1. The echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular performance during sevoflurane and halothane anesthesia

   • Haruyuki Kasuda
   • Satoshi Akazawa
   • Reiju Shimizu

   Original Articles Pages: 295 - 302

2. The antiarrhythmic effect of flecainide on halothane-epinephrine induced arrhythmias in dogs

   • Naofumi Iwatsuki
   • Masahiko Takahashi
   • Tsukasa Tajima

   Original Articles Pages: 303 - 308

3. Cyclic alteration in the anticonvulsant effect of nitrous oxide in rats

   • Koh Shingu
   • Masami Osawa
   • Kenjiro Mori

   Original Articles Pages: 309 - 312

4. Oxygen delivery and consumption in the perioperative period of coronary artery bypass grafting without blood transfusion

   • Akio Mizushima
   • Yoshinari Niimi

   Original Articles Pages: 313 - 318

5. Changes in pulmonary function during continuous epidural bupivacaine with or without morphine following upper abdominal surgery

   • Shinichi Sakura
   • Tadao Yanagidani
   • Akio Tanaka

   Original Articles Pages: 319 - 326

6. Concentration- and pH-dependent effects of local anesthetics on onset of epidural anesthesia

   • Taeko Fukuda
   • Shigehito Sato
   • Hiroshi Naito

   Original Articles Pages: 327 - 330

7. Effects of intravenous or endotracheal lidocaine on circulatory changes during Recovery from general anesthesia

   • Masahiro Okuda
   • Kazuhisa Furuhashi
   • Mannosuke Muneyuki

   Original Articles Pages: 331 - 336

8. The effects of nicardipine given after 10-minutes complete global cerebral ischemia on neurologic recovery in dogs

   • Naofumi Iwatsuki
   • Katsuhiko Ono
   • Tsukasa Tajima

   Original Articles Pages: 337 - 342

9. Breathing pattern and respiratory mechanics in sevoflurane-anesthetized humans

   • Yoshiko Izumi
   • Tetsuo Kochi
   • Tadanobu Mizuguchi

   Original Articles Pages: 343 - 349

10. Characteristic changes between core and peripheral surface temperature related with postanesthetic shivering following surgical operations

    • Chieko Nishimura
    • Kei Kanemaru
    • Tetsutaro Otagiri

    Original Articles Pages: 350 - 357

11. Perioperative management of a neonatal aneurysm of the vein Galen with heart failure

    • Shin Kawana
    • Kazuo Yamaya
    • Akiyoshi Namiki

    Clinical Report Pages: 358 - 360

12. Anesthesia for acute pulmonary embolism

    • Sonoko Nakano
    • Chikara Tashiro
    • Hiroshi Takano

    Clinical Report Pages: 361 - 363

13. Malfunction of infusion pump due to electrosurgical unit interference

    • Takashi Suzuki
    • Nobuo Sato
    • Akiyoshi Hosoyamada

    Clinical Report Pages: 364 - 365

14. Perioperative management of a patient with congenital afibrinogenemia

    • Toshimitsu Kitajima
    • Kazumasa Urabe
    • Shigeki Nagashima

    Clinical Report Pages: 366 - 369

15. Spontaneous remission of epidural hematoma following continuous epidural anesthesia

    • Yoshie Kimura
    • Riichiro Chuma
    • Hidefumi Obara

    Clinical Report Pages: 370 - 374