Editorials:

Brendan T. Finucane

Allergies to local anesthetics - the real truth/Les allergies aux anesthésiques locaux - la vraie vérité
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 869-874. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gilbert Blaise

Should we use naloxone epidurally?/Devrait-on utiliser la naloxone dans l’espace péridural ?
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 875-878. [Full Text] [PDF]  

General Anesthesia:

Takahiro Suzuki, Cynthia A. Lien, Matthew R. Belmont, Joseph Tjan, and John J. Savarese

Edrophonium effectively antagonizes neuromuscular block at the laryngeal adductors induced by rapacuronium, rocuronium and cisatracurium, but not mivacurium: [L’édrophonium antagonise efficacement le blocage neuromusculaire des adducteurs laryngés induit par le rapacuronium, le rocuronium et le cisatracurium, mais non par le mivacurium]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 879-885. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lee Newkirk, Youri Vater, Donald Oxorn, Michael Mulligan, and Ernest Conrad

Intraoperative TEE for the management of pulmonary tumour embolism during chondroblastic osteosarcoma resection: [L’ETO peropératoire comme mesure diagnostique d’une embolie tumorale pulmonaire pendant la résection d’un ostéosarcome chondroblastique]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 886-890. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kenneth Martay, Greg Dembo, Youri Vater, Kevin Charpentier, Adam Levy, Ramasamy Bakthavatsalam, and Peter R. Freund

Unexpected surgical difficulties leading to hemorrhage and gas embolus during laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: a case report: [Difficultés chirurgicales inattendues conduisant à une hémorragie et à une embolie gazeuse pendant une néphrectomie laparoscopique chez un donneur : une étude de cas]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 891-894. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul G. Firth, Yoshihiko Tsuruta, Yogish Kamath, Walter H. Dzik, Christopher S. Ogilvy, and Robert A. Peterfreund

Transfusion-related acute lung injury or acute chest syndrome of sickle cell disease? – A case report: [Une étude de cas : lésion pulmonaire aiguë post-transfusionnelle ou syndrome pulmonaire aigu de la drépanocytose ?]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 895-899. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Regional Anesthesia and Pain:

David T. Wong and Jeff C. Gadsden

Acute upper airway angioedema secondary to acquired C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency: a case report: [Angio-dème aigu des voies respiratoires supérieures secondaire à une déficience acquise de l’inhibiteur de C1 estérase : une étude de cas]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 900-903. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey S. Kroin, Asokumar Buvanendran, Subhash K.S. Nagalla, and Kenneth J. Tuman

Postoperative pain and analgesic responses are similar in male and female Sprague-Dawley rats: [Les réactions à la douleur postopératoire et aux analgésiques sont similaires chez les rats et les rates Sprague-Dawley]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 904-908. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marie-Françoise Doursout, Yangyan Liang, and Jacques E. Chelly

NOS inhibitors exhibit antinociceptive properties in the rat formalin test: [Les inhibiteurs de NOS affichent des propriétés antinociceptives au test de formaline chez des rats]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 909-916. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Obstetrical and Pediatric Anesthesia:

Eric Goldszmidt and Sharon Davies

Two cases of hemorrhage secondary to amniotic fluid embolus managed with uterine artery embolization: [Deux cas d’hémorragie secondaire à une embolie amniotique traités par une embolisation de l’artère utérine]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 917-921. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bill Y. Ong, Ken Baron, Eric L. Stearns, Cynthia Baron, Don Paetkau, and Ron Segstro

Severe fetal bradycardia in a pregnant surgical patient despite normal oxygenation and blood pressure: [Bradycardie ftale sévère chez une opérée enceinte malgré une oxygénation et une tension artérielle normales]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 922-925. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katsuya Tanaka, Hiroshi Kitahata, Shinji Kawahito, Junpei Nozaki, Yoshinobu Tomiyama, and Shuzo Oshita

Phenylephrine increases pulmonary blood flow in children with tetralogy of Fallot: [La phényléphrine augmente le débit sanguin chez les enfants qui présentent une tétralogie de Fallot]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 926-929. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Markus Weiss, Andreas Gerber, and Alexander Dullenkopf

Nitrous oxide does not affect automated air tonometry in children: [Le protoxyde d’azote n’agit pas sur la tonométrie à l’air, automatisée, chez les enfants]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 930-932. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Respiration and Airway:

Calvin Thompson, Douglas Bergstrome, and Joel L. Parlow

Limitations of preoperative dobutamine stress echocardiography in identifying severe left main coronary artery stenosis: a report of two cases and a brief review: [Les limites de l’échocardiographie d’effort préopératoire avec dobutamine dans l’identification d’une sténose du tronc de l’artère coronaire gauche : observation de deux cas et brève revue]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 933-939. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Detlef Obal, Horst Scharbatke, Holger Barthel, Benedikt Preckel, Jost Müllenheim, and Wolfgang Schlack

Cardioprotection against reperfusion injury is maximal with only two minutes of sevoflurane administration in rats: [La cardioprotection contre les lésions de reperfusion est maximale après deux minutes seulement d’administration de sévoflurane chez des rats]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 940-945. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF] Additional material  

Neuroanesthesia and Intensive Care:

Adrian W. Gelb, Frederick Salevsky, Frances Chung, Ken Ringaert, Robert M.C. McTaggart-Cowan, Ted Wong, and Pirjo H. Manninen

Remifentanil with morphine transitional analgesia shortens neurological recovery compared to fentanyl for supratentorial craniotomy: [L’analgésie transitionnelle avec du rémifentanil et de la morphine, comparés au fentanyl, diminue le temps de récupération neurologique suivant une craniotomie sus-tentorielle]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 946-952. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francis Bernard, Colin L. Verdant, Todd Gorman, Martine Leblanc, and Pierre Dagenais

Best evidence in critical care medicine: Treatment: Daily hemodialysis reduces mortality in patients with acute renal failure
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 953-954. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Dodek

Mandatory reporting of "imminent" death to identify organ donors: history, controversy, and potential solutions: [Déclaration obligatoire de mort "imminente" pour identifier des donneurs d’organes : histoire, controverse et solutions possibles]
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 955-960. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

Toshiyuki Okutomi, Miwako Saito, Junko Mochizuki, and Kan Amano

Prophylactic epidural naloxone reduces the incidence and severity of neuraxial fentanyl-induced pruritus during labour analgesia in primiparous parturients
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 961-962. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Marc Malinovsky, Antoine Cozian, and Olivier Rivault

Spinal anesthesia for transurethral prostatectomy in a patient with multiple system atrophy
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 962-963. [Full Text] [PDF]  

René Martin, Martine Pirlet, Michel Parent, and France Gingras

Evaluation of epidural catheter tip position
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 963. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takuo Hoshi, Masayuki Miyabe, Shinji Takahashi, and Hidenori Toyooka

REPLY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 963-964. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stuart A. Grant

General anesthesia and simulator driving skills
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 964. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrea Lassnigg, Ursula Janoschek, Andrea Gschanes, Andreas Liedler, Doris Hutschala, Udo Eggenreich, and Michael Hiesmayr

Propofol 2% in two different oil-in-water emulsions: a randomized, double-blind study
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 964-965. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tim Cook

cLMA and PLMA for laparoscopic surgery
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 965-966. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard M. Cooper

REPLY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 966. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stuart Dolling, Nicola R.K. Anders, and Sian E. Rolfe

Protection of the airway with the LMA during upper airway surgery
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 967. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Zubair Ahmed and Akbar Vohra

REPLY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 967-968. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan L. Benumof

Function of the aperture bars on the LMA
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 968. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Baha Al-Shaikh

REPLY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 968. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Douglas Hardy

An unusual case of laryngeal mask airway obstruction
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 969. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Koichi Takita, Shigeaki Kobayashi, Masahito Kozu, Yuji Morimoto, and Osamu Kemmotsu

Successes and failures with the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) in patients with Treacher Collins syndrome – a case series
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 969-970. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuko Sato, Tomomasa Kimura, Eiichi Sato, Kimitoshi Nishiwaki, and Yasuhiro Shimada

Severe bradycardia in a patient undergoing endovascular stent-graft repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm with vena cava balloon occlusion
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 970-971. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Goverdhan Dutt Puri, Arun Kumar, and Shyam K.S. Thignam

BIS as an indicator of cerebral perfusion during closed mitral commissurotomy
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 971-972. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book & New Media Reviews:

D. John Doyle

Web Site Review: www.anesthesiologynews.com
Can J Anesth 2003 50: 973. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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