Articles to appear in future issues

Article Outline

 

The Degree of Atherosclerosis in the Descending Aorta Does Not Predict Poor In-Hospital Outcome After Surgery Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass

D.A. Zvara, A. Bryant, M. Veal, B. Dull, G. Hillegass, T.P. McCoy, and N.D. Kon; Winston-Salem, NC

Effect of Lung Ventilation With 50% Oxygen in Air or Nitrous Oxide Versus 100% Oxygen on Oxygenation Index After Cardiopulmonary Bypass

P.K. Sinha, P.K. Neema, K.P. Unnikrishnan, P.K. Varma, K. Jaykumar, and C. Rathod; Kerala, India

Predictive Factors of Hemodynamic Collapse After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Case-Control Study

J.P. Karhunen, E.I.T. Sihvo, R.T. Suojaranta-Ylinen, O.J. Rämö, and U.-S. Salminen; Helsinki, Finland

Retrograde Autologous Priming of the Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuit: Safety and Impact on Postoperative Outcomes

G.S. Murphy, J.W. Szokol, M. Nitsun, D.A. Alspach, M.J. Avram, J.S. Vender, N. DeMuro, and W.J. Hoff; Evanston, IL

Phosphodiesterase III Inhibition Affects Platelet-Monocyte Aggregate Formation Depending on the Axis of Stimulation

N.A. Horn, D.M. Anastase, K.E. Hecker, J.H. Baumert, G.J. Scheffer, and R. Rossaint; Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Impact of Vasopressin on Hemodynamic and Metabolic Function in the Decompensatory Phase of Hemorrhagic Shock

K.B. Johnson, F.J. Pearce, N. Jeffreys, S.W. McJames, and Mark Cluff; Salt Lake City, UT

Comparison of Systemic and Renal Effects of Dopexamine and Dopamine in Norepinephrine-Treated Septic Shock

M. Schmoelz, G. Schelling, M. Dunker, and M. Irlbeck; Munich, Germany

Fenoldopam Inhibits Nuclear Translocation of Nuclear Factor Kappa B in a Rat Model of Surgical Ischemic Acute Renal Failure

N. Aravindan, M. Natarajan, and A. Shaw; Houston, TX

Influence of Groin Incision, Duration of Ischemia, and Prostaglandin E1 on Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury of the Lower Limb

J. FräSdorf, B. Luther, J. Müllenheim, F. Otto, B. Preckel, W. Schlack, and V. Thämer; Düsseldorf, Germany

Arterial to End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Tension Difference in Children With Congenital Heart Disease

M. Choudhury, U. Kiran, S.K. Choudhary, and B. Airan; New Delhi, India

Anesthesia for Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defect: Initial Experience

M.C. Kapoor, S. Sharma, V.K. Sharma, J.S. Dugal, and C. Singh; Pune, India

Sevoflurane Alters Right Ventricular Performance But Not Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Acutely Instrumented Anesthetized Pigs

F. Kerbaul, M. Bellezza, C. Mekkaoui, H. Feier, C. Guidon, J. Gouvernet, P.-H. Rolland, F. Gouin, T. Mesana, and F. Collart; Marseille, France

A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Study Assessing the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Ketamine in Cardiac Surgical Patients

C.D. Bartoc, R.J. Frumento, M. Jalbout, E. Bennett-Guerrero, Y. Du, and E. Nishanian; New York, NY

Difficulty Assessing Endotracheal Tube Placement in a Patient With Undiagnosed Iatrogenic Tracheoesophageal Fistula

H.M. Smith, D.R. Bacon, and J. Sprung; Rochester, MN

Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis After Lung Cancer Surgery With a Double-Lumen Endotracheal Tube: A Life-Threatening Complication

M. Sagawa, T. Donjo, T. Isobe, S. Notake, M. Takai, M. Sugita, S. Maeda, and T. Sakuma; Ishikawa, Japan