1. Comparative evaluation of TIVA with propofol-fentanyl and thiopental-sevoflurane anesthesia using laryngeal mask airway for diagnostic bronchoscopy

   • Shigeki Yamaguchi
   • Toshitaka Koguchi
   • Toshimitsu Kitajima

   Original Articles Pages: 53 - 56

2. A comparison between sevoflurane and propofol when combined with continuous epidural blockade in adult patients

   • Koichi Tsushima
   • Koh Shingu
   • Hitoshi Taguchi

   Original Articles Pages: 57 - 61

3. Effect of anesthetics on the self-sustained oscillation in an artificial membrane induced by repetitive conformational change of DOPH molecules between hydrophilic and hydrophobic phases

   • Mari Jibu
   • Teruo Yamada
   • Masahisa Hirakawa

   Original Articles Pages: 62 - 68

4. Effects of KRN2391-induced hypotension on the endocrine system and carbohydrate metabolism in halothane-anesthetized dogs

   • Shohei Takeda
   • Hiroki Iizuka
   • Teruaki Tomaru

   Original Articles Pages: 69 - 75

5. Muscle lactate concentration during experimental hemorrhagic shock

   • Myun Yang

   Original Articles Pages: 76 - 80

6. Attenuation of nitric oxide-stimulated soluble guanylyl cyclase from the rat brain by halogenated volatile anesthetics

   • Eiji Masaki
   • Ichiro Kondo

   Original Articles Pages: 81 - 86

7. Continuous measurement of hematocrit using an intravascular catheter equipped with a fiberoptic transmission cell

   • Hiroko Fukushima

   Original Articles Pages: 87 - 94

8. Iontophoresis using a local anesthetic for the treatment of pediatric acute herpetic pain

   • Kenji Kodama
   • Yoshiro Sakaguchi
   • Shosuke Takahashi

   Clinical Reports Pages: 95 - 99

9. A case of multiple aneurysms of the vein of Galen with heart failure due to persistent fetal circulation

   • Takeshi Egawa
   • Motomu Shimaoka
   • Ikuto Yoshiya

   Clinical Reports Pages: 100 - 102

10. Propofol in a patient at risk for malignant hyperthermia: report of a case

    • Yuka Shimonagano
    • Yoshitami Kadota
    • Nozomu Yoshimura

    Clinical Reports Pages: 103 - 105

11. Alteration of regional brain oxygen saturation (rSO₂) in a patient with cerebral damage after aortic arch replacement: carbon dioxide reactivity monitored by near-infrared spectroscopy suggested inverse steal phenomenon

    • Yukitaka Isa
    • Shigeru Saito
    • Fumio Goto

    Short Communications Pages: 106 - 108

12. Functional closed-system anesthesia using a function-equipped anesthesia machine and time-cycled ventilator

    • Kazutoshi Okada
    • Naoko Asano
    • Hiroshi Okada

    Short Communications Pages: 109 - 112

13. Removal of dried tenacious mucus plug from the trachea of an asthmatic patient with bronchoscopic forceps

    • Tetsuo Takaya
    • Toshiyasu Suzuki
    • Mamoru Takiguchi

    Letter to the Editor Pages: 113 - 113