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Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, A1–A5. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182780d2b
Editorial Board
Editorial Board
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, A3–A4. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182780cfc
This Month in Anesthesiology
THIS MONTH IN: Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, A9. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182780cb6
Anesthesiology CME Program
Instructions for Obtaining ANESTHESIOLOGY Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, A10. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182780ce5
Editorial
The Surgical Quality Alliance
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 929–930. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318259abbf
Baby Boom or Bust … Is 64 the New 57?
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 931–933. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182700e1b
Topics:
infant
Neuromuscular Monitoring: More than Meets the Eye
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 934–936. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826f9143
Topics:
eye
,
adductor pollicis muscle
Noninvasive Hemodynamic Monitoring: No High Heels on the Farm; No Clogs to the Opera
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 937–939. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182700ad6
Topics:
heel
,
hemodynamic monitoring
,
opera
The Problem with Amnesia
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 940–941. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826be6d6
Topics:
amnesia
A Novel Mechanism for Sevoflurane Preconditioning-induced Neuroprotection
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 942–944. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826cb48c
Topics:
neuroprotection
,
sevoflurane
Noradrenergic Trespass in Anesthetic and Sedative States
Robert D. Sanders, B.Sc., M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.R.C.A.; Mervyn Maze, M.B.Ch.B., F.R.C.P., F.R.C.A., F.Med.Sci.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 945–947. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182700c93
Topics:
sedatives
Sometimes You Have to Revisit the Past to Understand the Present
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 948–950. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318270091b
Back Pain and the Mineralocorticoid Receptor: Is There a Connection?
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 951–952. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318270060c
Topics:
back pain
,
mineralocorticoid receptor
Special Articles
United States Anesthesiologists over 50: Retirement Decision Making and Workforce Implications
Fredrick K. Orkin, M.D., M.B.A., S.M.; Sandra L. McGinnis, Ph.D.; Gaetano J. Forte, B.A.; Mary Dale Peterson, M.D., M.H.A.; Armin Schubert, M.D., M.B.A.; Jonathan D. Katz, M.D.; Arnold J. Berry, M.D., M.P.H.; Norman A. Cohen, M.D.; Robert S. Holzman, M.D.; Stephen H. Jackson, M.D.; Donald E. Martin, M.D.; Joseph M. Garfield, M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 953–963. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182700c72
Topics:
decision making
,
workforce
Perioperative Medicine
Intraoperative Neuromuscular Monitoring Site and Residual Paralysis
Stephan R. Thilen, M.D., M.S.; Bradley E. Hansen, B.S.; Ramesh Ramaiah, M.D.; Christopher D. Kent, M.D.; Miriam M. Treggiari, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.; Sanjay M. Bhananker, M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 964–972. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826f8fdd
Comparison between Respiratory Variations in Pulse Oximetry Plethysmographic Waveform Amplitude and Arterial Pulse Pressure during Major Abdominal Surgery
Baptiste Hengy, M.D.; Mathieu Gazon, M.D.; Zoe Schmitt, M.D.; Karima Benyoub, M.D.; Aurélie Bonnet, M.D.; Jean Paul Viale, M.D., Ph.D.; Frederic Aubrun, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 973–980. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182700901
Topics:
abdominal surgery
,
arterial pulse pressure
,
oximetry, pulse
,
waveforms
Event-related Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of a Low Dose of Dexmedetomidine that Impairs Long-term Memory
Hiroki R. Hayama, Ph.D.; Kristin M. Drumheller, M.A.; Mark Mastromonaco; Christopher Reist, M.D., M.B.A.; Lawrence F. Cahill, Ph.D.; Michael. T. Alkire, M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 981–995. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826be467
Activation of Canonical Notch Signaling Pathway Is Involved in the Ischemic Tolerance Induced by Sevoflurane Preconditioning in Mice
Qianzi Yang, M.D.; Wenjun Yan, M.D.; Xin Li, M.D.; Lihong Hou, M.D., Ph.D.; Hui Dong, M.D., Ph.D.; Qiang Wang, M.D., Ph.D.; Hailong Dong, M.D., Ph.D.; Shiquan Wang, M.S.; Xia Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.; Lize Xiong, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 996–1005. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826cb469
Topics:
ischemia
,
mice
,
notch signaling pathway
,
sevoflurane
,
brain
Hypnotic Hypersensitivity to Volatile Anesthetics and Dexmedetomidine in Dopamine β-Hydroxylase Knockout Mice
Frances Y. Hu, B.A.; George M. Hanna, M.D.; Wei Han, B.S.; Feras Mardini, B.S.; Steven A. Thomas, M.D., Ph.D.; Abraham J. Wyner, Ph.D.; Max B. Kelz, M.D. Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1006–1017. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182700ab9
Topics:
dexmedetomidine
,
dopamine
,
hypersensitivity
,
hypnotics
,
mice
Intraoperative Cardiac Arrests in Adults Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Survival Outcome
Sumeet Goswami, M.D., M.P.H.; Joanne E. Brady, M.S.; Desmond A. Jordan, M.D.; Guohua Li, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1018–1026. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31827005e9
Modifying Methoxycarbonyl Etomidate Inter-Ester Spacer Optimizes In Vitro Metabolic Stability and In Vivo Hypnotic Potency and Duration of Action
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1027–1036. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826d3bef
Topics:
esters
,
etomidate
,
hypnotics
,
spacer device
,
metomidate
Electroencephalographic and Hypnotic Recoveries after Brief and Prolonged Infusions of Etomidate and Optimized Soft Etomidate Analogs
Rile Ge, M.D., Ph.D.; Ervin Pejo, B.S.; S. Shaukat Husain, Ph.D.; Joseph F. Cotten, M.D., Ph.D.; Douglas E. Raines, M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1037–1043. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826d3de2
Topics:
electroencephalography
,
etomidate
,
hypnotics
,
infusion procedures
Does General Anesthesia Increase the Diagnostic Yield of Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Fine Needle Aspiration of Pancreatic Masses?
Chiyo Ootaki, M.D.; Tyler Stevens, M.D.; John Vargo, M.D., M.P.H.; Jing You, M.S.; Ayako Shiba, M.D.; Joseph Foss, M.D.; Raymond Borkowski, M.D.; Walter Maurer, M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1044–1050. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826e0590
Superiority of Desflurane over Sevoflurane and Isoflurane in the Presence of Pressure-overload Right Ventricle Hypertrophy in Rats
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1051–1061. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826cb20b
Topics:
desflurane
,
hypertrophy
,
isoflurane
,
monocrotaline
,
rats
Metabolomic Profiling of Children’s Brains Undergoing General Anesthesia with Sevoflurane and Propofol
Zvi Jacob, M.D.; Haifang Li, Ph.D.; Rany Makaryus, M.D.; Shaonan Zhang, Ph.D.; Ruth Reinsel, Ph.D.; Hedok Lee, Ph.D.; Tian Feng, B.S.; Douglas L. Rothman, Ph.D.; Helene Benveniste, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1062–1071. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826be417
Topics:
anesthesia, general
,
brain
,
child
,
glucose
,
lactates
Macromolecular Capillary Leakage Is Involved in the Onset of Anaphylactic Hypotension
Nathalie Faye, M.D.; Laure Fournier, M.D., Ph.D.; Daniel Balvay, Ph.D.; Rokhaya Thiam, M.S.; Gilles Orliaguet, M.D., Ph.D.; Olivier Clément, M.D., Ph.D.; Pascale Dewachter, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1072–1079. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826d3dc5
Topics:
anaphylaxis
,
blood capillaries
,
hypotension
,
microscopy, fluorescence
,
rats
Propofol at Clinically Relevant Concentrations Increases Neuronal Differentiation But Is Not Toxic to Hippocampal Neural Precursor Cells In Vitro
Jeffrey W. Sall, M.D., Ph.D.; Greg Stratmann, M.D., Ph.D.; Jason Leong; Elliott Woodward, M.D.; Philip E. Bickler, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1080–1090. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826f8d86
Topics:
propofol
,
hippocampus
Sevoflurane Anesthesia Does Not Impair Acquisition Learning or Memory in the Morris Water Maze in Young Adult and Aged Rats
Jennifer K. Callaway, Ph.D.; Nigel C. Jones, Ph.D.; Alistair G. Royse, M.B.B.S., M.D., F.R.A.C.S.; Colin F. Royse, M.B.B.S., M.D., F.A.N.Z.C.A.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1091–1101. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826cb228
Topics:
memory
,
rats
,
sevoflurane
,
young adult
Pain Medicine
Mineralocorticoid Receptor Blocker Eplerenone Reduces Pain Behaviors In Vivo and Decreases Excitability in Small-diameter Sensory Neurons from Local Inflamed Dorsal Root Ganglia In Vitro
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1102–1112. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182700383
Topics:
diagnosis-related groups
,
eplerenone
,
ganglia, spinal
,
neurons
,
inflammation
Classic Papers Revisited
Avoiding Subarachnoid or Intravascular Injection of Local Anesthetics: A Single Test Dose
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1113–1116. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826d3c11
Topics:
anesthetics, local
,
injection, intravascular
,
test dose
,
epinephrine
,
heart rate
Education
Case Scenario: Anesthesia-related Cardiac Arrest in a Child with Timothy Syndrome
Aruna T. Nathan, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.A.; Charles Antzelevitch, Ph.D.; Lisa M. Montenegro, M.D.; Victoria L. Vetter, M.D., M.P.H.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1117–1126. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826e73b1
Boerhaave’s Syndrome: Spontaneous Esophageal Rupture
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1127. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182545b2c
Topics:
boerhaave's syndrome
Ultrasound-guided Cannula Cricothyroidotomy
Akihiro Suzuki, M.D., Ph.D.; Takafumi Iida, M.D.; Takayuki Kunisawa, M.D., Ph.D.; John J. Henderson, M.B., Ch.B.; Satoshi Fujita, M.D., Ph.D.; Hiroshi Iwasaki, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1128. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182531a6c
Topics:
cricothyrotomy
,
ultrasonography
A Massive Upper Abdominal Tumor: An Unusual Mechanism of Atelectasis and Cardiac Tamponade
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1129. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182531ccc
Topics:
abdominal neoplasms
,
atelectasis
,
cardiac tamponade
Anesthesia Literature Review
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1130–1132. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826fef4f
Topics:
mortality
,
pain
,
meropenem
,
clonidine
,
serum potassium level
This Thy Bounty
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1133. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318249d0d5
Topics:
eye
,
gifts
,
ice
,
stainless steel
,
travel
A Hand around My Finger
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1134. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182557711
A Boring Thanksgiving
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1135–1136. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31825fae09
Topics:
wars
,
afghanistan
Correspondence
Respect Your Elders
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1137. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826e074a
Anesthesiologist Age and Litigation: What Is the Association?
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1137–1138. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826e075c
Take Away Some of the Keys
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1138. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826e076e
Maybe It Isn’t Aging
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1138–1139. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826e0781
In Reply
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1139–1140. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826e0f55
Unresponsiveness versus Unconsciousness
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1140. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826f8b9a
In Reply
Robert D. Sanders, B.Sc., M.B.B.S., F.R.C.A.; Giulio Tononi, M.D.; Steven Laureys, M.D., Ph.D.; Jamie Sleigh, M.B.Ch.B., F.R.C.A., Dip. App. Stat., M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1140–1141. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826f9223
Use of Risperidone in Cardiac Surgery Patients with Subsyndromal Delirium
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1141. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826f8c89
In Reply
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1141–1143. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826f9233
Hemorrhagic Shock and Acute Kidney Injury Model
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1143. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182700ae9
In Reply
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1143–1144. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182702a64
Physostigmine and Restless Legs Syndrome
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1144–1145. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826e7038
Reviews of Educational Material
Essential Anesthesia: From Science to Practice, Second Edition.
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1146. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826f323c
Topics:
assimilation
,
guidelines
,
internship and residency
,
knowledge acquisition
,
libraries
Anesthesiology Reflections from the Wood Library-Museum
Curved Spatulas for Harvesting Opium
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 972. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182780d4c
Edmund Andrews’“Oxygen Mixture”
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1036. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182780d78
Patrick Sim’s Annotated Bibliography
Anesthesiology November 2012, Vol. 117, 1071. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182780d89
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