Editorials:

Robert N. Sladen

Severe sepsis: a bundle still under construction?/La septicémie sévère: un lot encore en travaux ?
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 779-785. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard M. Cooper

ProSeal LMA – how long is too long?/Le LMA ProSeal – Combien de temps est trop long?
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 786-789. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reports of Original Investigations:

Lauralyn A. McIntyre, Dean Fergusson, Deborah J. Cook, Rama C. Nair, Dean Bell, Viinay Dhingra, Brian Hutton, Sheldon Magder, Paul C. Hébert for The Canadian Critical Care Trials Group

Resuscitating patients with early severe sepsis: a Canadian multicentre observational study: [Réanimation des patients en début de sepsie sévère : une étude observationnelle multi-centrique canadienne]
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 790-798. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James Edward Paul, Elizabeth Ling, Carlos Lalonde, and Lehana Thabane

Deliberate hypotension in orthopedic surgery reduces blood loss and transfusion requirements: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials: [L’hypotension délibérée en chirurgie orthopédique réduit les pertes sanguines et l’incidence transfusionnelle: une méta-analyse d’études randomisées contrôlées]
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 799-810. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xavier Culebras, Georges L. Savoldelli, Elisabeth Van Gessel, Claude-Eric Klopfenstein, Sonja Saudan-Frei, and Eduardo Schiffer

Low-dose sufentanil does not potentiate intrathecal morphine for perioperative analgesia after major colorectal surgery: [Le sufentanil à faible dose ne potentialise pas la morphine intrathécale pour l’analgésie périopératoire après une chirurgie colorectale majeure]
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 811-817. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Étienne de Médicis, Jocelyn Pelletier, René Martin, Marie-Josée Loignon, Jean-Pierre Tétrault, and Lucie Laroche

Technical report: optimal quantity of saline for epidural pressure waveform analysis: [Compte-rendu technique : quantité optimale de solution saline pour l’analyse d’une forme d’onde de la pression péridurale]
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 818-821. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kai Goldmann, Joerg Dieterich, and Marion Roessler

Laryngopharyngeal mucosal injury after prolonged use of the ProSeal^TM LMA in a porcine model: a pilot study: [Lésion de la muqueuse laryngo-pharyngée suite à une utilisation prolongée du masque laryngé ProSeal^TM dans un modèle porcin: une étude pilote]
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 822-828. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports/Case Series:

Hernando Olivar, John S. Bramhall, Irene Rozet, Monica S. Vavilala, Michael J. Souter, Lorri A. Lee, and Arthur M. Lam

Subarachnoid lumbar drains: a case series of fractured catheters and a near miss: [Drains lombaires sous-arachnoïdiens: série de cas de cathéters brisés et un « near miss »]
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 829-834. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Trevor A. Hennessey, Steven B. Backman, Sarkis H. Meterissian, and Thomas Schricker

Nail-Patella syndrome: a case report and anesthetic implications: [L’ostéo-onychodysostose : présentation de cas et implications anesthésiques]
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 835-839. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pierre Ruest, Maryam Aroichane, Ghassan Cordahi, and Nathalie Bureau

Possible venous air embolism during open eye surgery in a child: [Possible embolie gazeuse veineuse lors d’une chirurgie à œil ouvert chez un enfant]
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 840-844. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Best Evidence in Critical Care Medicine:

Sean M. Bagshaw, Peter G. Brindley, Noel Gibney, and Rinaldo Bellomo

Continuous or intermittent renal replacement for treatment of severe acute kidney injury in critically ill patients
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 845-847. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Images in Anesthesia:

Ashraf Fayad

Transesophageal echocardiographic diagnosis of a failed balloon catheter during endovascular stenting of a descending thoracic aneurysm
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 848-849. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Naoyuki Matsuda, and Yoshio Hatano

The use of capnography for apnea monitoring during non-invasive positive pressure ventilation during spinal anesthesia
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 850. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eiko Onishi, Kazuko Fujita, and Satoshi Yokono

Perioperative management of aplastic anemia in pregnancy with platelet transfusion refractoriness
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 851. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eunice Lam, Michelle Lee, Richard Brull, and David T. Wong

Effect of anesthesia consultation on patients’ preoperative concerns
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 852-853. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Akihiro Suzuki, Takayuki Kunisawa, and Hiroshi Iwasaki

Double lumen tube placement with the Pentax-Airway Scope®
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 853-854. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chris Christodoulou

Neck auscultation: a simple new method for confirming tracheal intubation
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 854-855. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicolas Kluger, Jean-Christian Sleth, and Bernard Guillot

Lumbar tattoos and lumbar puncture: the emperor’s new clothes?
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 855. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book & New Media Reviews:

Ian H. Zunder

Trauma - Emergency Resuscitation, Perioperative Anesthesia, Surgical Management - Volume 1: William C. Wilson, Christopher M. Grande, David B. Hoyt (Editors). Informa Healthcare USA, Inc., 2007. 867 pages. ISBN-10: 0-8247-2919-6 (Hardcover); ISBN-13: 978-0-8247-2919-6 (Hardcover)
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 856. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Denis Yelle and Jacinthe Lampron

Trauma - Critical Care - Volume 2: William C. Wilson, Christopher M. Grande, David B. Hoyt (Editors). Informa Healthcare USA, 2007. $299.95 US. ISBN 0-8247-2920-X (Hardcover)
Can J Anesth 2007 54: 856-857. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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