1. Effects of intravenous adenosine 5′-triphosphate on intraoperative hemodynamics and postoperative pain in patients undergoing major orofacial surgery: a double-blind placebo-controlled study

   • Toshiyuki Handa
   • Ken-Ichi Fukuda
   • Yuzuru Kaneko

   Original Article 14 August 2009 Pages: 315 - 322

2. Priming with rocuronium or vecuronium prevents remifentanil-mediated muscle rigidity and difficult ventilation

   • Junya Nakada
   • Masao Nishira
   • Yoshimi Inagaki

   Original Article 14 August 2009 Pages: 323 - 328

3. Bispectral index during epidural puncture predicts anterograde amnesia in patients given midazolam premedication

   • Masato Nakasuji
   • Mitsuyo Nakamura
   • Hiroko Kawashima

   Original Article 14 August 2009 Pages: 329 - 333

4. Acid-base variables in patients with acute kidney injury requiring peritoneal dialysis in the pediatric cardiac care unit

   • Hiroshi Morimatsu
   • Yuichiro Toda
   • Kiyoshi Morita

   Original Article 14 August 2009 Pages: 334 - 340

5. Functional analysis of ryanodine receptor type 1 p.R2508C mutation in exon 47

   • Takako Migita
   • Keiko Mukaida
   • Masashi Kawamoto

   Original Article 14 August 2009 Pages: 341 - 346

6. The impact of two arterial catheters, different in diameter and length, on postcannulation radial artery diameter, blood flow, and occlusion in atherosclerotic patients

   • H. Evren Eker
   • Acar Tuzuner
   • Yesim Ates

   Original Article 14 August 2009 Pages: 347 - 352

7. Is there an advantage in using low-dose intrathecal bupivacaine for cesarean section?

   • Selim Turhanoglu
   • Sedat Kaya
   • Hulya Erdogan

   Original Article 14 August 2009 Pages: 353 - 357

8. A review of perioperative complications during frameless stereotactic surgery: our institutional experience

   • Zulfiqar Ali
   • Hemanshu Prabhakar
   • Hari H. Dash

   Original Article 14 August 2009 Pages: 358 - 362

9. Protective effects of the free radical scavenger edaravone against glutamate neurotoxicity in nearly pure neuronal culture

   • Kenjiro Hisano
   • Masahiko Watanabe
   • Yuji Morimoto

   Original Article 14 August 2009 Pages: 363 - 369

10. Interaction between midazolam and epibatidine in spinally mediated antinociception in rats

    • Tomoki Nishiyama

    Original Article 14 August 2009 Pages: 370 - 377

11. Dexmedetomidine-induced cerebral hypoperfusion exacerbates ischemic brain injury in rats

    • Takaaki Nakano
    • Hirotsugu Okamoto

    Original Article 14 August 2009 Pages: 378 - 384

12. Effects of amitriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant, on smooth muscle reactivity in isolated rat trachea

    • Shoji Matsunaga
    • Osamu Shibata
    • Koji Sumikawa

    Original Article 14 August 2009 Pages: 385 - 391

13. Comparison of the effects of sevoflurane and isoflurane anesthesia on the maternal-fetal unit in sheep

    • Toshiyuki Okutomi
    • Robert A. Whittington
    • Hisayo O. Morishima

    Original Article 14 August 2009 Pages: 392 - 398

14. Suppression of the descending inhibitory pathway by continuous thoracic intrathecal lidocaine infusion reduces the thermal threshold of the tail-flick response in rats

    • Yoshihiro Takasugi
    • Tatsushige Iwamoto
    • Hideaki Higashino

    Original Article 14 August 2009 Pages: 399 - 402

15. Rapid response system

    • Tetsuro Sakai
    • Michael A. DeVita

    Review Article 14 August 2009 Pages: 403 - 408

16. Ethical issues in anesthesia: the need for a more practical and contextual approach in teaching

    • Seetharaman Hariharan

    Special Article 14 August 2009 Pages: 409 - 412

17. Cibenzoline attenuates systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve after mitral valvoplasty

    • Takeshi Omae
    • Akira Matsunaga
    • Yuichi Kanmura

    Clinical Report 14 August 2009 Pages: 413 - 416

18. Negative-pressure acute tracheobronchial hemorrhage and pulmonary edema

    • Vasilios Papaioannou
    • Irene Terzi
    • Ioannis Pneumatikos

    Clinical Report 14 August 2009 Pages: 417 - 420

19. Hyperkalemia during surgery: is it an early warning of propofol infusion syndrome?

    • Ashish R. Mali
    • Vijaya P. Patil
    • Rajesh C. Mistry

    Clinical Report 14 August 2009 Pages: 421 - 423

20. Successful extracorporeal membranous oxygenation for a patient with life-threatening transfusion-related acute lung injury

    • Hiromitsu Kuroda
    • Yoshiki Masuda
    • Akiyoshi Namiki

    Clinical Report 14 August 2009 Pages: 424 - 426

21. Anesthetic management of apicoaortic bypass in patients with severe aortic stenosis

    • Satoru Ogawa
    • Ryu Okutani
    • Masahiro Ide

    Clinical Report 14 August 2009 Pages: 427 - 431

22. Esophageal tear in a patient undergoing stereotactic brain biopsy under general anesthesia

    • Jason E. York
    • Robert E. Wharen
    • Eric L. Bloomfield

    Clinical Report 14 August 2009 Pages: 432 - 435

23. Anesthetic management for ascending aorta replacement in a patient who refused autologous transfusion for religious reasons

    • Shinju Obara
    • Masayuki Nakagawa
    • Masahiro Murakawa

    Clinical Report 14 August 2009 Pages: 436 - 438

24. Use of Intralipid in an infant with impending cardiovascular collapse due to local anesthetic toxicity

    • Shailesh Shah
    • Senthil Gopalakrishnan
    • Timothy Martin

    Clinical Report 14 August 2009 Pages: 439 - 441

25. Atracurium during induced hyperthermia

    • Gersten Jonker
    • Leo J. Hoogenboom
    • Peter Bruins

    Clinical Report 14 August 2009 Pages: 442 - 444

26. The videolaryngoscope is less traumatic than the classic laryngoscope for a difficult airway in an obese patient

    • Ralph Maassen
    • Ruben Lee
    • Richard Cooper

    Clinical Report 14 August 2009 Pages: 445 - 448

27. Volume manipulation by phlebotomy for cesarean section in a patient with pulmonary hypertension

    • Kazuhiro Watanabe
    • Takuo Hoshi
    • Taro Mizutani

    Clinical Report 14 August 2009 Pages: 449 - 452

28. Anesthetic management of a patient with Alport-leiomyomatosis syndrome

    • Motohiko Hanazaki
    • Ken Takata
    • Yoshio Naomoto

    Clinical Report 14 August 2009 Pages: 453 - 455

29. Anesthetic management of a child with Langer-Giedion (TRPS II) syndrome

    • Pavel Michalek
    • John T. Doherty
    • Michaela Michalkova Vesela

    Clinical Report 14 August 2009 Pages: 456 - 459

30. Increased fingertip vascular tone leads to a greater fall in blood pressure after induction of general anesthesia

    • Kazuyuki Sakai
    • Koji Sumikawa

    Short Communication 14 August 2009 Pages: 460 - 462

31. Effect of posture on mouth opening and modified Mallampati classification for airway assessment

    • Vasudha Singhal
    • Munish Sharma
    • Gyaninder P. Singh

    Short Communication 14 August 2009 Pages: 463 - 465

32. Real-time three-dimensional ultrasound for continuous interscalene brachial plexus blockade

    • Steven R. Clendenen
    • Kevin T. Riutort
    • Sorin J. Brull

    Short Communication 14 August 2009 Pages: 466 - 468

33. Cobra perilaryngeal airway for thyroid surgery in a hypertensive patient

    • Rakesh Garg
    • Sanjay Verma

    Letter to the Editor 14 August 2009 Pages: 469 - 470

34. The Pentax-AWS is particularly suitable for facilitating intubation in edentulous geriatric patients

    • Kunihiko Yamamoto
    • Akihiro Suzuki
    • Hiroshi Iwasaki

    Letter to the Editor 14 August 2009 Pages: 471 - 471

35. Failure of lipid emulsion to reverse neurotoxicity after an ultrasound-guided axillary block with ropivacaine and mepivacaine

    • Emile Calenda
    • Stelian A. Dinescu

    Letter to the Editor 14 August 2009 Pages: 472 - 473

36. A case of perineal pain related to interstitial cystitis which was supposed to be relieved with gabapentin

    • Junji Takatani
    • Naozumi Takeshima
    • Takayuki Noguchi

    Letter to the Editor 14 August 2009 Pages: 474 - 475