Editorials:

Claude A. Trépanier and Martin R. Lessard

Propofol and the risk of transmission of infection/Le propofol et le risque de transmission d’infection
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 533-537. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Slinger

Analyzing the replay of a great save/Analyser la reprise d’un sauvetage spectaculaire
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 538-540. [Full Text] [PDF]  

General Anesthesia:

Wendy C. E. Hall, Donald T. Jolly, Jiri Hrazdil, John C. Galbraith, Maria Greacen, and Alexander S. Clanachan

The EmulSiv^TM filter removes microbial contamination from propofol but is not a substitute for aseptic technique: [Le filtre EmulSiv^TM élimine la contamination microbienne du propofol, mais ne remplace pas l’asepsie]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 541-546. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giorgio Della Rocca, Cecilia Coccia, Laura Diana, Livia Pompei, Maria G. Costa, Eleonora Tomaselli, Pierangelo Di Marco, Vincenzo Vilardi, and Paolo Pietropaoli

Propofol or sevoflurane anesthesia without muscle relaxants allow the early extubation of myasthenic patients: [L’anesthésie au propofol ou au sévoflurane, sans myorelaxants, permet une extubation précoce chez des patients myasthéniques]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 547-552. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ronald P. Olson, Adam J. Schow, Richard McCann, David A. Lubarsky, and Tong J. Gan

Absence of adverse outcomes in hyperkalemic patients undergoing vascular access surgery: [Absence de complications chez des patients hyperkaliémiques devant subir une intervention chirurgicale d’accès vasculaire]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 553-557. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Muhammad A. Munir, Muhammad Jaffar, Muhammad Arshad, M. Shahab Akhter, and Junming Zhang

Reduced duration of muscle relaxation with rocuronium in a normocalcemic hyperparathyroid patient: [Relâchement musculaire de durée réduite avec le rocuronium chez un patient normocalcémique présentant une hyperparathyroïdie]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 558-561. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Regional Anesthesia and Pain:

Erik Lemay, Joanne Guay, Christiane Côté, Marie Claude Boivin, and France Varin

The number of injections does not influence local anesthetic absorption after paravertebral blockade: [Le nombre d’injections n’influence pas l’absorption d’un anesthésique local après un bloc paravertébral]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 562-567. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc A. Burmeister, André Gottschalk, Marc Freitag, Ernst P. Horn, Corinna Böhme, Cornelia Becker, and Thomas G. Standl

Pre- and intraoperative epidural ropivacaine have no early preemptive analgesic effect in major gynecological tumour surgery: [L’administration préopératoire et peropératoire de ropivacaïne n’a pas d’effet analgésique préventif précoce pour l’opération majeure d’une tumeur gynécologique]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 568-573. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vincent Souron, Laurent Delaunay, and Patrick Schifrine

Intrathecal morphine provides better postoperative analgesia than psoas compartment block after primary hip arthroplasty: [L’administration intrathécale de morphine procure une meilleure analgésie postopératoire que le bloc du plexus lombaire à la suite d’une arthroplastie primaire de la hanche]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 574-579. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandra Kampe, Peter Kiencke, Achilles Delis, Marion Auweiler, Dietmar Pierre König, and Stefan-Mario Kasper

The continuous epidural infusion of ropivacaine 0.1% with 0.5 µg•mL^-1 sufentanil provides effective postoperative analgesia after total hip replacement: a pilot study: [La perfusion continue de ropivacaïne à 0,1 % additionnée de 0,5 µg•mL^-1 de sufentanil produit une analgésie postopératoire efficace après l’arthroplastie totale de hanche : une étude pilote]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 580-585. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Obstetrical and Pediatric Anesthesia:

Michelle Clunie, Lesley-Ann Crone, Linda Klassen, and Ray Yip

Psychiatric side effects of indomethacin in parturients: [Les effets secondaires psychiatriques de l’indométhacine chez les parturientes]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 586-588. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ashraf S. Habib, Simon Millar, Peter Deballi, III, and Holly A. Muir

Anesthetic management of a ventilator-dependent parturient with the King-Denborough syndrome: [La prise en charge anesthésique d’une parturiente en ventilation assistée intermittente, atteinte du syndrome de King-Denborough]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 589-592. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luc J. Van Obbergh, Fabienne A. Roelants, Francis Veyckemans, and Roger K. Verbeeck

In children, the addition of epinephrine modifies the pharmacokinetics of ropivacaine injected caudally: [Chez les enfants, l’addition d’épinéphrine modifie la pharmacocinétique de la ropivacaïne administrée en injection caudale]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 593-598. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Respiration and Airway:

Viren N. Naik, C. David Mazer, David A. Latter, Jerome M. Teitel, and Gregory M.T. Hare

Successful treatment using recombinant factor VIIa for severe bleeding post cardiopulmonary bypass: [La réussite d’un traitement avec le facteur VIIa recombinant pour un saignement abondant après la circulation extracorporelle]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 599-602. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuet Tong Ng, Peter Chi Ho Chung, Jing Ru Hsieh, Chun Cheung Yu, Wai Meng Lau, and Yun Hen Liu

Failure to provide adequate one-lung ventilation with a conventional endotracheal tube using a transbronchial approach: a case report: [Ventilation unilatérale inadéquate avec un tube endotrachéal traditionnel et l’utilisation d’une approche transbronchique : une étude de cas]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 603-606. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corey S. Scher and Melvin C. Gitlin

Dexmedetomidine and low-dose ketamine provide adequate sedation for awake fibreoptic intubation: [La dexmédétomidine et une faible dose de kétamine assurent une sédation adéquate pendant l’intubation fibroscopique vigile]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 607-610. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard M. Cooper

Use of a new videolaryngoscope (GlideScope^®) in the management of a difficult airway: [L’usage d’un nouveau vidéolaryngoscope (GlideScope^®) pour une intubation difficile]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 611-613. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF] Additional material  

Neuroanesthesia and Intensive Care:

Greg L. Bryson and Homer Yang

Best evidence in anesthetic practice: Goal-directed therapy with the pulmonary artery catheter is not better than standard therapy
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 614-616. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

Zhengnian Ding, Zhongyun Wang, and Ningning Hui

Hyperventilation increases the induction dose of propofol
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 617. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandra Kampe, Antje Veltkamp, Peter Kiencke, Patrick Tralls, Dietmar-Pierre Konig, and Stefan-Mario Kasper

Continuous epidural infusion of ropivacaine with sufentanil 1.5 µg•mL^-1 for postoperative analgesia after total knee replacement
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 617-618. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Masanori Haba, Akinori Yamazaki, Yasuo Hironaka, Hiroshi Iranami, and Yoshio Hatano

Increased S-100 B protein levels in a patient undergoing Cesarean delivery in the presence of prolonged hemorrhagic shock
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 618-619. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neera Sah and Helene Finegold

Breakage of epidural catheters in two parturients
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 619-620. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul G. Loubser

Use of acute normovolemic hemodilution for blood conservation during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 620-621. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Iwama, Kazuhiro Watanabe, and Shinju Obara

In vitro relationship between the blood nafamostat concentration and activated coagulation time
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 621-622. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MinHye So, Kazuya Sobue, Hajime Arima, Tetsuro Morishima, Masatoshi Fukumoto, Sayuki Tanaka, Hiroshi Ando, and Hirotada Katsuya

Aspiration pneumonia associated with a giant epiglottic cyst after cardiac surgery
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 622-623. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Junichi Ogata, Toru Yokoyama, and Kouichiro Minami

Ventilation of a patient after esophageal intubation with a double-lumen tube
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 623. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberta Deam and Craig McCutcheon

Management choices for the difficult airway
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 623-624. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David T. Wong and Glenn P. McGuire

REPLY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 624. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum:

Erratum 1
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Erratum 2
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 625. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book & New Media Reviews:

Gilles Plourde

Neural Mechanisms of Anesthesia: Joseph F. Antognini, Earl E. Carstens, Douglas E. Raines (Eds.). The Humana Press, 2003. 466 pages. $175 US. ISBN 0-89603-997-8
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 626. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel Chartrand

Malignant Hyperthermia: J. Schulte Am Esch, J. Scholz, F. Wappler (Eds.). Pabst Science Publishers, 2000. 428 pages. ISBN 3-934252-71-0
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 626. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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