Saturday June 21st, 2003:

Plenary Symposium:

Bernard J. Baars

Current concepts of consciousness with some implications for anesthesia
Can J Anesth 2003 50: R1. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pierre Fiset

Research on anesthesia, consciousness or both? Understanding our anesthetic drugs and defining the neural substrate
Can J Anesth 2003 50: R2. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ira Rampil

Consciousness, awareness, and the clinician
Can J Anesth 2003 50: R3. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Refresher Course 1:

William E. Hurford and Ruben Peralta

Management of tracheal trauma
Can J Anesth 2003 50: R4. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Refresher Course 2:

Tong J. Gan

Evidence-based management of postoperative nausea and vomiting
Can J Anesth 2003 50: R5. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sunday June 22nd, 2003:

Refresher Course 3:

Edward T. Riley

Labour analgesia and fetal bradycardia
Can J Anesth 2003 50: R6. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Refresher Course 4:

Thomas Grau

The evaluation of ultrasound imaging for neuraxial anesthesia
Can J Anesth 2003 50: R7. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Refresher Course 5:

David C. Campbell

Labour analgesia: what’s new and PCEA too?
Can J Anesth 2003 50: R8. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Refresher Course 6:

Brian P. Kavanagh and John G. Laffey

Perioperative control of CO₂
Can J Anesth 2003 50: R9. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Refresher Course 7: The Pierre Limoges Pediatric Anesthesia Lecture:

Clayton Reichert

Beyond halothane: an update on pediatric anesthesia pharmacology
Can J Anesth 2003 50: R10. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Refresher Course 8:

Brian Knight

Management of the chronic-pain patient in an acute-pain service
Can J Anesth 2003 50: R11. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Refresher Course 9:

Gregory Crosby and Deborah J. Culley

Anesthesia, the aging brain, and the surgical patient
Can J Anesth 2003 50: R12. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Refresher Course 10:

François Donati

Muscle relaxants: a clinical update
Can J Anesth 2003 50: R13. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abstracts - Monday June 23rd 2003 0830 - 1000:

Residents' Competition:

Nivez F. Rasic, Robert M. Friesen, Bruce Anderson, Shirley A. Hoban, Nancy Olson, and Jacob Kress

ARE PREPARED ET TUBES A SOURCE FOR PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS?
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A2. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simon Lévesque, Martin R. Lessard, Pierre Nicole, Stéphan Langevin, Jacques Langevin, François LeBlanc, and Jacques Brochu

APNEA TESTING FOR DIAGNOSIS OF BRAIN DEATH: COMPARISON OF 3 TECHNIQUES
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A3. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexis Turgeon, Pierre C. Nicole, Martin R. Lessard, Claude A. Trépanier, and Sylvie Marcoux

EFFECT OF CRICOID PRESSURE ON THE SUCCESS OF ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A4. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vynka C. Lash, Keith Anderson, J. Francisco Asenjo, and Francesco Carli

LOW-DOSE KETAMINE REDUCES MORPHINE USE AFTER TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A5. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dale A. Engen, Gordon H. Morewood, Nancy Ghazar, Ted Ashbury, Elizabeth G. VanDenKerkhof, and Louie Wang

A DEMAND-BASED ASSESSMENT OF THE CANADIAN ANESTHESIA WORKFORCE
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A6. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katherine R. Blight, C. David Mazer, Gregory M. T. Hare, Zhilan Wang, Carla Coackley, Rong Qu, Malcolm Robb, and Duncan J. Stewart

CEREBRAL EXPRESSION OF HYPOXIA-SENSITIVE GENES AFTER CPB IN THE RAT
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A7. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abstracts - Monday June 23rd 2003 1030 - 1200:

Richard Knill Competition:

Thomas Schricker, Sarkis Meterissian, Ralph Lattermann, and Franco Carli

PROTEIN SPARING WITH EPIDURAL ANALGESIA AND HYPOCALORIC DEXTROSE
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A9. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Yves Dupuis, Feng Wang, Howard Nathan, and Kathryn Williams

ESTIMATED CREATININE CLEARANCE VERSUS PLASMA CREATININE AS RISK PREDICTORS IN CARDIAC SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A10. [Full Text] [PDF]  

James A Robblee and Howard J Nathan

ANEMIA AND RECOVERY FROM CARDIAC SURGERY IN OLDER PATIENTS
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A11. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Yves Dupuis and Feng Wang

EUROSCORE VERSUS CARE SCORE FOR PREDICTION OF MORTALITY IN CARDIAC SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A12. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raynauld Ko, Marelise Kruger, Karen McRae, Gail Darling, Thomas Waddell, David Morrice, Desmond McGlade, Ken Cheung, Joel Katz, and Peter Slinger

IMPACT OF DIFFERENT INSPIRED GAS MIXTURES ON ONE LUNG VENTILATION
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A13. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregory M.T. Hare, Andrew J. Baker, Kathryn M. Hum, Steve Y. Kim, Rong Qu, Aiala Barr, and C. David Mazer

ANEMIA CAUSES INCREASED CEREBRAL CORTICAL nNOS mRNA LEVELS IN RATS.
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A14. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abstracts - Monday June 23rd 2003 1630 - 1800:

Poster Discussion 1 - Ambulatory:

Zeev Friedman, David T. Wong, and Frances Chung

WHAT ARE THE AMBULATORY SURGICAL PATIENT SELECTION CRITERIA IN CANADA?
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A16. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth G. VanDenKerkhof, David H. Goldstein, William C. Blaine, and Michael J. Rimmer

VALIDATION OF AN ELECTRONIC PATIENT-COMPLETED PRE-ANESTHETIC FORM
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A17. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacelyn M. Kolman, Orlando R. Hung, Ian G. Beauprie, and Robert Vandorpe

EVALUATION OF CERVICAL SPINE MOVEMENT DURING HELMET REMOVAL
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A18. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chandran J Baker, William Rennie, Robert Brown, and Susan Kenny

HOME PLEXUS CATHETERS AFTER MAJOR LIMB SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A19. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Damon Kamming, Brid McGrath, Frances Chung, Bruna Curti, and Shirley King

POSTOPERATIVE PAIN FOLLOWING DISCHARGE AFTER AMBULATORY SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A20. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brenda W. Lau, Craig R. Ries, Josie Schmid, and Richard N. Kraima

SINGLE-SHOT EPIDURAL FOR DAYCARE ARTHROSCOPIC MENISECTOMY.
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A21. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Poster Discussion 2 - Pediatrics:

Toshimi Arai and Masao Yamashita

AUDIO-DOPPLER-GUIDANCE FOR CENTRAL VENOUS CANNULATION IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A23. [Full Text] [PDF]  

William Splinter and Uma R. Parekh

A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF PERI-OPERATIVE FRESH-FROZEN PLASMA TRANSFUSION PRACTICE IN A CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A24. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Teresa Valois-Gomez and John G. Muir

USE OF ANAESTHETIC DRUGS IN PAEDIATRIC PRACTICE
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A25. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew G. Usher, Ramona A. Kearney, and Ban C.H. Tsui

PROPOFOL TIVA: SAFE FOR MRI IN CHILDREN
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A26. [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Shende, V. Darlong, and N. Asit

COMBINATION OF ORAL KETAMINE AND MIDAZOLAM FOR PREANAESTHETIC MEDICATION IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS: LOW DOSE VS HIGH DOSE.
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A27. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ban C.H. Tsui, Justin Richards, and John Van Aerde

UMBILICAL VEIN CATHETERIZATION UNDER ECG GUIDANCE
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A28. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ban CH. Tsui

EPIDURAL NEEDLE LOCATION USING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION IN CHILDREN
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A29. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ban CH. Tsui, Alese Wagner, Dominic Cave, Ramona Kearney, Leeanne Philips, and Kathy Reid

PEDIATRIC EPIDURALS VIA THE CAUDAL ROUTE USING NERVE STIMULATION
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A30. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Khalid Chowdary and William Splinter

TO STUDY THE EFFICACY OF SOMATIC PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK FOR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN RELIEF IN CHILDREN UNDERGOING OPEN APPENDECTOMY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A31. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Brooks, Ron Ree, Mark Ansermino, and David Rosen

MANAGEMENT OF THE DIFFICULT PEDIATRIC AIRWAY: AN ON-LINE SURVEY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A32. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Poster Discussion 3 - Neuroanesthesia:

Pirjo H Manninen, Ghazali Ghazaime, Soad Louissi, and Bisi Odukoya

MONITORING FOR NERVE INJURY FROM POSITIONING DURING LUMBAR SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A34. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Howard J. Nathan, Rosendo A. Rodriguez, Jean-Yves Dupuis, Luciana Parlea, Fraser D. Rubens, and Paul Hendry

SAFETY OF PERIOPERATIVE HYPOTHERMIA FOR CARDIAC SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A35. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Il-Ok Lee and In Ho Lee

COMPARISON OF ANTINOCICEPTIVE EFFECT OF PRE- VERSUS POSTTREATMENT WITH INTRATHECAL KETAMINE IN THE RAT
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A36. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul Audu

COMPARISON OF BIS AND SNAP FOR MONITORING ANESTHESIA DEPTH
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A37. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter H.K. Mak, Pirijo H. Manninen, and Shanti Sundar

ANESTHESIA FOR STEREOTACTIC DEEP-BRAIN STIMULATOR INSERTION
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A38. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephan K. W. Schwarz and Ernest Puil

NEUROTOXICITY OF LOCAL ANESTHETICS: A NOVEL ACTION OF HIGH LIDOCAINE CONCENTRATIONS IN RAT THALAMUS
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A39. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven E. Hybarger and Tod B. Sloan

SNAP INDEX WITH LIGHT ANESTHESIA AND MAC DURING SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A40. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Poster Discussion 4 - Regional, Pain Management:

Richard Brull, Colin JL McCartney, Regan Rawson, Sherif Abbas, and Vincent WS Chan

THE EFFECT OF ANESTHETIC TECHNIQUE ON PARESTHESIAE AFTER HAND SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A42. [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Ong, D. Ha, H. Ha, and W.P.S. McKay

A COMPARISON BETWEEN INTRATHECAL HYPERBARIC ROPIVACAINE AND BUPIVACAINE IN TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE (TURP) SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A43. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Il-Ok Lee, Myung-Hoon Kong, Mi-Kyung Lee, Sang-Ho Lim, Young-Seok Choi, and Nan-Sook Kim

THE EFFICACY OF SIMULTANEOUS EPIDURAL DROPERIDOL IN INHIBITION OF MORPHINE INDUCED NAUSEA AND PRURITUS
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A44. [Full Text] [PDF]  

P.H. Lennox, H.S. Umedaly, C.F. Keogh, D. Setton, R.P. Grant, B.G. Fitzmaurice, and K. Evans

DO THORACIC EPIDURAL CATHETERS GO CEPHALAD OR CAUDAD?
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A45. [Full Text] [PDF]  

P.H. Lennox, H.S. Umedaly, S.A. White, R.P. Grant, B.G. Fitzmaurice, and K. Evans

PRESSURE WAVEFORM - A MARKER FOR CONFIRMATION OF THE EPIDURAL SPACE?
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A46. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vincent WS Chan, Judy Watt-Watson, Frances Chung, and Michael McGillion

PATIENTS' PAIN MANAGEMENT FOLLOWING DISCHARGE AFTER DAY SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A47. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M Denise Daley, Peter H Norman, Sarah Hogervorst, Alicia Kowalski, James Arens, Debra Kennamer, Steven Curley, and Jean Vauthey

EPIDURAL ANALGESIA FOR NON-TRANSPLANT LIVER SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A48. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ban CH Tsui, Alese Wagner, and Brendan Finucane

NERVE STIMULATOR PERFORMANCE IN A PORCINE MODEL
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A49. [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. Scott Beattie and Peter Choi

CANADIAN SURVEY OF THE USE OF EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A50. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Khalid Chowdary and William Splinter

SCIATIC NERVE BLOCK: A NEW APPROACH
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A51. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Phillip E Donais, William PS McKay, Robert Banner, Renee Kennedy, and George Konok

EFFECT OF KETAMINE INFUSIONS ON POSTOPERATIVE BOWEL FUNCTION AFTER GI SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A52. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Darryl R. Guglielmin and Francis G. King

THE PRACTICE OF CENTRAL NEURAXIAL BLOCKADE DURING COAGULOPATHY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A53. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kyungil Hwang, Hoondo Kim, and Sangho Lee

THE PRE-EMPTIVE ANALGESIC EFFECT OF INTRAVENOUS KETAMINE FOR LUMBAR SPINE SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A54. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Poster Discussion 5 - Pharmacology:

Valérie Cardinal, René Martin, Jean-Pierre Tétreault, Marie-José Colas, Linda Gagnon, and Yves Claprood

FENTANYL AND SUFENTANIL AFTER SINGLE BREATH INDUCTION WITH SEVOFLURANE
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A56. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Schricker, Linda Wykes, and Franco Carli

REMIFENTANIL ATTENUATES THE HYPERGLYCEMIC RESPONSE TO SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A57. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tao Luo, Zhengyuan Xia, David M. Ansley, Jingping Ouyang, and Zhong-Yuan Xia

PROPOFOL REDUCES TNF-ALPHA INDUCED HUMAN ENDOTHELIAL CELL APOPTOSIS
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A58. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul Brousseau, Greg Dobson, Heather Lummis, and Ramiro Arellano

TRACKING ANTIEMETIC USE WITH AN ANESTHESIA INFORMATION SYSTEM
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A59. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Steinberg

PRIMING ROCURONIUM REDUCES ONSET TIME AND INCREASES SPEED
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A60. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Steinberg

ROCURONIUM - VECURONIUM INTERACTION REVISITED BY AN ALTERNATE METHOD
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A61. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Steinberg

RAPACURONIUM PRETREATMENT FOR SUCCINYLCHOLINE-MIVACURIUM SEQUENCE
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A62. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leo Trigazis, Isabella Devito, and Kristi Downey

THE USE OF HERBAL REMEDIES BY CANADIAN PERIOPERATIVE PATIENTS
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A63. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sean Minogue, James Ralph, and Martin Lampa

THE EFFECT OF TOPICAL LIDOCAINE ON COUGHING DURING EMERGENCE FROM GENERAL ANESTHESIA
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A64. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abstracts - Tuesday June 24th 2003 800 - 1000:

Poster Discussion 6 - Cardiovascular/Thoracic:

Andrew J Roscoe, Corey W Sawchuk, Ashraf Fayad, Jeff Healey, Eugene Crystal, Kevin Teoh, Eva Lonn, Sandra Carroll, Stephan Hohnloser, and Stuart Connolly

LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE FOR THE PREVENTION OF STROKE
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A66. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rosendo A. Rodriguez, Gilbert Lavallee, Fraser Rubens, and Howard J. Nathan

EXTRA-CORPOREAL SOURCES OF DOPPLER-DETECTED CEREBRAL EMBOLI DURING CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A67. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rosendo A. Rodriguez, Carlos D. Rodriguez, Gilbert Lavallee, Fraser D. Rubens, and Howard J. Nathan

IN-VITRO DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN AIR AND SOLID EMBOLI USING DOPPLER ULTRASOUND
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A68. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arnaud Robitaille, André Y. Denault, Pierre Couture, Sylvain Bélisle, Annik Fortier, Marie-Claude Guertin, Michel Carrier, and Raymond Martineau

MEAN ARTERIAL TO PULMONARY ARTERY PRESSURE RATIO IN CARDIAC SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A69. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sukhjeewan Basran, Robert Frumento, Catherine O'Malley, Linda Mongero, James Beck, and Elliott Bennett-Guerrero

Pulsing In Cardiac Surgery (PICS) Trial: Preliminary Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A70. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas M Hemmerling, Jen-Luc Choinière, Fadi Basile, Ignatio Prieto, and Joanne D Fortier

IMMEDIATE EXTUBATION AFTER AORTIC VALVE SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A71. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas M Hemmerling, Jen-Luc Choinière, Fadi Basile, Ignatio Prieto, and Joanne D Fortier

IMMEDIATE EXTUBATION AFTER OPCAB: PCA MORPHINE VERSUS THORACIC EPIDURAL ANALGESIA
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A72. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles MacAdams, Lawrence Fan, Douglas Seal, Karen Maier, Richard Kowalewski, Tim Tang, John Haigh, and Karen Tofflemire

COMBINED GENERAL-SPINAL VS. GENERAL ANESTHESIA FOR CABG
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A73. [Full Text] [PDF]  

James Q. Norris, Steven Howells, Joseph Browne, Andrew Beney, Todd Pynn, Steven Taylor, and Kam Mong

FAILED OFF-PUMP CABG: PREDICTORS AND OUTCOMES
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A74. [Full Text] [PDF]  

George Djaiani, Ludwik Fedorko, Jo Carroll, Mohamed Ali, Davy Cheng, Andrew Klein, Harry Rakowski, Anna Woo, Lee Heinrich, David Mikulis, and Jacek Karski

ATHEROMATOUS DISEASE OF THE AORTA PREDICTS NEW ISCHEMIC BRAIN LESION AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A75. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Poster Discussion 7 - Obstetrics:

Alex Sia and Sebastian Chua

LABOUR EPIDURAL ANALGESIA: CONTINUAL BOLUSES OR CONTINUOUS INFUSION?
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A77. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xi Hong, Branka Gvozdic, Thomas Schricker, and Franco Carli

LAPAROSCOPY COLONIC RESECTION AND RECOVERY OF BOWEL FUNCTION
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A78. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pamela J Morgan and Jordan Tarshis

AIR OR SALINE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF EPIDURAL SPACE: A META-ANALYSIS
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A79. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alison J. Macarthur, Rollin Brant, Jeffrey Pollard, and Linda Cook

PART I - CANADIAN OBSTETRIC DELIVERY COHORT: 1970 - 1998
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A80. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alison J. Macarthur, Rollin Brant, Jeffrey Pollard, and Linda Cook

PART II - PERIPARTUM MATERNAL MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A81. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alison J. Macarthur, Rollin Brant, Jeffrey Pollard, and Linda Cook

PART III - PERIPARTUM MATERNAL MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA - COMPARATIVE STUDY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A82. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hea Jo Yoon, Youn Woo Lee, Jeong-Yeon Hong, and Soo Mie Kim

GRANISETRON FOR EMESIS FROM EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA FOR CAESAREAN SECTION
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A83. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sherry Parkhurst, Diane Biehl, and Bill Ong

ADVANTAGES OF REMIFENTANIL OVER MEPERIDINE FOR EARLY LABOR ANALGESIA
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A84. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Poster Discussion 8 - Respiratory, Critical Care:

Martin R. Lessard, Pierre Nicole, Jacques Brochu, Stéphan Langevin, and Dary Croft

NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE C-SPINE INJURY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A86. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anthony M.-H. Ho, Tak Wai Lee, Manoj K. Karmakar, Wynnie M. Lam, and David C. Chung

TRACHEAL BRONCHUS & THE MARGIN OF SAFETY OF DOUBLE-LUMEN TUBE PLACEMENT
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A87. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luc Massicotte

LIVER TRANSPLANTS: SHOULD WE TRANSFUSE?
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A88. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter R.H. Wilkes, Stephan Legault, and Sanjiv Gupta

APPROXIMATE ENTROPY AND P0.1 AIRWAY OCCLUSION PRESSURE
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A89. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alan D. Baxter and J E Allan

OUT-OF-HOURS DISCHARGE FROM ICU DOES NOT INCREASE PATIENT MORTALITY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A90. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ban CH. Tsui and Stephan Malherbe

THE RATE OF NEBULIZATION OF LIDOCAINE WITH VARIED OXYGEN FLOW RATES
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A91. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alan D. Baxter, J Allan, J Bedard, S Malone-Tucker, S Slivar, M Langil, M Perrault, and O Jansen

A PROTOCOL FOR PREVENTION OF VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA (VAP)
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A92. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abstracts - Tuesday June 24th 2003 1030 - 1230:

Poster Discussion 9 - Cardiovascular/Thoracic, Blood Conservation:

George Carvalho, Anne Moore, Kevin Lachapelle, Baqir Quizilbash, and Thomas Schricker

MAINTAINING NORMOGLYCEMIA DURING CARDIAC SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A94. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reda. Salem, André Y. Denault, Pierre Couture, Sylvain Bélisle, Annik Fortier, Marie-Claude Guertin, Michel Carrier, and Raymond Martineau

DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION IS A PREDICTOR OF MORTALITY IN CARDIAC SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A95. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew A. Klein, George Djaiani, Charles Shayan, Jo Carroll, Dmitri Chamchad, Ludwik Fedorko, Davy Cheng, Jacek Karski, and Karkouti Keyvan

ACUPRESSURE REDUCES POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING IN WOMEN AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A96. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sally J. Bird, Liane S. Feldman, Maurice Anidjar, Donna Stanbridge, and Franco Carli

ASSESSING CARDIAC PRELOAD IN LAPAROSCOPIC DONOR NEPHRECTOMY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A97. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew Klein, Keyvan Karkouti, Esam Abdelnaem, Duminda Wijeysundera, Scott Beattie, Terry Yau, and David Sutton

EXCESSIVE BLOOD LOSS INCREASES MORTALITY AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A98. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bharathi Varadarajan, Andrew Klein, Geraldine Jose, George Djaiani, Ludwik Fedorko, Jo Carroll, and Jacek Karski

PERIOPERATIVE ADMINISTRATION OF TRANEXAMIC ACID DECREASES POSTOPERATIVE CLAUSTROPHOBIA.
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A99. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen Kakizawa, Stuart A. McCluskey, Keyvan Karkouti, Mohammed Ghannam, Robert Smith, Adam Goldman, Janet Hsu, Esam Abdelnaem, Geoff Duviner, David Sutton, David Grant, and Gary Levy

A PREDICTION MODEL OF MASSIVE TRANSFUSION IN LIVER TRANSPLANTATION.
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A100. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dmitri Chamchad, George Djaiani, Alvin Chang, Jacek Karski, and Jo Carroll

A NATION-WIDE SURVEY OF CURRENT CLINICAL PRACTICES IN MANAGEMENT OF CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CARDIAC SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A101. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles Shayan, Keyvan Karkouti, Esam Abdelnaem, Duminda Wijeysundera, Michael Borger, George Djaiani, and Mohammed Ghannam

EXCESSIVE HEMODILUTION AND STROKE RISK DURING CARDIAC SURGERY.
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A102. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Poster Discussion 10 - Education, Epidemiology:

Pamela J Morgan, Doreen Cleave-Hogg, Susan DeSousa, and Jordan Tarshis

APPLYING THEORY TO PRACTICE USING HIGH-FIDELITY PATIENT SIMULATION
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A104. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pamela J Morgan, Doreen Cleave-Hogg, and Susan DeSousa

RESIDENTS AS TEACHERS: EXPERIENCE USING HUMAN PATIENT SIMULATION
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A105. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Branka Gvozdic, Xi Hong, Thomas Schricker, and Franco Carli

FUNCTIONAL EXERCISE CAPACITY AFTER COLONIC SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A106. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Omar Radwan, Gerald Fried, and Franco Carli

LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY: IMPLEMENTATION OF A CLINICAL PATHWAY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A107. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Branka Gvozdic, Franco Carli, Steven Backman, Nicolas Christou, and Thomas Schricker

RECOVERY AFTER OPEN AND LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A108. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nancy Ghazar, Gordon H. Morewood, Dale Engen, Ted Ashbury, Elizabeth G. VanDenKerkhof, and Louie Wang

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE CANADIAN ANESTHESIA WORKFORCE
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A109. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jordan Tarshis, Susan DeSousa, Russell Brown, Stuart Iglesias, and Monica Kohlhammer

SIMULATOR CME FOR FAMILY PRACTICE ANESTHETISTS: A NATIONWIDE PROGRAM
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A110. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rob C. Tanzola, Elizabeth G. VanDenKerkhof, and Brian Milne

PROGRESSION OF INPATIENT MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN A TEACHING HOSPITAL
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A111. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Poster Discussion 11 - Equipment:

D. John Doyle

COLOUR SPECTROGRAM ANALYSIS OF ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS FROM THE LMA AUDIO MONITOR
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A113. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hwan Joo, Cassandra Frazer, Anthony Iacolucci, Andrew Bagrin, Orville Small, and Warren Lewin

PARKER VERSUS POLYVINYLCHLORIDE TRACHEAL TUBES FOR DIFFICULT AIRWAYS
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A114. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne L. Chowet, Jaime R Lopez, John Brock-Utne, and Richard A Jaffe

INTRA-ARTERIAL CATHETERS AND MEDIAN NERVE CONDUCTION FAILURE
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A115. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew D. Milne, John G. Muir, and J. Michael Lee

MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NON-LATEX AND LATEX TOURNIQUETS
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A116. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael J.M. English

EXTERNAL WARMING: SKIN AND CORE TEMPERATURE
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A117. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael J.M. English

AEROGEL THERMAL INSULATION
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A118. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael J.M. English

HEAT EXCHANGE EFFICIENCY OF WATER AND AIR WARMING IN VOLUNTEERS
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A119. [Full Text] [PDF]  

OR Hung

FASTRACH INTUBATION UNDER VISION USING THE FAST SCOPE
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A120. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ban CH. Tsui and Brendan Finucane

TENSILE STRENGTH OF 19 AND 20 GAUGE ARROW EPIDURAL CATHETERS
Can J Anesth 2003 50: A121. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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