1. Diphthongs, Drug Labels and New Media

   • David R. Bevan

   Editorials Pages: 1 - 2

2. Outcomes analysis can provide new directions for the management of patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery

   • Ian White
   • Greg Doak

   Editorials Pages: 3 - 6

3. Early postoperative complications following neurosurgical procedures

   • Pirjo H. Manninen
   • Sitaram K. Raman
   • Hossam El-Beheiry

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 14

4. Monitorage hémodynamique par Doppler oesophagien lors de la cholécystectomie par coelioscopie

   • Claude Mann
   • Gilles Boccara
   • Pascal Colson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 20

5. Sevoflurane-maintained anesthesia induced with propofol or sevoflurane in small children: induction and recovery characteristics

   • Hanna Viitanen
   • Pekka Tarkkila
   • Päivi Annila

   OriginalPaper Pages: 21 - 28

6. Potency and time course of mivacurium block during sevoflurane, isoflurane and intravenous anesthesia

   • Darryl W. Lowry
   • Rajinder K. Mirakhur
   • Ronan A. O’Hare

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 33

7. Efficacy of three test doses to detect epidural catheter misplacement

   • Beate Poblete
   • Elisabeth F. Van Gessel
   • Zdravko Gamulin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 34 - 39

8. Comparison of ondansetron with ondansetron and dexamethasone in prevention of PONV in diagnostic laparoscopy

   • V. Rajeeva
   • N. Bhardwaj
   • L. K. Dhaliwal

   OriginalPaper Pages: 40 - 44

9. Oral granisetron for strabismus surgery in children

   • Hamish M. Munro
   • Celia C. D’Errico
   • Alan R. Tait

   OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 48

10. Low dose mivacurium is less effective than succinylcholine in electroconvulsive therapy

    • Eddy W. S. Cheam
    • Lester A. H. Critchley
    • Vicki W. S. Ha

    Brief Reports Pages: 49 - 51

11. ST-segment depression and myocardial contractility during Cesarean section under spinal anesthesia

    • Louise Roy
    • Sivam Ramanathan

    Brief Report Pages: 52 - 55

12. Profound hypoxemia during treatment of low cardiac output after cardiopulmonary bypass

    • Kevin C. Dennehy
    • Jean-Yves Dupuis
    • J. Earl Wynands

    Clinical Reports Pages: 56 - 60

13. Anesthesia for cesarean section in two patients with brain tumours

    • Lily Chang
    • Lian Looi-Lyons
    • Simon Tindal

    Clinical Reports Pages: 61 - 65

14. Addition of opioids alters the density and spread of intrathecal local anesthetics? Anin vitro study

    • Joel L. Parlow
    • Phyllis Money
    • Brian Milne

    OriginalPaper Pages: 66 - 70

15. Anesthetic modulation of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury in pigs: comparison between halothane and sevoflurane

    • Suzanne Conradie
    • André Coetzee
    • Johan Coetzee

    OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 81

16. In vitro diffusion of lidocaine across endotracheal tube cuffs

    • Chun-Jen Huang
    • Ming-Chuan Tsai
    • Tze-Taur Wei

    OriginalPaper Pages: 82 - 86

17. Wire-guided endobronchial blockade in a patient with a limited mouth opening

    • George A. Arndt
    • Samantha Buchika
    • Stephen T. DeLessio

    OriginalPaper Pages: 87 - 89

18. Welcome to the New Media section of the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

    • D. John Doyle

    New Media Pages: 90 - 92

19. Awareness during anesthesia

    • I. A. J. Sloan

    Correspondence Pages: 93 - 93

20. Concept of endotracheal intubation

    • Hwa-Kou King

    Correspondence Pages: 93 - 93

21. Reply

    • Orlando R. Hung

    Correspondence Pages: 93 - 94

22. No time to change

    • Ratan Alexander
    • David Lindsay

    Correspondence Pages: 94 - 94

23. The proportion of high risk preterm infants with postoperative apnea and bradycardia is the same after general and spinal anesthesia

    • Gudrun Kunst
    • Otwin Linderkamp
    • Eike Martin

    Correspondence Pages: 94 - 95

24. Halothane for supplementation of general anesthesia during Cesarean section

    • Anis Baraka
    • Sahar Siddik
    • Boutros Assaf

    Correspondence Pages: 95 - 96

25. Book reviews

    • Pirjo H. Manninen
    • Hang Chu Ha
    • Steven Dain

    BookReview Pages: 97 - 98

26. Classified advertising and meetings

    Announcement Pages: xiii - xiv

27. Anesthesiologists

    Announcement Pages: N1 - N1

28. Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation anaesthetists

    Announcement Pages: N1 - N1

29. University of Pittsburgh OB anesthesia fellowship

    Announcement Pages: N1 - N1

30. Professor: Chair of Anaesthesiology

    Announcement Pages: N2 - N2

31. Fellowship Opportunity Pediatric Anesthesia

    Announcement Pages: N2 - N2

32. Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship

    Announcement Pages: N3 - N3

33. Anaesthesia Technology Program for Registered Respiratory Therapists & RNs

    Announcement Pages: N3 - N3

34. Faculty positions at all ranks

    Announcement Pages: N3 - N3

35. Clinical/Research Fellowship Obstetrical Anaesthesia Synnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre Women’s College Site

    Announcement Pages: N4 - N4

36. University of Ottawa — Anaesthesia Winterlude Symposium — 1999 Saturday, February 20, 1999

    Announcement Pages: N4 - N4