intubation by paramedics valid enough to be continued? Yutaka TakeiMiki EnamiHideo Inaba Letter to the Editor 17 April 2011 Pages: 469 - 470
Can 8% lidocaine spray 10 min prior to endotracheal intubation reduce the incidence of postoperative sore throat? Fu Shan XueXu LiaoQiang Wang Letter to the Editor 15 May 2011 Pages: 471 - 472
Rigid videolaryngoscope for difficult intubation caused by mandibular tori Hitoshi YoshidaMasahiro SawadaKazuyoshi Hirota Letter to the Editor 01 April 2011 Pages: 473 - 474
Gastric tube insertion under visual control with the use of the Pentax-AWS® Shigeo IkenoMiwako NaganoMikito Kawamata Letter to the Editor 13 April 2011 Pages: 475 - 476
Skin lesions associated with BIS monitoring in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery Soichiro YamashitaTaro MizutaniMakoto Tanaka Letter to the editor 30 March 2011 Pages: 477 - 478
An artery other than the carotid artery immediately posterior to the internal jugular vein detected by ultrasound Hiroaki MurataKoji Sumikawa Letter to the Editor 10 April 2011 Pages: 479 - 480