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December 2007

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This Month in Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology CME Program
Editorial
Clinical Science
Laboratory Investigations
Education
Correspondence
Reviews of Educational Material
Announcements
Acknowledgment

This Month in Anesthesiology

This month in Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 5A. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000299521.93135.2b

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Anesthesiology CME Program

Instructions for Obtaining Journal CME Credit

Peter L. Bailey, M.D.; Leslie C. Jameson, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1045–1046. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000296939.99047.e0

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Editorial

Developing and Exercising the Language of Airway Management

William L. Lanier, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 867–868. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000291450.71343.e7

View Articletitled, Developing and Exercising the Language of Airway Management

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Topics: airway maintenance , exercise , languages

Acute Renal Failure in a General Surgical Population: Risk Profiles, Mortality, and Opportunities for Improvement

Pamela C. Nagle, M.D.; Mark A. Warner, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 869–870. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290615.43938.f3

View Articletitled, Acute Renal Failure in a General Surgical Population: Risk Profiles, Mortality, and Opportunities for Improvement

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Topics: general surgery , mortality , renal failure, acute

P6 Stimulation: A New Approach to an Ancient Technique

Phillip E. Scuderi, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 870–872. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000291438.04166.84

View Articletitled, P6 Stimulation: A New Approach to an Ancient Technique

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Topics: anesthesia, general , nausea , postoperative nausea and vomiting , prevention , vomiting

Forward-deployed Anesthesiologists and Pain Treatment in Combat Support Hospitals: Making Decisions about Deployment of Anesthesiologists in Support of the Global War on Terrorism

Kenneth C. Harris, M.D.; James P. Rathmell, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 872–874. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290587.82027.6b

View Articletitled, Forward-deployed Anesthesiologists and Pain Treatment in Combat Support Hospitals: Making Decisions about Deployment of Anesthesiologists in Support of the Global War on Terrorism

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Topics: decision making , pain management , terrorism , wars

Clinical Science

Dynamic Interaction of Craniofacial Structures during Head Positioning and Direct Laryngoscopy in Anesthetized Patients with and without Difficult Laryngoscopy

Yuji Kitamura, M.D.; Shiroh Isono, M.D.; Noriko Suzuki, M.D.; Yumi Sato, M.D.; Takashi Nishino, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 875–883. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000291439.52483.6a

View Articletitled, Dynamic Interaction of Craniofacial Structures during Head Positioning and Direct Laryngoscopy in Anesthetized Patients with and without Difficult Laryngoscopy

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Topics: head position , laryngoscopy , laryngoscopy, direct , larynx , mandible

Craniocervical Motion during Direct Laryngoscopy and Orotracheal Intubation with the Macintosh and Miller Blades: An In VivoCinefluoroscopic Study

Scott A. LeGrand, M.D.; Bradley J. Hindman, M.D.; Franklin Dexter, M.D., Ph.D.; Julie B. Weeks, M.P.T.; Michael M. Todd, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 884–891. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000291461.62404.46

View Articletitled, Craniocervical Motion during Direct Laryngoscopy and Orotracheal Intubation with the Macintosh and Miller Blades: An In VivoCinefluoroscopic Study

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Topics: intubation , laryngoscope blade, miller , laryngoscopy, direct , orotracheal intubation , extension

Predictors of Postoperative Acute Renal Failure after Noncardiac Surgery in Patients with Previously Normal Renal Function

Sachin Kheterpal, M.D., M.B.A.; Kevin K. Tremper, Ph.D., M.D.; Michael J. Englesbe, M.D.; Michael O’Reilly, M.D.; Amy M. Shanks, M.S.; Douglas M. Fetterman, M.D.; Andrew L. Rosenberg, M.D.; Richard D. Swartz, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 892–902. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290588.29668.38

View Articletitled, Predictors of Postoperative Acute Renal Failure after Noncardiac Surgery in Patients with Previously Normal Renal Function

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Topics: preoperative care , renal failure, acute , renal function , surgical procedures, operative , intraoperative care

Monitoring of Neuromuscular Blockade at the P6 Acupuncture Point Reduces the Incidence of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Michael Arnberger, M.D.; Karin Stadelmann, M.D.; Petra Alischer, M.D.; Regina Ponert, M.D.; Andrea Melber, M.D.; Robert Greif, M.D., M.M.E. Unibe

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 903–908. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290617.98058.d9

View Articletitled, Monitoring of Neuromuscular Blockade at the P6 Acupuncture Point Reduces the Incidence of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

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Topics: acupuncture points , induction of neuromuscular blockade , neuromuscular blockade monitoring , postoperative nausea and vomiting , acupuncture procedure

A Facilitated Survey Instrument Captures Significantly More Anesthesia Events Than Does Traditional Voluntary Event Reporting

Andrew Oken, M.D.; Mark D. Rasmussen, M.D.; Jason M. Slagle, Ph.D.; Sonia Jain, Ph.D.; Tod Kuykendall, B.A.; Nelda Ordonez, M.D.; Matthew B. Weinger, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 909–922. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000291440.08068.21

View Articletitled, A Facilitated Survey Instrument Captures Significantly More Anesthesia Events Than Does Traditional Voluntary Event Reporting

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Topics: retinal cone , surgical procedures, operative

Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Orthopedic Surgery with Intravenous Iron: Efficacy and Limits: A Prospective Study

Oliver M. Theusinger, M.D.; Pierre-François Leyvraz, M.D.; Urs Schanz, M.D.; Burkhardt Seifert, Ph.D.; Donat R. Spahn, M.D., F.R.C.A.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 923–927. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000291441.10704.82

View Articletitled, Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Orthopedic Surgery with Intravenous Iron: Efficacy and Limits: A Prospective Study

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Topics: hemoglobin , iron , iron deficiency anemia , orthopedic procedures , orthopedics

Quantification of Epileptiform Electroencephalographic Activity during Sevoflurane Mask Induction

Mika O. K. Särkelä, M.Sc.; Miikka J. Ermes, M.Sc.; Mark J. van Gils, Ph.D.; Arvi M. Yli-Hankala, M.D., Ph.D.; Ville H. Jäntti, M.D., Ph.D.; Anne P. Vakkuri, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 928–938. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000291444.68894.ee

View Articletitled, Quantification of Epileptiform Electroencephalographic Activity during Sevoflurane Mask Induction

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Topics: eeg shows epileptiform activity , electroencephalography , masks , sevoflurane

Monitoring of the Sublingual Microcirculation in Cardiac Surgery Using Orthogonal Polarization Spectral Imaging: Preliminary Results

Andreas Bauer, M.D.; Sieglinde Kofler, M.D.; Manfred Thiel, M.D.; Sandra Eifert, M.D.; Frank Christ, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 939–945. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000291442.69337.c9

View Articletitled, Monitoring of the Sublingual Microcirculation in Cardiac Surgery Using Orthogonal Polarization Spectral Imaging: Preliminary Results

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Topics: cardiac surgery procedures , diagnostic imaging , leukocytes , microcirculation , sublingual drug administration

Comparison of Catheter-related Infection and Tip Colonization between Internal Jugular and Subclavian Central Venous Catheters in Surgical Neonates

Christian Breschan, M.D., D.E.A.A.; Manuela Platzer, M.D., D.E.A.A.; Robert Jost, M.D.; Florian Schaumberger, M.D.; Haro Stettner, Ph.D.; Rudolf Likar, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 946–953. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000291443.78166.98

View Articletitled, Comparison of Catheter-related Infection and Tip Colonization between Internal Jugular and Subclavian Central Venous Catheters in Surgical Neonates

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Topics: catheterization , catheter-related infections , catheters , central venous catheters , infant

Laboratory Investigations

Nitrosative Stress and Myocardial Sarcoplasmic Endoreticular Calcium Adenosine Triphosphatase Subtype 2a Activity after Lung Resection in Swine

Paul M. Heerdt, M.D., Ph.D.; Paul Lane, Ph.D.; Brian Y. Pan, B.S.; Ulrich Schaefer, M.D.; Mark Crabtree, Ph.D.; Roger Hong, B.S.; Andrew A. M. Singer, B.S.; Roberto Levi, M.D.; Bernard J. Park, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 954–962. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000291446.70921.61

View Articletitled, Nitrosative Stress and Myocardial Sarcoplasmic Endoreticular Calcium Adenosine Triphosphatase Subtype 2a Activity after Lung Resection in Swine

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Topics: ca(2+)-transporting atpase , lobectomy , lung excision , lung volume reduction , myocardium

Isoflurane Preconditioning Improves Long-term Neurologic Outcome after Hypoxic–Ischemic Brain Injury in Neonatal Rats

Ping Zhao, M.D., Ph.D.; Longyun Peng, M.D., Ph.D.; Liaoliao Li, M.D., Ph.D.; Xuebing Xu, M.D., Ph.D.; Zhiyi Zuo, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 963–970. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000291447.21046.4d

View Articletitled, Isoflurane Preconditioning Improves Long-term Neurologic Outcome after Hypoxic–Ischemic Brain Injury in Neonatal Rats

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Topics: brain injuries , hypoxia , ischemia , isoflurane , newborn

An Evolutionarily Conserved Presynaptic Protein Is Required for Isoflurane Sensitivity in Caenorhabditis elegans

Laura B. Metz, B.Sc.; Nupur Dasgupta, Ph.D.; Christine Liu, M.S.; Stephen J. Hunt, B.Sc.; C Michael Crowder, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 971–982. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000291451.49034.b8

View Articletitled, An Evolutionarily Conserved Presynaptic Protein Is Required for Isoflurane Sensitivity in Caenorhabditis elegans

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Topics: caenorhabditis elegans , isoflurane , mutation , locomotion

Burst Activation of the Cerebral Cortex by Flash Stimuli during Isoflurane Anesthesia in Rats

Anthony G. Hudetz, D.B.M., Ph.D.; Olga A. Imas, Ph.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 983–991. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000291471.80659.55

View Articletitled, Burst Activation of the Cerebral Cortex by Flash Stimuli during Isoflurane Anesthesia in Rats

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Topics: cerebral cortex , isoflurane , rats

Sevoflurane Directly Excites Locus Coeruleus Neurons of Rats

Yutaka Yasui, M.D.; Eiji Masaki, M.D., Ph.D.; Fusao Kato, Ph.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 992–1002. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000291453.78823.f4

View Articletitled, Sevoflurane Directly Excites Locus Coeruleus Neurons of Rats

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Topics: neurons , sevoflurane , locus ceruleus

Return-to-duty Rates among Coalition Forces Treated in a Forward-deployed Pain Treatment Center: A Prospective Observational Study

Ron L. White, M.D.; Steven P. Cohen, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1003–1008. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290605.55736.e1

View Articletitled, Return-to-duty Rates among Coalition Forces Treated in a Forward-deployed Pain Treatment Center: A Prospective Observational Study

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Topics: pain management , soldiers , therapeutics , pain

Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonists Inhibit the Recruitment of Opioid-containing Leukocytes and Impair Peripheral Antinociception

Heike L. Rittner, M.D., D.E.S.A.; Christian Lux; Dominika Labuz, Ph.D.; Shaaban A. Mousa, Ph.D.; Michael Schäfer, M.D.; Christoph Stein, M.D.; Alexander Brack, M.D., D.E.S.A.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1009–1017. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000291454.90754.de

View Articletitled, Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonists Inhibit the Recruitment of Opioid-containing Leukocytes and Impair Peripheral Antinociception

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Topics: inflammation , leukocytes , neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists , opioids , substance p receptor

Education

New Frontiers in the Evaluation of Cardiac Patients for Noncardiac Surgery

Ronit Lavi, M.D.; Shahar Lavi, M.D.; Elena Daghini, M.D.; Lilach O. Lerman, M.D. Ph.D.; David C. Warltier, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1018–1028. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287613.49204.94

View Articletitled, New Frontiers in the Evaluation of Cardiac Patients for Noncardiac Surgery

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Topics: heart , surgical procedures, operative , multidetector computed tomography , cardiac ct , coronary angiography

Correspondence

Clarifying Equipment Specifications and Performance Characteristics

AnnMarie Preece, B.S.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1029. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290590.63556.58

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Clarifying Equipment Specifications and Performance Characteristics

Samir Jaber, M.D., Ph.D.; Didier Tassaux, M.D.; Mustapha Sebbane, M.D.; Yvan Pouzeratte, M.D.; Anne Battasti; Xavier Capdevila, M.D., Ph.D.; Jean-Jacques Eledjam, M.D., Ph.D.; Philippe Jolliet, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1029–1030. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290597.13721.48

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Can 1% Sevoflurane with 5 ng/ml Remifentanil Prevent Implicit Memory?

Satoshi Hagihira, M.D., Ph.D.; Masaki Takashina, M.D.; Takahiko Mori, M.D.; Takashi Mashimo, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1030. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290589.46386.d8

View Articletitled, Can 1% Sevoflurane with 5 ng/ml Remifentanil Prevent Implicit Memory?

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Can 1% Sevoflurane with 5 ng/ml Remifentanil Prevent Implicit Memory?

Dhanesh K. Gupta, M.D.; Sandeep C. Manyam, Ph.D.; Ken B. Johnson, M.D.; Talmage D. Egan, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1031. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290593.87139.b7

View Articletitled, Can 1% Sevoflurane with 5 ng/ml Remifentanil Prevent Implicit Memory?

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Does Combined Epidural–General Anesthesia Increase Risk over Either Technique Used Alone?

Jeffrey M. Richman, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1031–1032. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290618.75363.9a

View Articletitled, Does Combined Epidural–General Anesthesia Increase Risk over Either Technique Used Alone?

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Perioperative Central Venous Cannulation: It Is Time for Action

John G. T. Augoustides, M.D., F.A.S.E.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1032–1033. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290619.25981.dc

View Articletitled, Perioperative Central Venous Cannulation: It Is Time for Action

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Medication Error: A Leading Cause of Anesthesia-related Morbidity and Mortality

Rachel Meyer, M.D.; Beverley A. Orser, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., Ph.D.; Robert Byrick, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1033. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290620.54964.96

View Articletitled, Medication Error: A Leading Cause of Anesthesia-related Morbidity and Mortality

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Epidural Complications across the Globe

Shane E. T. McCabe, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.A.; Iain W. Christie, F.R.C.A.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1034–1035. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290596.95937.5a

View Articletitled, Epidural Complications across the Globe

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Medication Error: A Leading Cause of Anesthesia-related Morbidity and Mortality

Eugenie Heitmiller, M.D.; Elizabeth Martinez, M.D.; Peter J. Pronovost, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1034. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290602.67461.1c

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Medication Error: A Leading Cause of Anesthesia-related Morbidity and Mortality

Lars Dahlgaard Hove, M.D.; Jacob Steinmetz, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1034. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290603.33875.a7

View Articletitled, Medication Error: A Leading Cause of Anesthesia-related Morbidity and Mortality

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Epidural Complications across the Globe

David A. Scott, M.B., B.S., Ph.D., F.A.N.Z.C.A., F.F.P.M.A.N.Z.C.A.; Christie M. Cameron, M.B., B.S., F.A.N.Z.C.A.; Michael J. Davies, M.B., B.S., M.D., F.A.N.Z.C.A.; Wendy M. McDonald, B.N., Grad. Dip. (Crit. Care).

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1035. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290601.53785.c9

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Etomidate Unlikely to Have Induced Pacemaker-mediated Tachycardia

Marc A. Rozner, Ph.D., M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1036. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290591.72867.22

View Articletitled, Etomidate Unlikely to Have Induced Pacemaker-mediated Tachycardia

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Potential Hazard Associated with a Laryngoscope Blade

Igor Luginbuehl, M.D.; Keith Matthews, R.T.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1037–1038. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290616.07193.82

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Etomidate Unlikely to Have Induced Pacemaker-mediated Tachycardia

Michael D. Altose, M.D., Ph.D.; Elias León-Ruiz, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1037. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290595.14140.d9

View Articletitled, Etomidate Unlikely to Have Induced Pacemaker-mediated Tachycardia

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Potential Hazard Associated with a Laryngoscope Blade

Ben St. Jean

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1038. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290594.01397.9f

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Misleading Behavior of Masimo Pulse Oximeter Tone during Profound Bradycardia

Ryan E. R. Forde, B.S.; Frederic M. DeBros, M.D.; Emily L. Guimaraes, M.D.; Warren S. Sandberg, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1038–1039. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290621.03797.37

View Articletitled, Misleading Behavior of Masimo Pulse Oximeter Tone during Profound Bradycardia

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Misleading Behavior of Masimo Pulse Oximeter Tone during Profound Bradycardia

Michael T. Petterson, R.R.T.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1039–1040. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290622.90816.0d

View Articletitled, Misleading Behavior of Masimo Pulse Oximeter Tone during Profound Bradycardia

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Reviews of Educational Material

Anesthesia Review, 2nd Edition.

Jamie M. Eto, M.D.; Jeff M. Keyes, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1041. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290586.48443.14

View Articletitled, Anesthesia Review, 2nd Edition.

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Topics: internship and residency , pharmacology , airway maintenance , anesthesia, conduction , anesthesia, neonatal

Geriatric Anesthesia.

Sheila R. Barnett, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1041–1042. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000290598.36035.99

View Articletitled, Geriatric Anesthesia.

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Topics: geriatric anesthesia

Announcements

ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR Meeting Abstracts: ANNUAL JOURNAL SYMPOSIUM

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1043. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000296937.91423.5b

View Articletitled, ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR Meeting Abstracts: ANNUAL JOURNAL SYMPOSIUM

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Nominations Sought for: Award for Excellence in Research

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1044. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000299522.00760.28

View Articletitled, Nominations Sought for: Award for Excellence in Research

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Acknowledgment

Anesthesiology December 2007, Vol. 107, 1047–1049. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000296938.99047.a9

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