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Contents: March 1 2003, Volume 50, Issue 3   [Index by Author] 
       Editorials
       General Anesthesia
       Regional Anesthesia and Pain
       Obstetrical and Pediatric Anesthesia
       Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Respiration and Airway
       Neuroanesthesia and Intensive Care
       Correspondence
       Book & New Media Reviews
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Editorials:

Steven Dain
Current equipment alarm sounds: friend or foe?/Alarmes sonores du matériel courant : ami ou ennemi ?
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 209-214. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Donald R. Miller
Arrhythmogenic potential of antiemetics: perspectives on risk-benefits/Le pouvoir arythmogène des antiémétiques : optique sur le rapport risques-bénéfices
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 215-220. [Full Text] [PDF]  

General Anesthesia:

Todd A. Mondor and G. Allen Finley
The perceived urgency of auditory warning alarms used in the hospital operating room is inappropriate: [Caractère inapproprié de l’urgence perçue des alarmes sonores utilisées dans les salles d’opération d’hôpitaux]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 221-228. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nagesha S. Kasinath, Osama Malak, and John Tetzlaff
Atrial fibrillation after ondansetron for the prevention and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting: a case report: [Fibrillation auriculaire causée par l’ondansétron administré pour prévenir et traiter les nausées et les vomissements postopératoires : une étude de cas]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 229-231. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yi Lee, Hsien-Yong Lai, Pei-Chin Lin, Shen-Jer Huang, and Youh-Sheng Lin
Dexamethasone prevents postoperative nausea and vomiting more effectively in women with motion sickness: [La dexaméthasone prévient plus efficacement les nausées et les vomissements postopératoires chez les femmes atteintes du mal des transports]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 232-237. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David R. Sinclair, Frances Chung, and Alison Smiley
General anesthesia does not impair simulator driving skills in volunteers in the immediate recovery period – a pilot study: [L’anesthésie générale n’altère pas les habiletés de conduite sur simulateur chez des volontaires en récupération immédiate – une étude pilote]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 238-245. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF] Additional material  

Ngozi Imasogie, David T. Wong, Ken Luk, and Frances Chung
Elimination of routine testing in patients undergoing cataract surgery allows substantial savings in laboratory costs. A brief report: [L’élimination des tests de routine, avant l’opération de la cataracte, permet de réduire de façon importante les dépenses de laboratoire. Un rapport sommaire.]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 246-248. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caroline R. Stabernack, Edmond I Eger, II, Uwe H. Warnken, Harald Förster, Douglas K. Hanks, and Linda D. Ferrell
Sevoflurane degradation by carbon dioxide absorbents may produce more than one nephrotoxic compound in rats: [La dégradation du sévoflurane par les absorbants de gaz carbonique peut produire plus d’un composé néphrotoxique chez les rats]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 249-252. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Regional Anesthesia and Pain:

Jean Desroches
The infraclavicular brachial plexus block by the coracoid approach is clinically effective: an observational study of 150 patients: [Le bloc infraclaviculaire du plexus brachial, réalisé par l’approche coracoïde, est efficace sur le plan clinique : une étude prospective de 150 patients]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 253-257. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Standl, Marc-Alexander Burmeister, Henning Ohnesorge, Stephan Wilhelm, Martina Striepke, André Gottschalk, Ernst-Peter Horn, and Jochen Schulte am Esch
Patient-controlled epidural analgesia reduces analgesic requirements compared to continuous epidural infusion after major abdominal surgery: [L’analgésie péridurale auto-contrôlée, comparée à une perfusion péridurale continue, réduit les besoins analgésiques après une intervention chirurgicale majeure]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 258-264. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephen M. Klein, Susan M. Steele, Karen C. Nielsen, Ricardo Pietrobon, David S. Warner, Aliki Martin, and Roy A. Greengrass
The difficulties of ambulatory interscalene and intra-articular infusions for rotator cuff surgery: a preliminary report: [Difficultés des perfusions interscalènes et intra-articulaires ambulatoires pour la réparation de la coiffe des rotateurs : un rapport préliminaire]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 265-269. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Obstetrical and Pediatric Anesthesia:

Christian S. Degoute, Marie J. Ray, Pierre Y. Gueugniaud, and Christian Dubreuil
Remifentanil induces consistent and sustained controlled hypotension in children during middle ear surgery: [Le rémifentanil induit de l’hypotension constante et prolongée chez des enfants pendant une opération de l’oreille moyenne]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 270-276. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tom Elwood, William Morris, Lynn D. Martin, Mary-Kay Nespeca, David A. Wilson, Lee A. Fleisher, James L. Robotham, and David G. Nichols
Bronchodilator premedication does not decrease respiratory adverse events in pediatric general anesthesia: [Une prémédication bronchodilatatrice ne réduit pas les événements respiratoires indésirables en anesthésie générale pédiatrique]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 277-284. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Respiration and Airway:

Swen N. Piper, Bernhard Kumle, Wolfgang H. Maleck, Arndt-Holger Kiessling, Andreas Lehmann, Kerstin D. Röhm, Stefan W. Suttner, and Joachim Boldt
Diltiazem may preserve renal tubular integrity after cardiac surgery: [Le diltiazem peut préserver l’intégrité tubulaire rénale à la suite d’une intervention cardiaque]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 285-292. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Edrich, Stanton K. Shernan, Brian Smith, and Holger K. Eltzschig
Usefulness of intraoperative epiaortic echocardiography to resolve discrepancy between transthoracic and transesophageal measurements of aortic valve gradient – a case report: [L’utilité de l’échocardiographie épiaortique peropératoire dans l’élimination des écarts entre les mesures transthoraciques et transoesophagiennes du gradient valvulaire aortique - une étude de cas]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 293-296. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anil Agarwal, Afzal Azim, Sushil Ambesh, Neeta Bose, Sanjay Dhiraj, Dinesh Sahu, and Uttam Singh
Salbutamol, beclomethasone or sodium chromoglycate suppress coughing induced by iv fentanyl: [Le salbutamol, la béclométhasone ou le chromoglycate de sodium suppriment la toux causée par le fentanyl iv]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 297-300. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renyu Liu, Yuichi Ishibe, Naoto Okazaki, Mayumi Ueda, and Juichi Hirosawa
Volatile anesthetics regulate pulmonary vascular tension through different potassium channel subtypes in isolated rabbit lungs: [Les anesthésiques volatils maintiennent la tension vasculaire pulmonaire par différents sous-types de canaux potassiques dans des poumons de lapins isolés]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 301-304. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neuroanesthesia and Intensive Care:

Corey W.T. Sawchuk, David T. Wong, Brian P. Kavanagh, and Samuel C. Siu
Transthoracic echocardiography does not improve prediction of outcome over APACHE II in medical-surgical intensive care: [L’échocardiographie transthoracique n’améliore pas la prédiction des résultats par rapport au score APACHE II à l’unité des soins intensifs médicaux chirurgicaux]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 305-310. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

Takashi Okamoto and Kouichiro Minami
Anesthesia for a child with a congenital antithrombin deficiency
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 311. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuan-Wen Lee, Tzong-Shiun Lee, Kuang-Cheng Chan, Wei-Zen Sun, and Cheng-Wei Lu
Intratracheal kinking of endotracheal tube
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 311-312. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen Loo, Steven Backman, Anne Moore, and Thomas Schricker
Epidural analgesia for a laparotomy in a morbidly obese patient with a history of difficult intubation
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 312-313. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lisa M. Councilman-Gonzales, Jolene D. Bean-Lijewski, and Russell K. McAllister
A probable CO2 embolus during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 313. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Saffet Karaca, Ziya Salihoglu, Arzu Duran, and Sevim Rollas
Evaluation of the stability and efficacy of a propofol-rocuronium mixture
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 314. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ismail Serhat Kocamanoglu, E. Bengi Sener, Ayla Tür, Emre Üstün, and Haydar Sahinoglu
Streptococcal meningitis after spinal anesthesia: report of a case
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 314-315. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book & New Media Reviews:

Aline Boulanger
A Guide to Pain Medicine: Joseph Chuan Shih Yang, Siu Lun Tsui. Hong Kong University Press 2002. 420 Pages. USD $35. Isbn 962-209-544-5
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 316. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ramona Kearney
Anaesthesia OSCE - 2nd Edition: Graham Arthurs, K.M Elfituri, (Eds.). Greenwich Medical Media Limited, 2002. 453 pages. $45.00. ISBN 1-84110-087-0
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 316. [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. John Doyle
CD-ROM Reviews: The Lippincott Interactive Anesthesia Library on CD-ROM, Version 3.0 (2001). $395 USD. ISBN 0-7817-2575-5
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 316-317. [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. John Doyle
CD-ROM Reviews: Harvard Electronic Anesthesia Library (HEAL; 2001). $395 USD. ISBN 0-7817-1408-7
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 317-318. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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