Issue Special Issue 1/2008
Content (127 Articles)
Accelerometer-based muscle-stimulation neuromuscular blockade monitoring: A pilot study
William McKay, Ayoub Dangor, Garrett Chin
Practice is not enough- repeated breaches in epidural anesthesia aseptic technique by anesthesia residents despite improved skill as reviewed by videotaping
Zeev Friedman, Naveed Siddiqui, Rita Katznelson, Isabel Devito, Sharon Davies
Ultrasound measurement of palpated intercristal (tuffier’s) line height in volunteers
Christopher Pysyk, Desiree Persaud, Gregory Bryson, Anne Lui
Does a low volume ultrasound-guided technique reduce common complications of interscalene brachial plexus block (ISBPB)?
Sheila Riazi, Imad Awad, Nicole Carmichael, Richard Holtby, Colin McCartney
Safety of chlorpromazine for postoperative nausea and vomiting
Tyler Mclaren, William McKay, Maher Al-Rawwaf, Elmo Surtie
Qi review of three epidural solutions for post-op analgesia
George Evans, Neal Badner, George Nicolaou, Dave Smith
Remifentanil for tracheal intubation in infants and children
Jon McCormack, Helen Hume-Smith, Disha Mehta, Rollin Brant, Carolyne Montgomery, Mark Ansermino
How clean are we? Determining microbial growth on commonly touched items in three operating rooms
Julie Lajoie, Elizabeth Ling
A randomized double-blind comparison of a morphine-fentanyl combination vs. morphine alone for patient-controlled analgesia following bowel surgery
Zeev Friedman, Rita Katznelson, Shannon Phillips, Cristina Zanchetta, Irina Oana-Irina, Leonard Eisen, Naveed Siddiqui
Use of transesophageal speckle tracking echocardiography to evaluate right ventricular longitudinal strain during cardiac surgery
Matthias Desmet, Richard Bowry, Claude Tousignant
Comparison between sedation and general anesthesia for endoscopy in children
Ibrahim AbuShahwan, Christine Lamontagne, Kimmo Murto, Bill Splinter
Continuous sciatic nerve block in phantom limb pain prevention
A. Becott, E. de Medicis, R. Martin, V. Gagnon
Teaching life saving procedures: The impact of model fidelity on acquisition and transfer of cricothyrotomy skills to cadavers
Zeev Friedman, Kong You-Ten, Dylan Bould, Viren Naik
Inspiratory support improves preoxygenation in healthy subjects
Issam Tanoubi, Pierre Drolet, François Donati, Louis-Philippe Fortier
Laryngeal mask airway and difficult airway management in children: A report of 2 cases
Maliwan Oofuvong, Teresa Valois, Davinia Withington
Postoperative troponin I levels and side effects following methylprednisolone administration in children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass
Sylvie Aucoin, Arnim Vlatten, Sharon Litz, Chris Soder, Brian MacManus
A technique of lung isolation for whole lung lavage in a child with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Catherine Paquet, Cengiz Karsli
The incidence of preoperative anxiety in neurosurgical patients undergoing a craniotomy
Anna Perks, Sucharita Chakravarti, Pirjo Manninen, Lakshmikumar Venkat Raghavan
Arterial spin labelling functional MRI — A new modality for successfully capturing cerebral blood flow changes associated with tonic pain
Collin Clarke, Sue Ganapthy,, Keith St. Lawrence, Daron Owen
Patient satisfaction in ambulatory anesthesia: A systematic review
Pratamaporn Chanthong, Amir Abrishami, Jean Wong, Frances Chung
Glidescope vs direct laryngoscopy in nasotrachela intubation
Philip Jones, Timothy Turkstra, Kevin Armstrong, Paidrig Armstrong, Richard Cherry, Christopher Harle, Jason Hoogstra
The effect of aortic infrarenal clamping and unclamping on intraocular pressure during elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Amit Chopra, Chris Christodoulou
Succesful management of life-threatening hemorrhage in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta by low-dose activated recombinant factor VII
Annick Becotte, P. Moliner, G. Devroede, H. Knecht
Post- operative vaso vagal syncope: Is intrathecal anesthesia the cause?
Tania Di Renna, John Penning, Gregory Bryson
Perioperative myocardial ischemia in isolated systolic hypertension (promise): A preliminary report
Ashraf Fayad, Homer Yang, Terry Ruddy, Jim Watters, George Wells
Up-down determination of the ED90 of phenylephrine for spinal induced hypotension in parturients undergoing cesarean delivery
Ronald George, Dolores McKeen, Ashraf Habib
Expert versus non-expert raters in simulation performance evaluation
Pamela Morgan, Roderick Cheung, Vicki LeBlanc, Michele Haley
Intraoperative lidocaine injection for postoperative laminectomy pain
Cengiz Mordeniz, Fuat Torun, Zeynep Baysal, Emel Avci, Hamza Karabag, Turhan Togrul
Gabapentin pharmacokinetics and feasibility in cardiac surgery
Joel Parlow, Brian Milne, Ian Gilron, Debbie Shore, Elizabeth Orr
Epidural catheter migration during labour — A comparison between standard versus Epi-Guard fixation
Lorraine Chow, Raouf Wahba, Molly Shing, Andrew Walker, Aaron Hong
The effects of normothermic versus hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass on hepatic blood flow
Fawzia A. Fetough, Maged Salah, Mohamed Mostafa, Ashraf Fawzy, Mohamed Sewielem, Khaled Sedeek
The efficacy of low dose recominant factor VIIa in the prophylaxis of bleeding during orthotropic liver transplantation
Fawzia A. Fetouh, Maged Salah, Khaled Sedeek
Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular filling during elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia
George Dumitrascu, Ashraf Fayad, Nasser Tawfeeq
Propofol decreases the amplitude of motor-evoked potentials in a concetration-dependent manner
Masashi Uchida, Makoto Nishio, Syuntaro Hanamura, Naoyuki Sizu, Noriko Ikeda, Akihiro Yamauchi, Sadaaki Nakai, Kiyoshi Takeda
Deep extubation and insertion of laryngeal mask airway reduces coughing at emergence
Geneviève Brouillette, Pierre Drolet, François Donati
Context sensitive physiological monitoring in children
J Mark Ansermino, Jeremy Daniels, Joanne Lim, Ping Yang, Chris Brouse, Guy Dumont
Prehospital vs hospital airway management in trauma patients
Shawn Hicks, David Neilipovitz, Greg Bryson
Performance predictors in advanced cardiac life support simulations
Pamela Morgan, Meredith Ford, Glenn Regehr, Michele Haley, Susan DeSousa
Maternal and neonatal outcomes in obese parturients
Cindy Baron, Linda Girling, Angela Mathieson, W. Alan Mutch
Electrocorticographic (ECOG) activation by anesthetic agents during epilepsy surgery under general anesthesia — evidence based review
Sanjib Adhikary, Lakshmikumar Venkat Raghavan, Pirjo Manninen
Anesthetic considerations for extracranial to intracranial bypass (EC-IC) surgery: Control of blood pressure
Amit Prakash, Pirjo Manninen, Lakshmi Venkatraghavan
Anesthesia resident stress: Implications for Canadian postgraduate training programs
Matthew Simms, Sonya Melnyk Stevens, Arla Day, Dolores McKenn
Compatibility of ringer’s lactate with AS-3 packed red blood cells
Khala Albert, Joel Parlow, Janet van Vlymen, Paula James
Emg detection of loss of consciousness during a standardized IV induction
Jagpaul Sahota, Henrik Huttunen, Ali Zandi, Stephane Bibian, Patrick Yu, Guy Dumont, Craig Ries
Oxidative stress markers and postoperative hypertension in patients undergoing neurosurgery — A correlative study
Sanjib Adhikary, Parthiban Velayutham, Anup Ramchandran, Rajsekhar Vedantum, Srinivas Babu
Alfentanil induced electrocorticographic activation: A promising tool for presurgical evaluation of temporallobe epilepsy (TLE) patients
Lakshmikumar Venkat Raghavan, Taufik Valiante, Sanjib Adhikary, Danielle Andrade
General anesthesia with or without thoracic epidural block for cardiac surgery — A decision analysis
Anthony Ho, Anna Lee, Gavin Joynt, Manoj Karmakar, Paul Myles
Predictors of peri-operative red blood cell transfusion in lung transplantation
Martin Ma, Peter Slinger, Marc De Perrot, Keyvan Karkouti, Karen McRae
A novel closed-loop system to administer propofolcomparison with manual control
Thomas Hemmerling, Samer Charabati, Benjamin Dubois, David Bracco, Pierre Mathieu
Pediatric perioperative screening for Sleep Apnea prior to adenotonsillectomy
Kimmo Murto, Naveen Eipe, Elizabeth McLeod
Interaction between rocuronium potency and duration of propofol-tiva at the adductor pollicis
Thomas Hemmerling, Nhien Le, David Bracco
Inter-hemispheric cerebral saturation differences during thoracic surgery with lateral head positioning
David Bracco, Marie-Claude Bluteau, Roy Kazan, Thomas Hemmerling
Lumbar intrathecal administration of the quaternary lidocaine derivative, QX-314, produces neurotoxicity in mice
Stephan Schwarz, Helen Cheung, Craig Ries, Sang Lee, Jimmy Wang, Bernard MacLeod
Simulators can shorten the time to perform key therapeutic maneuvers
Rob Johnston, Sanjiv Gupta, Robert Elliott, George Dumitrascu, Michelle Chiu, Simone Crooks
Retrospective audit of pain management following anterior resection
Natasha Broemling, Penny Brasher, Kelly Mayson
Comparison of glidscope® success rates by experts in patients with with normal and difficult airways
Hwan Joo, Elizabeth Mathieson, Viren Naik, Lyndon Siu, Deven Chandra, Mathew Bould
The effect of surgery on the sleep architecture — A pilot study
Frances Chung, Pu Liao, Balaji Yegneswaranl, Colin Shapiro, Chaudhry Ayeshah, Voinov Valentin, Frank Sun
Avoidance of preoperative fasting by hypocaloric nutrition stimulates albumin synthesis and reduces muscle catabolism after surgery
Ralph Latterman, Sarkis Meterissian, Olasunkamni Adegoke, Errol Marliss, Hanan el-Shobary, Franco Carli, Linda Wykes, Thomas Schricker
Anesthesia consultation reduces length-of-stay but not mortality
Duminda Wijeysundera, Peter Austin, Scott Beattie, Janet Hux, Andreas Laupacis
Anesthesia for trans-catheter aortic valve implantation: A case series
Massimiliano Meineri, Marcin Wasowicz, Annette Vegas, Jacek Karski
Cerebral desaturation during single lung ventilation correlates with postoperative morbidity
Thomas Hemmerling, Marie-Claude Bluteau, Roy Kazan, David Bracco
Perioperative cardiac arrests in a Southeast Asian University Teaching Hospital over fifteen years
Aliya Ahmed, Mohammad Ali, Fauzia Khan, Mueenullah Khan
Beta blockers increase perioperative risk in acute anemia surgery
Scott Beattie, Keyvan Karkouti, Nicholas Mitsakakis, Duminda Wijeysundera, Gregory Hare, Gordon Tait
Arterial pulse contour cardiac output in liver transplantation
Mohammed Zafruddin, Karim Aly, Debbie D’Oyley, Neil McDonald, John Boylan
Tranexamic acid and transfusion in orthotopic liver transplantation
Simon Gower, Coimbatore Srinivas, Reza Ghaffari, Nicholas Mitsakakis, Stuart McCluskey
Coronary artery stents and mortality after cardiac surgery
Jordan Zacny, Scott Beattie, Vlad Dzavik, Terrence Yau, Keyvan Karkouti
Hemodynamic response and airway morbidity following tracheal intubation: A comparison between direct laryngoscopy, video laryngoscopy and lightwand techniques
Naveed Siddiqui, Rita Katznelson, Zeev Friedman
Perioperative morbidity and coronary revascularazation surgery
Ronit Lavi, Jacek Karski, Robert James Cusimano, Jo Carroll, George Djaiani
Local anesthetic dilution for peripheral nerve block: Comparative evaluation of saline VS 5% dextrose
Shalini Dhir, Sugantha Ganapathy, Amna Masood
Anti-inelammatory effects of antibiotics within the intestinal microcirculation in experimental sepsis in rats
Christian Lehmann, Sara Whynot, Nancy McGrath, Crystal Atkinson, Orlando Hung, Thomas Issekutz, Michael Murphy
Diastolic dysfunction and postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary revascularization surgery
Massimiliano Meineri, Ronit Lavi, Jo Carroll, Jacek Karski, George Djaiani
Impact of preoperative change in physical function on surgical recovery: Argument supporting prehabilitation for colorectal surgery
Francesco Carli, Patrick Charlebois, Liane Feldman, Barry Stein, Gerald Zavorsky, Gerald Fried, Nancy Mayo
Propanolol decreases pain perception in healthy volunteers
Elena Gramigni, Petra Schweinhardt, G. Baldini, A. Clemente, M. Bushnell, Franco Carli
Awake laparoscopy for peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion
Arun Prasad, Lakshmikumar Venkat Raghavan, Gopakumar Nair
The viscosity of hydroxy-ethyl starch
Clifton Johnston, Jacqueline Flewitt, Kogan Lee, Andrew Walker, Gary Dobson
Intraoperative lidocaine infusion spares postoperative fentanyl in patients undergoing ambulatory laparoscopic cholecystectomy
S. Lauwick, G. Michelagnoli, Do Kim, G. Mistraletti, Liane Feldman, Gerald Fried, Franco Carli
Selective spinal anesthesia: A comparison of 2-chloroprocaine with lidocaine for ambulatory TUPR surgery
Graham Neilson, Pamela Lennox, Himat Vaghadia
Online teaching aid for the 20 standard diagnostic tee views
Annett Vegas, Massimiliano Meineri, Michael Corrin, Gordon Tait
Isocapnic hyperpnoea and recovery time after anesthesia with isoflurane
Rita Katznelson, Adriaan Van Rensburg, Leonid Minkovich, Zeev Friedman, Marcin Wasowicz, Joseph Fisher
Atomised lidocaine for airway topicalisation in the morbidly obese: A randomized controlled trial comparing 1% vs. 2%
Christopher Woodruff, Steven Backman, Thomas Schricker, Bernard Vinet
Phenylephrine during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery
Eve Charest, Julie Bédard, Natalie Albert, Esther Breton
Oxytocin pre-treatment decreases oxytocin-induced myometrial contractions in pregnant rats in a dose but not time-dependent manner
Mrinalini Balki, Joyce Magalhaes, Robert Parkes, John Kingdom, Yonge Li, Jose Carvalho
Microvascular response to cardio-pulmonary bypass during cardiac surgery
David Bracco, Marie-Claude Bluteau, Jean-François oliver, Dominique Shum Tim, Christo Tchervenkov, Thomas Hemmerling
Pulsatile cardio-pulmonary bypass does not improve microvascular flow: A preliminary report
David Bracco, Roy Kazan, Marie-Claude Bluteau, Dominique Shum Tim, Chriisto Tchervenkov, Thomas Hemmerling
Analysis by holter-ecg of arrythmogenic effects of propofol vs suprane for the maintainance of general anesthesia in the obese patient
Ghania Khefif, Pierre Origer, Constantinos Tsiberidis, Maurice Sosnowski
Shear rates derived from ultrasound images and particle image velocimetry
Clifton Johnston, Melissa Lui, Kogan Lee, Andrew Walker, Gary Dobson
Ultrasound assisted spinal anesthesia in a patient with scoliosis and previous back surgery
Arun Prasad, Paul Tumber, Mario Lupu
The ‘integrated monitor in anesthesia (IMA)’ tm: A novel concept of displaying the three components of anesthesia — evaluation of 4 different interfaces
Thomas Hemmerling, Samer Charabati, Benjamin Dubois, Pierre Mathieu, David Bracco
Can tromboelastography guide recombinant factor VIIA therapy for refractory hemorrhage after cardiac surgery? An observational study
Massimiliano Meineri, Marcin Wasowicz, Stuart McCLuskey, Nicholas Mitsakakis, Keyvan Karkouti
Results from the perioperative epidural trial pilot study
Scott Beattie, Peter Choi, Homer Yang, Norman Buckley, Gregory Bryson, James Paul
Case report: Anesthetic management for mitral valve replacement in a transplanted heart
Ahmed Hegazy, Fiona Ralley, Christopher Harle
Defining rules for the identification of ventilatory events
Maryam Dosani, Erica Amari, Peter Choi, Stephan Schwarz, J Mark Ansermino
Hypotension during cesarean delivery: Role of impedance cardiography
Kong Eric You-Ten, Nico Terblanche, Bruno Borges, Jose Carvalho
Observational study of a newly developed supraglottic airway
Dietrich Henazler, Rolf Rosscaint, Gereon Schaelte
Validation of a risk index for massive transfusion in liver transplantation
Reza Ghaffari, Coimbatore Srinivas, Simon Gower, Stuart McCluskey
Blood transfusion predictors in liver resection surgery
Nasr Hegazy, Gordon Tait, Coimbatore Srinivas, Stuart McCLuskey
A double-blind placebo-controlled comparison of 4 fixed dose phenylephrine infusion regimens for prophylaxis of spinal-induced hypotension during cesarean delivery
Ronald George, Terrence Allen, Holly Muir, William White, Ashraf Habib
Comparison between ultrasound-guided supraclavicular, infraclavicular and axillary blocks
Gianluca Russo, Medical Doctor, QH De Tran, Loreto Munoz, Roderick Finlayson
Reconstructive head and neck surgery: Predicting complication
Leonid Minkovich, Rajan Patel, Nicholas Mitsakakis, Stuart McCluskey, Ralph Gilbert
Ventilatory management in non-selected patients with ards
Martin Lessard, Natasha Langis, Niall Ferguson, Maureen Meade, Alexis Turgeon
Complications of endotracheal intubation in the intensive care unit: A propensity score analysis
Laine Bosma, Donald Griesdale, Tobias Kurth, George Isac, Dean Chittock
Management of general anesthesia in an infant with duplication 3Q syndrome and medium-chain ACYL-COA dehydrogenase deficiency
Christopher Chu, William Flexer
Risk factor for central to radial pressure gradient in cardiac surgery
Antonio Su, André Denault, Alain Deschamps, Giuseppe Fuda, Jean Lambert, Denis Bouchard
Spine ultrasound for facilitating labor epidurals in obese parturients
Yung Lee, Mrinalini Balki, Stephen H Halpern, Jose CA Carvalho
Plasma concentrations of inhaled milrinone in cardiac patients
Anne Quynh Nhn Nguyen, André Denault, Yves Théorêt, Chunlin Chen, Yoan Lamarche, Louis Perrault, France Varin