1. A neutrophil elastase inhibitor, sivelestat, improved respiratory and cardiac function in pediatric cardiovascular surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

   • Satoshi Toyama
   • Fumimaro Hatori
   • Toshio Takagi

   Original Article 15 November 2008 Pages: 341 - 346

2. Preoperative plasma brain natriuretic peptide level is an independent predictor of postoperative atrial fibrillation following off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery

   • Toshimasa Akazawa
   • Hiroko Nishihara
   • Eiichi Inada

   Original Article 15 November 2008 Pages: 347 - 353

3. The effect of amino-acid infusion during off-pump coronary arterial bypass surgery on thermogenic and hormonal regulation

   • Takahiro Moriyama
   • Isao Tsuneyoshi
   • Yuichi Kanmura

   Original Article 15 November 2008 Pages: 354 - 360

4. Landiolol has a less potent negative inotropic effect than esmolol in isolated rabbit hearts

   • Kazutoshi Ikeshita
   • Kiyonobu Nishikawa
   • Akira Asada

   Original Article 15 November 2008 Pages: 361 - 366

5. Adding intrathecal morphine to unilateral spinal anesthesia results in better pain relief following knee arthroscopy

   • Yavuz Demiraran
   • Istemi Yucel
   • Abdulkadir Iskender

   Original Article 15 November 2008 Pages: 367 - 372

6. Anatomic analysis of computed tomography images obtained during fluoroscopic computed tomography-guided percutaneous lumbar sympathectomy

   • Shiro Koizuka
   • Shigeru Saito
   • Ayako Takahashi

   Original Article 15 November 2008 Pages: 373 - 377

7. Monitoring of vecuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade during one-lung ventilation

   • Yuhji Saitoh
   • Tsutomu Oshima
   • Yoshinori Nakata

   Original Article 15 November 2008 Pages: 378 - 384

8. Calcium and neostigmine antagonize gentamicin, but augment clindamycin-induced tetanic fade in rat phrenic nerve-hemidiaphragm preparations

   • Soo-Il Lee
   • Jong-Hwan Lee
   • Ji Hyeon Lee

   Original Article 15 November 2008 Pages: 385 - 390

9. Influence of low-molecular-weight hydroxyethyl starch on microvascular permeability in patients undergoing abdominal surgery: comparison with crystalloid

   • Yuko Ando
   • Yoshiaki Terao
   • Koji Sumikawa

   Original Article 15 November 2008 Pages: 391 - 396

10. Dopamine D2 receptor Taq IA polymorphism is associated with postoperative nausea and vomiting

    • Masashi Nakagawa
    • Michioki Kuri
    • Nobuyuki Hamajima

    Original Article 15 November 2008 Pages: 397 - 403

11. The anesthesia information management system for electronic documentation: what are we waiting for?

    • Eric L. Bloomfield
    • Neil G. Feinglass

    Review Article 15 November 2008 Pages: 404 - 411

12. Guideline-oriented perioperative management of patients with bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    • Michiaki Yamakage
    • Sohshi Iwasaki
    • Akiyoshi Namiki

    Review Article 15 November 2008 Pages: 412 - 428

13. Evaluation of cerebrovascular carbon dioxide reactivity in patients with diabetes mellitus under sedative doses of propofol

    • Chikara Kawauchi
    • Yuji Kadoi
    • Shigeru Saito

    Clinical Report 15 November 2008 Pages: 429 - 434

14. Adequate hypnosis at very low isoflurane concentration during craniotomy monitored by electroencephalography

    • Amruthalingam Jaganath
    • Mukkanna Ramesh
    • Ganne S. Umamaheswara Rao

    Clinical Report 15 November 2008 Pages: 435 - 438

15. Visual hallucinations on eye closure after orthopedic surgery under general anesthesia

    • Sumi Otomo
    • Michiko Sugita
    • Toshiyuki Yano

    Clinical Report 15 November 2008 Pages: 439 - 442

16. Total intravenous anesthesia without muscle relaxant in a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    • Dongchul Lee
    • Kyung Cheon Lee
    • Young Jin Chang

    Clinical Report 15 November 2008 Pages: 443 - 445

17. Posterior fossa dermoid: yet another cause of difficult airway?

    • Sebastian S. Valiaveedan
    • Girija P. Rath
    • Hemanshu Prabhakar

    Clinical Report 15 November 2008 Pages: 446 - 448

18. A novel bFGF-GH injection therapy for two patients with severe ischemic limb pain

    • Naomi Ito
    • Shigeru Saito
    • Yasuhiko Tabata

    Clinical Report 15 November 2008 Pages: 449 - 452

19. Use of initial distribution volume of glucose to determine fluid volume loading in pulmonary thromboembolism and right ventricular myocardial infarction

    • Eiji Hashiba
    • Hironori Ishihara
    • Kazuyoshi Hirota

    Clinical Report 15 November 2008 Pages: 453 - 456

20. Blood transfusion-induced anaphylaxis and coronary artery spasm during general anesthesia

    • Toshihiro Osugi
    • Ryusuke Ueki
    • Chikara Tashiro

    Clinical Report 15 November 2008 Pages: 457 - 459

21. An adult patient with Kabuki syndrome presenting with Henoch-Schönlein purpura complicated with pulmonary hemorrhage

    • Jun Oto
    • Akiko Mano
    • Masaji Nishimura

    Clinical Report 15 November 2008 Pages: 460 - 463

22. Malignant hyperthermia developing during esophageal resection in an 82-year-old man

    • Norihito Nakamura
    • Tomomi Ueda
    • Nobukazu Sato

    Short Communication 15 November 2008 Pages: 464 - 466

23. Comparison of the effects of room air and N₂O + O₂ used for ProSeal LMA cuff inflation on cuff pressure and oropharyngeal structure

    • Murat Tekİn
    • Ismail Kati
    • Koksal Yuca

    Short Communication 15 November 2008 Pages: 467 - 470

24. Ketamine prevents lidocaine-caused neurotoxicity in the CA3 hippocampal and basolateral amygdala regions of the brain in adult rats

    • Gabriel Eduardo Lopez-Galindo
    • Edgar Cano-Europa
    • Rocio Ortiz-Butron

    Short Communication 15 November 2008 Pages: 471 - 474

25. Peroxynitrite affects lidocaine by acting on membrane-constituting lipids

    • Takahiro Ueno
    • Maki Mizogami
    • Hironori Tsuchiya

    Short Communication 15 November 2008 Pages: 475 - 478

26. Preoperative chewing gum and foreign body airway obstruction

    • Evaggelia Haftoura
    • Chryssa Pourzitaki
    • Panagiotis Arambatzis

    Letter to the Editor 15 November 2008 Pages: 479 - 480

27. A case of severe postoperative airway edema induced by hyperflexion of the neck

    • Motohiko Hanazaki
    • Masataka Yokoyama
    • Naohide Kobayashi

    Letter to the Editor 15 November 2008 Pages: 481 - 482

28. Harvey Cushing, a pioneer of neuroanesthesia

    • Csilla Molnár
    • Csaba Nemes
    • Béla Fülesdi

    Miscellaneous 15 November 2008 Pages: 483 - 486

29. Monitoring of the central nervous system; June 13, 2008, Yokohama, Japan

    • Koh Shingu
    • Masahiko Kawaguchi

    Symposium 15 November 2008 Pages: 487 - 488

30. Recent advances in the monitoring of myogenic motor-evoked potentials: development of post-tetanic motor-evoked potentials

    • Masahiko Kawaguchi
    • Hironobu Hayashi
    • Hitoshi Furuya

    Symposium 15 November 2008 Pages: 489 - 492

31. Intraoperative neurological monitoring in awake craniotomy

    • Kiyotaka Sato
    • Masato Kato

    Symposium 15 November 2008 Pages: 493 - 497

32. Usefulness of electroencephalogramic monitoring during general anesthesia

    • Yasuhiro Morimoto

    Symposium 15 November 2008 Pages: 498 - 501

33. The clinical validity of the absolute value of near infrared spectroscopy

    • Kenji Yoshitani
    • Yoshihiko Ohnishi

    Symposium 15 November 2008 Pages: 502 - 504