This is a selection of articles from the December 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Anesthesiology headlines.
Volume 25 Issue 01
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Source: European Journal of Anaesthesiology - December 31, 2007 Source Type: info
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) in an obstetric patient.
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Source: International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia - December 29, 2007 Authors: Michala L, Madhavan B, Win N, De Lord C, Brown R Tags: Int J Obstet Anesth Source Type: info
Selective arterial embolisation: a first line measure for obstetric haemorrhage?
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Source: International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia - December 29, 2007 Authors: Moore M, Morales JP, Sabharwal T, Oteng-Ntim E, O'Sullivan G Tags: Int J Obstet Anesth Source Type: info
Management of a parturient with thrombocytopenia-absent-radius syndrome undergoing urgent caesarean section.
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Source: International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia - December 29, 2007 Authors: Lynch JC, McCaul CL Tags: Int J Obstet Anesth Source Type: info
Epistaxis in pregnancy - not to be sniffed at!
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Source: International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia - December 29, 2007 Authors: Hardy JJ, Connolly CM, Weir CJ Tags: Int J Obstet Anesth Source Type: info
[Key original articles published in the Annales françaises d'anesthésie et de réanimation (years 2006-2007).]
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Source: Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation - December 29, 2007 Authors: Mantz J, Tags: Ann Fr Anesth Reanim Source Type: info
New Clues for Liver Cirrhosis Treatment
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Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - December 28, 2007 Source Type: info
Novel histamine H(3) receptor antagonists GSK189254 and GSK334429 are efficacious in surgically-induced and virally-induced rat models of neuropathic pain.
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Source: Pain - December 28, 2007 Authors: Medhurst SJ, Collins SD, Billinton A, Bingham S, Dalziel RG, Brass A, Roberts JC, Medhurst AD, Chessell IP Tags: Pain Source Type: info
[Difficult airway algorithms and management.]
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Source: Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation - December 27, 2007 Authors: Langeron O, Bourgain JL, Laccoureye O, Legras A, Orliaguet G Tags: Ann Fr Anesth Reanim Source Type: info
[The decrease of preoperative autologous transfusion in France has not been linked to an increase of homologous red cell concentrates.]
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Source: Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation - December 27, 2007 Authors: Daurat G, Duedari N, Schved JF Tags: Ann Fr Anesth Reanim Source Type: info
Effects of the knee-chest position on cardiac index and propofol requirements during bispectral index (BIS)-guided spine surgery.
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Source: Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation - December 27, 2007 Authors: Bennarosh L, Peuch C, Cohen J, Dauzac C, Guigui P, Mantz J, Dahmani S Tags: Ann Fr Anesth Reanim Source Type: info
[Ulnar neuropathy following venipuncture.]
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Source: Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation - December 26, 2007 Authors: Radji M, Zaarour J, Lhotellier F, Zakine J, Aihonnou T Tags: Ann Fr Anesth Reanim Source Type: info
Relapse prevention: Still neglected after all these years.
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Source: Pain - December 26, 2007 Authors: Morley S Tags: Pain Source Type: info
[Kidney allograft harvesting on a donor patient under cardiopulmonary bypass.]
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Source: Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation - December 24, 2007 Authors: Thomas S, Terrier N, Padilla M, Durand M, Chavanon O Tags: Ann Fr Anesth Reanim Source Type: info
What do different databases tell about the use of opioids in seven European countries in 2002?
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Source: European Journal of Pain - December 24, 2007 Authors: Hamunen K, Laitinen-Parkkonen P, Paakkari P, Breivik H, Gordh T, Jensen NH, Kalso E Tags: Eur J Pain Source Type: info
Lower Temps Get Cool Reception In Study On Hypothermia And Blood Loss
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Source: Pain / Anesthetics News From Medical News Today - December 23, 2007 Source Type: info
Spinal brain-derived neurotrophic factor governs neuroplasticity and recovery from cold-hypersensitivity following dorsal rhizotomy.
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Source: Pain - December 22, 2007 Authors: Soril LJ, Ramer LM, McPhail LT, Kaan TK, Ramer MS Tags: Pain Source Type: info
Journal Club.
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Source: Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (91 K) Source Type: info
Perioperative Complications of Blood Brain Barrier Disruption Under General Anesthesia: A Retrospective Review.
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Source: Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (211 K) Source Type: info
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation After Craniotomy.
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Source: Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (110 K) Source Type: info
Human Cerebral Blood Volume (CBV) Measured by Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast MRI and 99mTc-RBC SPECT.
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Source: Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (98 K) Source Type: info
Conjunctival Edema and Head Position After Prone Spinal Surgery.
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Source: Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (79 K) Source Type: info
Anesth Analg; +67 new citations
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Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - December 21, 2007 Tags: Report Source Type: info
Atlas of Airway Management: Techniques and Tools.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (85 K) Source Type: info
Equipment-related Electrocardiographic Artifacts: Causes, Characteristics, Consequences, and Correction.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (1.18 M) Source Type: info
Management of Low Tracheal Rupture in Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (277 K) Source Type: info
The Use of Simulation Education in Competency Assessment: More Questions than Answers.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (373 K) Source Type: info
Liars, Damn Liars, and Propensity Scores.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (235 K) Source Type: info
A Complication Associated with the Use of a Drug Injection Catheter through a Fiberscope.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (373 K) Source Type: info
John Quincy Adams Ward Did Not Create the Ether Monument.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (373 K) Source Type: info
Photo-activated Azi-Etomidate, a General Anesthetic Photolabel, Irreversibly Enhances Gating and Desensitization of [gamma]-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptors.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (1.022 M) Source Type: info
Bispectral Index, Entropy, and Quantitative Electroencephalogram during Single-agent Xenon Anesthesia.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (425 K) Source Type: info
Instructions for Obtaining Journal CME Credit.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (88 K) Source Type: info
Bacterial Colonization of Epidural Catheters Used for Short-term Postoperative Analgesia: Microbiological Examination and Risk Factor Analysis.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (262 K) Source Type: info
Variable Effect of Positive End-expiratory Pressure on Oxygenation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (373 K) Source Type: info
Persistent Depression of Contractility and Vasodilation with Propofol but Not with Sevoflurane or Desflurane in Rabbits.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (294 K) Source Type: info
Midazolam Potentiates Nociceptive Behavior, Sensitizes Cutaneous Reflexes, and Is Devoid of Sedative Action in Neonatal Rats.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (782 K) Source Type: info
Echocardiographic Doppler Estimation of Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Critically Ill Patients with Severe Hypoxemia.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (405 K) Source Type: info
Variable Effect of Positive End-expiratory Pressure on Oxygenation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (373 K) Source Type: info
Taking the Lead in Research into Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (235 K) Source Type: info
A Rat Model of Radicular Pain Induced by Chronic Compression of Lumbar Dorsal Root Ganglion with SURGIFLO (TM).
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (1.577 M) Source Type: info
Mechanical Ventilation with Lower Tidal Volumes and Positive End-expiratory Pressure Prevents Pulmonary Inflammation in Patients without Preexisting Lung Injury.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (965 K) Source Type: info
Hyperoxia-induced Decrease in Organ Blood Flow.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (373 K) Source Type: info
Radicular Low Back Pain: What Have We Learned from Recent Animal Research?
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (235 K) Source Type: info
The Use of Simulation Education in Competency Assessment: More Questions than Answers.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (373 K) Source Type: info
Surprises in Plethysmography.
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Source: Anesthesiology - December 21, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (373 K) Source Type: info
Questions raised over simulation-based skills assessment
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Source: MedWire News - Anesthesiology - December 20, 2007 Source Type: info
Surgical consultations 'are an opportunity to improve care'
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Source: MedWire News - Anesthesiology - December 20, 2007 Source Type: info
[Outpatient opiate therapy in cancer patients during their last days of life.]
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Source: Schmerz - December 20, 2007 Authors: Maier R, Maier A, Müller-Busch C Tags: Schmerz Source Type: info
[Immunomodulation in severe leptospirosis with multiple organ failure: Plasma exchange, intravenous immunoglobulin or corticosteroids?]
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Source: Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation - December 20, 2007 Authors: Meaudre E, Asencio Y, Montcriol A, Martinaud C, Graffin B, Palmier B, Goutorbe P Tags: Ann Fr Anesth Reanim Source Type: info
[Perioperative management of a patient with an acquired von Willebrand syndrome.]
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Source: Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation - December 20, 2007 Authors: Clapson P, Bordier E, Grasser L, Merat S, Diraison Y, Brinquin L Tags: Ann Fr Anesth Reanim Source Type: info
Does Ondansetron or Granisetron Prevent Subarachnoid Morphine-Induced Pruritus after Cesarean Delivery?
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Can Uterine Rupture in Patients Attempting Vaginal Birth after Cesarean Delivery Be Predicted?
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Cesarean Delivery and the Risk-Benefit Calculus.
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
A Randomised Trial Comparing 5 mL/kg and 10 mL/kg of Pentastarch as a Volume Preload before Spinal Anaesthesia for Elective Caesarean Section.
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Fear of Childbirth and Pregnancy-Related Anxiety in Women Conceiving with Assisted Reproduction.
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Group Intervention for Women with Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Analgesia with Sevoflurane during Labour: II. Sevoflurane Compared with Entonox for Labour Analgesia.
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
The Effect of Injection of Two vs 10 mL Saline on the Subsequent Spread and Quality of Epidural Analgesia in Parturients.
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Pregnancy in Women with a History of Breast Cancer.
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Will an Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Influence the Risk of Continued Smoking in the Next Pregnancy?
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Transdermal Nitroglycerin for Preterm Labor.
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Salvage Autotransfusion versus Homologous Blood Transfusion for Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy.
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Estimation of Blood Loss after Cesarean Section and Vaginal Delivery Has Low Validity with a Tendency to Exaggeration.
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
A Comparison of a Basal Infusion with Automated Mandatory Boluses in Parturient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia during Labor.
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Physical Activity and Fetal Growth during Pregnancy.
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Explaining and Predicting Preeclampsia.
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Reliability of a Preventability Model in Maternal Death and Morbidity.
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Injury Hospitalizations of Pregnant Women in the United States, 2002.
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Improving Teaching Skills in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents: Evaluation of a Residents-As-Teachers Program.
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Hemostatic Function in Healthy Pregnant and Preeclamptic Women: An Assessment using the Platelet Function Analyzer (PFA-100) and Thromboelastograph.
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Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - December 19, 2007 Source Type: info
Thromboxane Mediates Neutrophil Superoxide Production in Pregnancy.
