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This Month in Anesthesiology
This Month in Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 5A. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000311261.07483.7f
Anesthesiology CME Program
Editorial
Mallampati Classification, an Estimate of Upper Airway Anatomical Balance, Can Change Rapidly during Labor
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 347–349. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318164cb0b
Topics:
labor
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mallampati score
,
upper respiratory tract
Impact of Analgesia on Bone Fracture Healing
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 349–350. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318164938c
Topics:
fractures
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pain management
Understanding Methadone Metabolism: A Foundation for Safer Use
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 351–352. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318164937c
Preemptive Antihyperalgesia to Improve Preemptive Analgesia
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 352–354. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181650edd
Topics:
preemptive analgesia
Circulating Progenitors in Lung Injury: A Novel Therapy for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 354–356. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318164cae1
Clinical Science
Airway Changes during Labor and Delivery
Bhavani-Shankar Kodali, M.D.; Sobhana Chandrasekhar, M.D.; Linda N. Bulich, M.D.; George P. Topulos, M.D.; Sanjay Datta, M.D.
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 357–362. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816452d3
Topics:
airway device
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obstetric delivery
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labor
,
pregnancy
Role of CYP2B6 in Stereoselective Human Methadone Metabolism
Rheem A. Totah, Ph.D.; Pamela Sheffels, B.S.; Toni Roberts, B.S.; Dale Whittington, B.S.; Kenneth Thummel, Ph.D.; Evan D. Kharasch, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 363–374. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181642938
Topics:
cyp2b6 gene
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metabolism
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methadone
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cyp3a4 gene
,
enantiomer
Incidence and Risk Factors for Perioperative Adverse Respiratory Events in Children Who Are Obese
Alan R. Tait, Ph.D.; Terri Voepel-Lewis, M.S.N., R.N.; Constance Burke, B.S.N., R.N.; Amy Kostrzewa, M.D.; Ian Lewis, M.B.B.S., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.A.
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 375–380. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318164ca9b
Topics:
child
,
obesity
,
childhood obesity
Magnitude of the Second Gas Effect on Arterial Sevoflurane Partial Pressure
Philip J. Peyton, M.D., M.B.B.S., F.A.N.Z.C.A.; Maryam Horriat, M.B.B.S.; Gavin J. B. Robinson, M.B.B.S., F.A.N.Z.C.A.; Robert Pierce, M.D., M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.P.; Bruce R. Thompson, Ph.D.
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 381–387. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318164caf3
Topics:
nitrous oxide
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partial pressure
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second gas effect
,
sevoflurane
Quantitation of the Effect of Nitrous Oxide on Rocuronium Infusion Requirements Using Closed-loop Feedback Control
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 388–391. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318164cacb
Topics:
feedback
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infusion procedures
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nitrous oxide
,
rocuronium
Laboratory Investigations
Autologous Transplantation of Endothelial Progenitor Cells Attenuates Acute Lung Injury in Rabbits
Chen-Fuh Lam, M.D., Ph.D.; Yen-Chin Liu, M.D., M.S.; Jen-Kuo Hsu, M.D.; Pei-An Yeh, M.D.; Ting-Ya Su, M.S.; Chien-Chi Huang, B.S.; Ming-Wei Lin, M.S.; Ping-Ching Wu, M.S.; Pei-Jung Chang, M.D.; Yu-Chuan Tsai, M.D.
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 392–401. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318164ca64
Transient Hyperglycemia Affects the Extent of Ischemia-Reperfusion-induced Renal Injury in Rats
Ryutaro Hirose, M.D.; Fengyun Xu, Ph.D.; Kim Dang, B.A.; Tao Liu, M.D.; Matthias Behrends, M.D.; Paul R. Brakeman, M.D., Ph.D.; Jeanine Wiener-Kronish, M.D.; Claus U. Niemann, M.D.
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 402–414. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318164cff8
Isoflurane Preconditioning Decreases Myocardial Infarction in Rabbits via Up-regulation of Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1 That Is Mediated by Mammalian Target of Rapamycin
Jacob Raphael, M.D.; Zhiyi Zuo, M.D., Ph.D.; Suzan Abedat, M.Sc.; Ronen Beeri, M.D.; Yaacov Gozal, M.D.
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 415–425. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318164cab1
Volatile Anesthetic Preconditioning Present in the Invertebrate Caenorhabditis elegans
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 426–433. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318164d013
Topics:
azides
,
caenorhabditis elegans
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hypoxia
,
invertebrates
,
isoflurane
Isoflurane Reduces Excitability of Drosophila Larval Motoneurons by Activating a Hyperpolarizing Leak Conductance
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 434–446. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318164cfda
Topics:
drosophila
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isoflurane
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axon
,
conduction velocity
Amnestic Concentrations of Sevoflurane Inhibit Synaptic Plasticity of Hippocampal CA1 Neurons through γ-Aminobutyric Acid–mediated Mechanisms
Junko Ishizeki, M.D.; Koichi Nishikawa, M.D., Ph.D.; Kazuhiro Kubo, M.D.; Shigeru Saito, M.D., Ph.D.; Fumio Goto, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 447–456. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318164cfba
Dexmedetomidine Increases Hippocampal Phosphorylated Extracellular Signal–regulated Protein Kinase 1 and 2 Content by an α2-Adrenoceptor–independent Mechanism: Evidence for the Involvement of Imidazoline I1 Receptors
Souhayl Dahmani, M.D., Ph.D.; Andrea Paris, M.D.; Virginie Jannier, M.D.; Lutz Hein, M.D.; Danielle Rouelle; Jens Scholz, M.D., Ph.D.; Pierre Gressens, M.D., Ph.D.; Jean Mantz, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 457–466. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318164ca81
Topics:
adrenergic receptor
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dexmedetomidine
,
hippocampus
,
imidazolines
,
phosphorylation
Mouse Model of Fracture Pain
Vincent Minville, M.D.; Jean-Michel Laffosse, M.D.; Olivier Fourcade, M.D., Ph.D.; Jean-Pierre Girolami, Ph.D.; Ivan Tack, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 467–472. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181649333
Topics:
fractures
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mice
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pain
,
morphine
,
ketoprofen
A Fracture Pain Model in the Rat: Adaptation of a Closed Femur Fracture Model to Study Skeletal Pain
Katie T. Freeman, B.S.; Nathan J. Koewler, B.A.; Juan M. Jimenez-Andrade, Ph.D.; Ryan J. Buus, B.A.; Monica B. Herrera, M.D.; Carl D. Martin, B.A.; Joseph R. Ghilardi, B.S.; Michael A. Kuskowski, Ph.D.; Patrick W. Mantyh, Ph.D.
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 473–483. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181649351
Gabapentin Prevents Delayed and Long-lasting Hyperalgesia Induced by Fentanyl in Rats
Alain C. Van Elstraete, M.D.; Philippe Sitbon, M.D.; Jean-Xavier Mazoit, M.D., Ph.D.; Dan Benhamou, M.D.
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 484–494. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318164cf85
Topics:
fentanyl
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gabapentin
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hyperalgesia
,
rats
,
prevention
Blood–Brain Barrier Transport Helps to Explain Discrepancies in In Vivo Potency between Oxycodone and Morphine
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 495–505. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318164cf9e
Topics:
brain
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morphine
,
oxycodone
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blood-brain barrier
,
microdialysis
Review Article
Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance: Perioperative Considerations
Hema S. Bagry, M.D., D.N.B., F.R.C.A.; Sreekrishna Raghavendran, M.D., D.N.B., F.R.C.A.; Franco Carli, M.D., M.Phil., F.R.C.A., F.R.C.P.C.; David S. Warner, M.D.; Mark A. Warner, M.D.
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 506–523. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181649314
Topics:
insulin
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insulin resistance
,
metabolic syndrome x
,
diabetes mellitus
Education
Diabetic Cardiomyopathy and Anesthesia: Bench to Bedside
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 524–530. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181649369
Classic Papers Revisited
The Invention and Development of Enflurane, Isoflurane, Sevoflurane, and Desflurane
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 531–533. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816499cc
Topics:
desflurane
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enflurane
,
inventions
,
isoflurane
,
sevoflurane
Case Reports
Chronic Back Pain Secondary to a Calcified Epidural Blood Patch
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 535–537. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816499b7
Correspondence
Epiduroscopy and Epidural Steroid Injections
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 538. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816545ca
Nitrous Oxide and Evidence-based Medicine: Here We Go Again
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 538–540. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181650e68
Epiduroscopy and Epidural Steroid Injections
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 538. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181649dd1
Nitrous Oxide Remains a Valuable Adjuvant for Surgery
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 540–541. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181650e8f
Nitrous Oxide or Nitrogen Effect
James S. Dawson, B.Sc., M.B., Ch.B.; Jonathan G. Hardman, B.Med.Sci.(Hons), B.M., B.S., F.R.C.A., D.M.
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 540. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181650e7a
Nitrous Oxide and Supplementary Oxygen: Let’s Give Moderation a Chance
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 541–542. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181650eba
Explanatory versus Pragmatic Trials? The Methods Make the Difference
Paul Merckx, M.D.; Catherine Paugam-Burtz, M.D.; Sandrine Boudinet, M.D.; Agnes Bonnet, M.D.; Jean Mantz, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 542–543. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181650ecc
Explanatory versus Pragmatic Trials? The Methods Make the Difference
Paul S. Myles, M.B., B.S., M.P.H., M.D., F.C.A.R.C.S.I., F.A.N.Z.C.A., F.R.C.A.; Kate Leslie, M.B., B.S., M.D., M.Epi., F.A.N.Z.C.A.; Matthew T. V. Chan, M.B., B.S., F.A.N.Z.C.A.; Andrew Forbes, M.Sc., Ph.D.; Michael J. Paech, M.B., B.S., D.M., D.R.C.O.G., F.R.C.A., F.A.N.Z.C.A., F.F.P.M.A.N.Z.C.A., F.R.A.N.Z.C.O.G.(Hon); Philip Peyton, M.B., B.S., M.D., F.A.N.Z.C.A.; Brendan S. Silbert, M.B., B.S., F.A.N.Z.C.A.; Elaine Pascoe, B.Sc.
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 543–544. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181654728
Reviews of Educational Material
Anaesthesia and the Practice of Medicine: Historical Perspectives.
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 545–546. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181649de2
Erratum
CORRECTION
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 546. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000311262.15106.d4
Announcements
ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR Meeting Abstracts: ANNUAL JOURNAL SYMPOSIUM
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 547. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000311263.15106.9d
ANNUAL Anesthesiology/FAER SESSION
Anesthesiology March 2008, Vol. 108, 547. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000311720.44138.ed
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