Editorials:

Brendan T. Finucane

Ropivacaine cardiac toxicity – not as troublesome as bupivacaine/La toxicité cardiaque à la ropivacaïne, comparée à la bupivacaïne, ne présente pas autant de complications
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 449-453. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anahi Perlas and Vincent W. S. Chan

Neuraxial anesthesia and multiple sclerosis/Anesthésie neuraxiale et sclérose en plaques
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 454-458. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Dodek

Improving patient safety in critical care: big challenge, exciting opportunity/L’amélioration de la sécurité des patients à l’unité des soins intensifs : un grand défi, une occasion stimulante
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 459-462. [Full Text] [PDF]  

General Anesthesia:

Daisuke Takizawa, Koichi Nishikawa, Eri Sato, Haruhiko Hiraoka, Koujirou Yamamoto, Shigeru Saito, Ryuya Horiuchi, and Fumio Goto

A dopamine infusion decreases propofol concentration during epidural blockade under general anesthesia: [Une perfusion de dopamine diminue la concentration de propofol pendant le bloc péridural sous anesthésie générale]
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 463-466. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuhji Saitoh, Hisashi Hattori, Norie Sanbe, Hiroshi Nakajima, Masahiko Akatu, and Masahiro Murakawa

Delayed recovery of vecuronium neuromuscular block in diabetic patients during sevoflurane anesthesia: [Bloc neuromusculaire au vécuronium prolongé chez des patients diabétiques pendant l’anesthésie au sévoflurane]
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 467-473. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshitaka Fujii and Masahiro Nakayama

A lidocaine/metoclopramide combination decreases pain on injection of propofol: [Une combinaison de lidocaïne/métoclopramide diminue la douleur à l’injection de propofol]
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 474-477. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dirk Rüsch, Leopold Eberhart, Andreas Biedler, Jürgen Dethling, and Christian C. Apfel

Prospective application of a simplified risk score to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting: [L’application prospective d’un score de risque simplifié pour prévenir les nausées et les vomissements postopératoires]
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 478-484. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mahender Nath Misra, Asok Jayaraj Pullani, and Zubair Umer Mohamed

Prevention of PONV by acustimulation with capsicum plaster is comparable to ondansetron after middle ear surgery: [La prévention des NVPO par acustimulation avec un emplâtre de Capsicum est comparable à celle de l’ondansétron après une opération à l’oreille moyenne]
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 485-489. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Regional Anesthesia and Pain:

Mathieu Gielen, Robert Slappendel, and Nigel Jack

Successful defibrillation immediately after the intravascular injection of ropivacaine: [Défibrillation réussie immédiatement après l’injection intravasculaire de ropivacaïne]
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 490-492. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brendan T. Finucane and Ockert C. Terblanche

Prolonged duration of anesthesia in a patient with multiple sclerosis following paravertebral block: [Prolongation de l’anesthésie après un bloc paravertébral chez une patiente atteinte de sclérose en plaques]
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 493-497. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shiro Koizuka, Hideaki Obata, Masayuki Sasaki, Shigeru Saito, and Fumio Goto

Systemic ketamine inhibits hypersensitivity after surgery via descending inhibitory pathways in rats: [La kétamine intravasculaire inhibe l’hypersensibilité postchirurgicale par des voies inhibitrices descendantes chez les rats]
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 498-505. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott S. Reuben, David Ablett, and Rachel Kaye

High dose nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs compromise spinal fusion: [De fortes doses d’anti-inflammatoires non stéroïdiens compromettent l’arthrodèse vertébrale]
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 506-512. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philip W. H. Peng, Paul S. Tumber, and Douglas Gourlay

Review article: Perioperative pain management of patients on methadone therapy: [Exposé de synthèse : Traitement de la douleur périopératoire chez les patients sous thérapie à la méthadone]
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 513-523. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Obstetrical and Pediatric Anesthesia:

Alastair Ewen, Robin G. Cox, Sîon A. Davies, Jeremy B. Luntley, Yair Rubin, Gordon H. Fick, and Bevin B. Bart

The ankle clonus test is not a clinically useful measure of spinal cord integrity in children: [Le test du clonus du pied n’est pas une mesure cliniquement utile de l’intégrité de la moelle épinière chez les enfants]
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 524-529. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Respiration and Airway:

Koichi Yamashita, Tomoki Nishiyama, Takeshi Yokoyama, Hidehiro Abe, and Masanobu Manabe

Cardiac output by PulseCO^TM is not interchangeable with thermodilution in patients undergoing OPCAB: [L’évaluation du débit cardiaque par PulseCO^TM n’est pas interchangeable avec celle de la thermodilution chez des patients devant subir un PACCB]
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 530-534. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neuroanesthesia and Intensive Care:

Alan D. Baxter, Jill Allan, Johane Bedard, Sue Malone-Tucker, Sharon Slivar, Mike Langill, Marc Perreault, and Owen Jansen

Adherence to simple and effective measures reduces the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia: [L’observation de mesures simples et efficaces réduit l’incidence de pneumonie associée à la ventilation mécanique]
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 535-541. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert M. Penner, Michael J. Jacka, and Peter G. Brindley

Best evidence in critical care medicine: Medical therapy of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction: a moving experience
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 542-543. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

Antonios Liolios, Benjamin Gressens, Ingrid Leonard, Emmanuel Coche, and Philippe Hantson

Candida albicans lung abscess sensitive to fluconazole and responding only to amphotericin B in a non-immunocompromised critically ill patient
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 544-545. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luc Massicotte, Serge Lenis, Lynda Thibeault, Marie-Pascale Sassine, Robert F. Seal, and André Roy

Reduction of blood product transfusions during liver transplantation
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 545-546. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazuhiko Okuyama, Shinichi Inomata, and Hidenori Toyooka

The effects of prostaglandin E₁ or oral clonidine premedication on blood loss during paranasal sinus surgery
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 546-547. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine A. Vandebeek, Robert F. Seal, Ramona Kearney, Eleanor Reimer, Dilsheesh Purewal, and J. Mark Ansermino

Supervising fellows and residents in pediatric anesthesia
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 547-548. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alparslan Turan, Dilek Memis, Gaye Kaya, and Beyhan Karamanlioglu

The prevention of pain from injection of propofol by dexmedetomidine and comparison with lidocaine
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 548-549. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas M. Hemmerling, Guillaume Michaud, Stéphane Deschamps, and Guillaume Trager

‘Patients who sing need to be relaxed’-neuromuscular blockade as a solution for air-leaking during intermittent positive pressure ventilation using LMA
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 549. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anju Ghai, Sarla Hooda, Prashant Kumar, Raman Kumar, and Pankaj Bansal

Bilateral foot drop following lower limb orthopedic surgery under spinal anesthesia
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 550. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naveen Eipe, A. Dildeep, and Thomas Samuel

Endobronchial metastasis: an anesthetic complication?
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 550-551. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Harris

Desflurane costs in ambulatory anesthesia
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 551-552. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephan K. W. Schwarz, Bernard A. MacLeod, and Craig R. Ries

REPLY
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 552. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alain Deschamps and Srinivasan Krishnamurthy

Absence of pulse and blood pressure following vasopressin injection for myomectomy
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 552-553. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum:

ERRATUM
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 553. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book & New Media Reviews:

D. John Doyle

Leroy D. Vandam, MD: An Anesthesia Journey: Directed by Rafael Ortega MD. Produced by Melissa Yee MA. ©2004 Anesthesia Associates of Massachusetts, USA
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 554. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dave Neilipovitz

Seizures in Critical Care: A Guide to Diagnosis and Therapeutics: Panayiotis N. Varelas. Humana Press, 2004. 400 pages. $125.00 (US). ISBN 1-588-29-342-4
Can J Anesth 2005 52: 554-555. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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