Editorials:

Éamon McCoy

The McCoy laryngoscope in infants and children/L’usage du laryngoscope McCoy chez les enfants
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 101-105. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pascal Labrecque

L’intubation trachéale hors du bloc opératoire/Tracheal intubation outside of the operating room
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 106-110. [Full Text] [PDF]  

General Anesthesia:

J. Roger Maltby, Saul Pytka, Neil C. Watson, Robert A. McTaggart Cowan, and Gordon H. Fick

Drinking 300 mL of clear fluid two hours before surgery has no effect on gastric fluid volume and pH in fasting and non-fasting obese patients: [Le fait de boire 300 mL de liquide clair deux heures avant d’être opéré n’a pas d’effet sur le volume de liquide ni sur le pH gastriques chez des patients obèses à jeun ou non]
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 111-115. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas M. Hemmerling, Guillaume Michaud, Denis Babin, Guillaume Trager, and François Donati

Comparison of phonomyography with balloon pressure mechanomyography to measure contractile force at the corrugator supercilii muscle: [Comparaison de la phonomyographie et de la mécanomyographie avec ballonnet sous pression pour mesurer la force contractile du muscle sourcilier]
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 116-121. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lionel Bouvet, Bernard Allaouchiche, Frédéric Duflo, Richard Debon, Dominique Chassard, and Emmanuel Boselli

Le rémifentanil est une alternative efficace au propofol pour l’analgésie auto-contrôlée en endoscopie digestive: [Remifentanil is an effective alternative to propofol for patient-controlled analgesia during digestive endoscopic procedures]
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 122-125. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michaela Smolle, Christian Keller, Germar Pinggera, Martina Deibl, Josef Rieder, and Philipp Lirk

Clear hydro-gel, compared to ointment, provides improved eye comfort after brief surgery: [Un hydrogel clair, comparé à une pommade, améliore le confort après une brève intervention chirurgicale]
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 126-129. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anil Agarwal, Sanjay Dhiraj, Mehdi Raza, Ravinder Pandey, Chandra Kant Pandey, Prabhat K. Singh, Uttam Singh, and Devendra Gupta

Vein pretreatment with magnesium sulfate to prevent pain on injection of propofol is not justified: [Un prétraitement veineux au sulfate de magnésium n’est pas justifié pour prévenir la douleur causée par l’injection de propofol]
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 130-133. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Obstetrical and Pediatric Anesthesia:

Geoff Dugas, John Fuller, Sudha Singh, and James Watson

Pheochromocytoma and pregnancy: a case report and review of anesthetic management: [Phéochromocytome et grossesse. Exposé d’un cas et revue de la démarche anesthésique]
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 134-138. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barry K. Ray, Manuel C. Vallejo, Mitchell D. Creinin, Kelly T. Shannon, Gordon L. Mandell, Bupesh Kaul, and Sivam Ramanathan

Amniotic fluid embolism with second trimester pregnancy termination: a case report: [Embolie amniotique lors d’une interruption de grossesse au deuxième trimestre : exposé d’un cas]
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 139-144. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Krzysztof M. Kuczkowski

The cocaine abusing parturient: a review of anesthetic considerations: [L’abus de cocaïne chez les parturientes : une revue des aspects anesthésiques]
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 145-154. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gabriella Iohom, Robert Franklin, William Casey, and Barry Lyons

The McCoy straight blade does not improve laryngoscopy and intubation in normal infants: [La lame droite McCoy n’améliore pas la laryngoscopie ni l’intubation chez des enfants normaux]
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 155-159. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ze’ev Shenkman, Valeria Rathaus, Robert Jedeikin, Osnat Konen, David Hoppenstein, Mitchell Snyder, and Enrique Freud

The distance from the skin to the subarachnoid space can be predicted in premature and former-premature infants: [La distance entre la peau et l’espace sous-arachnoïdien peut être prédite chez les enfants prématurés et les anciens prématurés]
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 160-162. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF] Additional Material  

Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Respiration and Airway:

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

Ultra-fast-track anesthesia in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective audit comparing opioid-based anesthesia vs thoracic epidural-based anesthesia: [Un mode anesthésique ultrarapide pendant le pontage aortocoronarien à cur battant : un audit prospectif comparant l’anesthésie avec opioïdes et l’anesthésie péridurale thoracique]
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 163-168. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephan R. Williams, André Y. Denault, Michel Pellerin, and Raymond Martineau

Vasopressin for treatment of shock following aprotinin administration: [Traitement à la vasopressine pour un choc suivant l’administration d’aprotinine]
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 169-172. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lei Yao, Anna Maria Veytsman, and M. Saeed Dhamee

Images in Anesthesia: A right atrial foreign body
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 173. [Full Text] [PDF]  

George Kovacs, J. Adam Law, John Ross, John Tallon, Kirk MacQuarrie, Dave Petrie, Sam Campbell, and Chris Soder

Acute airway management in the emergency department by non-anesthesiologists: [L’assistance respiratoire immédiate réalisée à l’urgence par des non-anesthésiologistes]
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 174-180. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jaemin Lee, Jong H. Choi, Yoon K. Lee, Eun S. Kim, Ou K. Kwon, and Randolph H. Hastings

The Callander laryngoscope blade modification is associated with a decreased risk of dental contact: [La modification Callander de la lame du laryngoscope est associée à un moindre risque de contact avec les dents]
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 181-184. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

Chris Christodoulou and Steven Dain

Incident with a Baxter AS40A syringe pump: vigilance is warranted • Invited commentary:
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 185-186. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toshiya Tomioka, Masakazu Hayashida, and Kazuo Hanaoka

Pressure alopecia in living donors for liver transplantation
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 186-187. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Iwama, Hiroshi Ohmizo, and Shinju Obara

The relaxing effect of negative air ions on ambulatory surgery patients
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 187-188. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masayoshi Uchida, Hiroki Iida, Yoko Osawa, Sigeaki Tanahashi, Masahiko Kumazawa, Kazuyuki Sumi, and Shuji Dohi

Clonidine attenuates the hemodynamic responses to hypercapnia during propofol anesthesia
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 188-189. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc Freysz and François Lenfant

The early detection of bupivacaine toxicity in dogs
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 189. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jin-Tae Kim and Kook-Hyun Lee

REPLY
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 189-190. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kate Paterson and Joerg Kuehne

Intrathecal morphine vs psoas compartment block for hip surgery
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 190. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vincent Souron

REPLY
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 190-191. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Régis Fuzier, Valérie Fuzier, Natalie Albert, Isabelle Decramer, Kamran Samii, and Michel Olivier

The infraclavicular block is a useful technique for emergency upper extremity analgesia
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 191-192. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shaul Cohen, Ashraf Sakr, and Ehab Sakr

What do we do with a disconnected epidural catheter? - A response
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 192. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Donald T. Jolly, Armando Escalona, and Donna Clarke

Destruction of the LMA-ProSeal^TM with the Red Plug during steam autoclaving
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 193. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takashi Noguchi, Yousuke Shiga, and Kazunori Koga

Use of the OxyArm^TM in a patient suffering from trigeminal neuralgia
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 193-194. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book & New Media Reviews:

Brian Knight

Pain and Headache, vol. 14. Botulinum Toxin in Painful Diseases: Wolfgang H. Jost (Ed.). Karger Inc., 2003. 174 pages. $128.50 (EUR), $156.50 (USD). ISBN 3-8055-7500-9
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 195. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. John Clark

Progress in Pain Research and Management Volume 25. Opioids and Pain Relief: A Historical Perspective: Marcia L. Meldrum (Ed.). IASP Secretariat, 2003. 223 pages. ISBN 0-931092-47-7
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 195. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Francois Courval

Practical Perioperative Transoesophageal Echocardiography: David Sidebotham, Alan Merry, Malcolm Legget (Eds.). Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003. 266 pages. $122.00 CDN. ISBN 0 7506 5496 1
Can J Anesth 2004 51: 196. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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