Current Issue February 2012, Vol. 26, No. 1

Issue Highlights

  • The Year in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia: Selected Highlights From 2011
    February 2012 (Vol. 26 | No. 1 | Pages 3-10)

    Prakash A. Patel, Harish Ramakrishna, Michael Andritsos, Tygh Wyckoff, Hynek Riha, John G.T. Augoustides

  • Pilot Implementation of a Perioperative Protocol to Guide Operating Room–to–Intensive Care Unit Patient Handoffs
    February 2012 (Vol. 26 | No. 1 | Pages 11-16)

    Michelle A. Petrovic, Hanan Aboumatar, William A. Baumgartner, John A. Ulatowski, Jenny Moyer, Tracy Y. Chang, Melissa S. Camp, Janet Kowalski, Carolyn M. Senger, Elizabeth A. Martinez

  • A Comparative Evaluation of Transesophageal and Transthoracic Echocardiography for Measurement of Left Ventricular Systolic Strain Using Speckle Tracking
    February 2012 (Vol. 26 | No. 1 | Pages 17-25)

    Carlo E. Marcucci, Zainab Samad, Jose Rivera, David B. Adams, Barbara G. Philips-Bute, Aman Mahajan, Pamela S. Douglas, Solomon Aronson, G. Burkhard Mackensen, Mihai V. Podgoreanu, Joseph P. Mathew, Madhav Swaminathan

  • A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial Comparing Continuous Thoracic Epidural Bupivacaine With and Without Opioid in Contrast to a Continuous Paravertebral Infusion of Bupivacaine for Post-thoracotomy Pain
    February 2012 (Vol. 26 | No. 1 | Pages 83-89)

    Jay S. Grider, Timothy W. Mullet, Sibu P. Saha, Michael E. Harned, Paul A. Sloan

  • Anesthesia for Interventional Cardiology
    February 2012 (Vol. 26 | No. 1 | Pages 134-147)

    Mark Hayman, Paul Forrest, Peter Kam

  • Evaluation of Aspirin's Effect on Platelet Function Early After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
    27 January 2012

    Frantisek Bednar, Tomas Tencer, Petr Plasil, Zoltan Paluch, Lenka Sadilkova, Miroslav Prucha, Milos Kopa

  • The Occurrence of Injury and Black Denaturalization of the Lips, Tongue, and Pharynx Because of Phtharal Use for Disinfection of Transesophageal Echocardiographic Equipment and Establishment of a Safe Disinfection Method
    24 January 2012

    Tomoya Irie, Norikazu Miura, Itsuro Sato, Masayuki Okamura, Noriyuki Echigo, Takahisa Goto

  • Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia After Cardiac Surgery: An Observational Study of 1,722 Patients
    24 January 2012

    Pascale Piednoir, Nicolas Allou, Sophie Provenchère, Clarisse Berroeta, Marie-Geneviève Huisse, Ivan Philip, Nadine Ajzenberg

  • Anesthetic Management of Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Using High-Frequency Jet Ventilation
    24 January 2012

    Nabil Elkassabany, Fermin Garcia, Cory Tschabrunn, Jesse Raiten, William Gao, Khan Chaichana, Sanjay Dixit, Rebecca M. Speck, Erica Zado, Francis Marchlinski, Jeff Mandel

  • Exogenous Surfactant May Improve Oxygenation but Not Mortality in Adult Patients with Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of 9 Clinical Trials
    20 January 2012

    Haoyu Meng, Ying Sun, Jun Lu, Shukun Fu, Zhaoyi Meng, Melanie Scott, Quan Li

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The Official Journal of the European Association of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologists (EACTA) and the Chinese Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesiologists (ICCAF), Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia is aimed at anesthesiologists who deal with patients undergoing cardiac, thoracic or vascular surgical procedures. JCVA features a multidisciplinary approach, publishes clinically relevant material, and encourages innovative submissions from all continents.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia is published by Elsevier.