Other Articles

Other articles of potential specific interest for October 2009:
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AIRWAY 

                                          
Bezinover D et al.  Using a long semi-rigid catheter with a controllable tip to facilitate tracheal intubation with a GlideScope.  Can J Anaesth. 2009 Oct;56(10):775-6                                                   
El Beheiry H et al.  Improved esophageal patency when inserting the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway with an Eschmann tracheal tube introducer.  Can J Anaesth. 2009 Oct;56(10):725-32.                                            Drolet P.  Supraglottic airways and pulmonary aspiration: the role of the drain tube.  Can J Anaesth. 2009 Oct;56(10):715-20.                                                      
Xue FS et al.  Airway topical anesthesia using the Airtraq laryngoscope in patients with difficult airways.  Can J Anaesth. 2009 Oct;56(10):777-8.                                   
Francksen H et al.  A comparison of the i-gel with the LMA-Unique in non-paralysed anaesthetised adult patients.  Anaesthesia. 2009 Oct;64(10):1118-2              
Hodzovic I et al.  Fibreoptic intubation through the laryngeal mask airway: effect of operator experience*.  Anaesthesia. 2009 Oct;64(10):1066-71.                                     
Asai T.  Tracheal intubation with restricted access: a randomised comparison of the Pentax-Airway Scope and Macintosh laryngoscope in a manikin.  Anaesthesia. 2009 Oct;64(10):1114-7.                                             Williams D et al.  Palatal perforation associated with McGrath videolaryngoscope.  Anaesthesia. 2009 Oct;64(10):1144-5                                                      
Lundstrøm LH et al; Danish Anaesthesia Database.  A documented previous difficult tracheal intubation as a prognostic test for a subsequent difficult tracheal intubation in adults.  Anaesthesia. 2009 Oct;64(10):1081-8         Dhara SS.  Retrograde tracheal intubation.  Anaesthesia. 2009 Oct;64(10):1094-104.
Takenaka I et al.  Fluoroscopic Observation of the Occipitoatlantoaxial Complex during Intubation Attempt in a Rheumatoid Patient with Severe Atlantoaxial Subluxation. Anesthesiology. 2009 Oct;111(4):917-9                      
Corbanese U et al.  Awake intubation with the Bonfils fibrescope in patients with difficult airway.  Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2009 Oct;26(10):837-41.                         
Teoh WH et al.  Randomised comparison of Pentax AirwayScope and Glidescope for tracheal intubation in patients with normal airway anatomy.  Anaesthesia. 2009 Oct;64(10):1125-9.                         

CARDIAC 
                                             
Liu YH et al.  The effects of cardiopulmonary bypass on the number of cerebral microemboli and the incidence of cognitive dysfunction after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.  Anesth Analg. 2009 Oct;109(4):1013-22.          Editorial:  van Dijk D et al.  Why are cerebral microemboli not associated with cognitive decline?  Anesth Analg. 2009 Oct;109(4):1006-8

CRITICAL CARE                                                             
Curley GF et al.  Mechanical Ventilation: Taking Its Toll on the Lung. Anesthesiology. 2009 Oct;111(4):701-3

GENERAL TOPICS
                                                      
Tan PJ et al.  Operation Timing Does Not Affect Outcome after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.  Anesthesiology. 2009 Oct;111(4):785-9                 
Wen RJ et al.  Pre-operative forced-air warming as a method of anxiolysis.  Anaesthesia. 2009 Oct;64(10):1077-80.                                                 
Scholz A et al.  The effect of dobutamine on blood flow of free tissue transfer flaps during head and neck reconstructive surgery*.  Anaesthesia. 2009 Oct;64(10):1089-93.                                                        Letter:   Spivey MH et al.  Traumatic haemorrhage: a role for recombinant factor VIIa?  Anaesthesia. 2009 Oct;64(10):1141-2.                     
Editorial:  Mandal PK et al.  Smaller molecular-sized anaesthetics oligomerize Abeta peptide simulating Alzheimer's disease: a relevant issue.  Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2009 Oct;26(10):805-6.                                                       Dahl V et al.  Safety and efficacy of sugammadex for the reversal of rocuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade in cardiac patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.  Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2009 Oct;26(10):874-84.                       Kopp Lugli A et al.  Anaesthetic mechanisms: update on the challenge of unravelling the mystery of anaesthesia.  Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2009 Oct;26(10):807-20.


OBSTETRICS                                                        

Cheesman K et al.  Epidemiology of anesthesia-related complications in labor and delivery, New York State, 2002-2005.  Anesth Analg. 2009 Oct;109(4):1174-             
Dyer RA et al.  Hemodynamic Effects of Ephedrine, Phenylephrine, and the Coadministration of Phenylephrine with Oxytocin during Spinal Anesthesia for Elective Cesarean Delivery. Anesthesiology. 2009 Oct;111(4):753-65         Harrington B et al.  Meningeal (Postdural) Puncture Headache, Unintentional Dural Puncture, and the Epidural Blood Patch: A National Survey of United States Practice. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009 Sep-Oct;34(5):430-437.

PAEDIATRICS                                         
Chen LH et al.  The risk factors for hypoxemia in children younger than 5 years old undergoing rigid bronchoscopy for foreign body removal.  Anesth Analg. 2009 Oct;109(4):1079-84

PAIN                                                 
Coffey RJ et al.  Mortality associated with implantation and management of intrathecal opioid drug infusion systems to treat noncancer pain.  Anesthesiology. 2009 Oct;111(4):881–91                                                      
Rathmell JP et al.  Death after Initiation of Intrathecal Drug Therapy for Chronic Pain: Assessing Risk and Designing Prevention. Anesthesiology. 2009 Oct;111(4):706-8                                         
Editorial:  Huntoon M.  Ultrasound in Pain Medicine: Advanced Weaponry or Just a Fad?  Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009 Sep-Oct;34(5):387-388                                       
Peng P et al.  Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Procedures in Pain Medicine: A Review of Anatomy, Sonoanatomy, and Procedures: Part I: Nonaxial Structures.  Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009 Sep-Oct;34(5):458-474

REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA 
                                                         

Arcas-Bellas JJ et al.  Delayed quadriparesis after an interscalene brachial plexus block and general anesthesia: a differential diagnosis.  Anesth Analg. 2009 Oct;109(4):1341-3.                                                 -
Lee YY et al.  The median effective dose of bupivacaine, levobupivacaine, and ropivacaine after intrathecal injection in lower limb surgery.  Anesth Analg. 2009 Oct;109(4):1331-4                                                             Zausig YA et al.  Lipid emulsion improves recovery from bupivacaine-induced cardiac arrest, but not from ropivacaine- or mepivacaine-induced cardiac arrest.  Anesth Analg. 2009 Oct;109(4):1323-6.                             
Christophe JL et al.  Assessment of topographic brachial plexus nerves variations at the axilla using ultrasonography.  Br J Anaesth. 2009 Oct;103(4):606-12.                            
Wong D et al.  Sonographic Location of the Radial Nerve Confirmed by Nerve Stimulation During Axillary Brachial Plexus Blockade. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009 Sep-Oct;34(5):503-507                                                      
Horn JL et al.    Anatomic Basis to the Ultrasound-Guided Approach for Saphenous Nerve Blockade. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009 Sep-Oct;34(5):486-489.   - van Geffen et al.  Correlation Between Ultrasound Imaging, Cross-Sectional Anatomy, and Histology of the Brachial Plexus: A Review.  Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009 Sep-Oct;34(5):490-497                           
TRAUMA ANAESTHESIA                                               

Mahambrey TD, Fowler RA, Pinto R, Smith TS, Callum JL, Pisani NS, Rizoli SB, Adhikari NK.  Early massive transfusion in trauma patients: Canadian single-centre retrospective cohort study.  Can J Anaesth. 2009 Oct;56(10):740-50.
 
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