1. Can intraoperative TEE correctly measure residual shunt after surgical repair of ventricular septal defects?

   • Satoshi Kurokawa
   • Takayuki Honma
   • Minoru Nomura

   Original Article 13 March 2010 Pages: 343 - 350

   

2. A prospective cohort study of ALI/ARDS in the Tohoku district of Japan (second report)

   • Shigeatsu Endo
   • Shigehiro Shibata
   • The Tohoku ALI Study Group

   Original Article 27 March 2010 Pages: 351 - 358

   

3. Main bronchial diameters in patients with very severe COPD

   • Gaëlle Mourissoux
   • Christophe Vandendries
   • Marc Fischler

   Original Article 26 March 2010 Pages: 359 - 365

   

4. Distortion of anterior airway anatomy during laryngoscopy with the GlideScope videolaryngoscope

   • Yoshihiro Hirabayashi
   • Akifumi Fujita
   • Hideharu Sugimoto

   Original Article 06 April 2010 Pages: 366 - 372

   

5. Remifentanil versus fentanyl compared in a target-controlled infusion of propofol anesthesia: quality of anesthesia and recovery profile

   • Demet Coskun
   • Hulya Celebi
   • Lale Karabiyik

   Original Article 13 March 2010 Pages: 373 - 379

   

6. Cerebral state index versus bispectral index during propofol–fentanyl–nitrous oxide anesthesia

   • Tomoki Nishiyama
   • Kyoko Komatsu

   Original Article 26 March 2010 Pages: 380 - 385

   

7. Electroencephalographic response following midazolam-induced general anesthesia: relationship to plasma and effect-site midazolam concentrations

   • Wakako Miyake
   • Yutaka Oda
   • Akira Asada

   Original Article 13 March 2010 Pages: 386 - 393

   

8. Bispectral index correlates well with Richmond agitation sedation scale in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients

   • Kunal Karamchandani
   • Vimi Rewari
   • Ravinder Kumar Batra

   Original Article 12 March 2010 Pages: 394 - 398

   

9. Anesthetic management in pediatric liver transplantation: a comparison of deceased or live donor liver transplantations

   • Isik Alper
   • Sezgin Ulukaya

   Original Article 26 March 2010 Pages: 399 - 406

   

10. Low-dose gabapentin as useful adjuvant to opioids for neuropathic cancer pain when combined with low-dose imipramine

    • Young-Chang P. Arai
    • Takako Matsubara
    • Maki Arakawa

    Original Article 10 March 2010 Pages: 407 - 410

11. Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: effect of obturator nerve block during and after surgery

    • Shinichi Sakura
    • Kaoru Hara
    • Saki Tadenuma

    Original Article 12 March 2010 Pages: 411 - 417

    

12. Fluid therapy with hydroxyethyl starch for massive blood loss during surgery

    • Toshinari Suzuki
    • Hideki Miyao
    • Michio Shiibashi

    Original Article 26 March 2010 Pages: 418 - 425

    

13. Effect of intraoperative acetated Ringer’s solution with 1% glucose on glucose and protein metabolism

    • Kazumasa Yamasaki
    • Yoshimi Inagaki
    • Seiji Sakamoto

    Original Article 19 March 2010 Pages: 426 - 431

    

14. Colforsin-induced vasodilation in chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension in rats

    • Ayumu Yokochi
    • Hiroo Itoh
    • Kazuo Maruyama

    Original Article 19 March 2010 Pages: 432 - 440

    

15. Investigation of final destination hospitals for patients in helicopter emergency medical services (doctor–helicopter) in Fukushima Prefecture

    • Choichiro Tase
    • Yuko Ohno
    • Yukihiro Ikegami

    Original Article 06 April 2010 Pages: 441 - 446

    

16. Cardiac arrest in the left lateral decubitus position and extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation during neurosurgery: a case report

    • Tetsuhiro Takei
    • Koichi Nakazawa
    • Koshi Makita

    Clinical Report 20 March 2010 Pages: 447 - 451

    

17. Angiographic documentation of coronary artery spasm induced by anesthesia

    • Ender Ornek
    • Dilsen Ornek
    • Murat Turfan

    Clinical Report 26 March 2010 Pages: 452 - 455

    

18. Abrupt formation and spontaneous resolution of a right atrial thrombus detected by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography during replacement of an abdominal aortic aneurysm

    • Tae-Yun Sung
    • Seong-Hyop Kim
    • Nam-Sik Woo

    Clinical Report 19 March 2010 Pages: 456 - 459

    

19. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with nonepileptic seizure after percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy under general anesthesia

    • Sang-Wook Shin
    • Seung-Hoon Baek
    • Eun-Soo Kim

    Clinical Report 03 April 2010 Pages: 460 - 463

    

20. Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in patients with perioperative negative pressure pulmonary edema

    • Masayuki Furuichi
    • Shinhiro Takeda
    • Atsuhiro Sakamoto

    Clinical Report 11 March 2010 Pages: 464 - 468

21. Tension pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema during retrieval of an ingested lithium button battery

    • Tariq Parray
    • Saif M. Siddiqui
    • Shailesh Shah

    Clinical Report 11 March 2010 Pages: 469 - 471

    

22. Bilateral vocal cord paralysis in a patient with chronic renal failure associated with Alport syndrome

    • Kazuhiro Watanabe
    • Keiichi Hagiya
    • Taro Mizutani

    Clinical Report 11 March 2010 Pages: 472 - 475

23. Pituitary apoplexy during general anesthesia in beach chair position for shoulder joint arthroplasty

    • Tokito Koga
    • Mariko Miyao
    • Kazuhiko Fukuda

    Clinical Report 26 March 2010 Pages: 476 - 478

    

24. Perioperative management for a patient with hypermagnesemia-induced shock with perforative peritonitis

    • Toshihiro Kikuchi
    • Seiichiro Kumakura
    • Yutaka Tanabe

    Clinical Report 25 March 2010 Pages: 479 - 481

    

25. Is the modified Mallampati test performed in supine position a reliable predictor of difficult tracheal intubation?

    • Ashish Bindra
    • Hemanshu Prabhakar
    • Vasudha Singhal

    Short Communication 10 March 2010 Pages: 482 - 485

26. Knotting of two central venous catheters: a rare complication of pulmonary artery catheterization

    • Seiji Hida
    • Satomi Ohashi
    • Hiroshi Endoh

    Letter to the Editor 20 March 2010 Pages: 486 - 487

    

27. Post-scan: another role of ultrasound in central venous catheter insertion

    • Akihiro Suzuki
    • Mai Kishi
    • Hiroshi Iwasaki

    Letter to the Editor 13 March 2010 Pages: 488 - 489

    

28. Deep vein thrombosis: how long will it remain?

    • Yusuke Asakura
    • Hiroki Tsuchiya
    • Hideki Takagi

    Letter to the Editor 06 March 2010 Pages: 490 - 491

    

29. Utility of the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway creating a 90° angle with an intubating stylet

    • Ryu Okutani
    • Satoru Ogawa

    Letter to the Editor 06 April 2010 Pages: 492 - 493

    

30. Difficult airway management using the Pentax-AWS (Airway Scope) for a patient with bilateral giant thyroid tumors

    • Nobuyasu Komasawa
    • Ryusuke Ueki
    • Chikara Tashiro

    Letter to the Editor 06 March 2010 Pages: 494 - 495

    

31. A case of conversion disorder showing transient hemiplegia after general anesthesia

    • Chieko Nakagawa
    • Yoshito Shiraishi
    • Shigehito Sato

    Letter to the Editor 11 March 2010 Pages: 496 - 496

32. Do not forget to ask the last meal time

    • Kapil Gupta
    • Arun Subramanian
    • Ashok Badhe

    Letter to the Editor 25 March 2010 Pages: 497 - 498

33. The anesthetic technique of choice for better outcomes in high-risk elderly patients undergoing endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms

    • Maurice Lippmann
    • Abhishek Karnwal
    • Rodney White

    Letter to the Editor 13 April 2010 Pages: 499 - 499

34. In reply: The anesthetic technique of choice for better outcomes in high-risk elderly patients undergoing endovascular repair of aortic aneurysm

    • Yusuke Asakura

    Letter to the Editor 13 April 2010 Pages: 500 - 501