Articles to Appear in Future Issues

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A New Plasma-Adapted Hydroxyethyl Starch Preparation: In Vitro Coagulation Studies

J. Boldt and A. Mengistu; Ludwigshafen, Germany

Volume Replacement With a Balanced Hydroxyethyl Starch (HES) Preparation in Cardiac Surgery Patients

J. Boldt, J. Mayer, C. Brosch, A. Lehmann, and A. Mengistu; Ludwigshafen, Germany

In Vitro Comparative Study of Hemostatic Components in Fibrinogen-Deficient and Warfarin-Treated Plasma

B. Rumph, D. Bolliger, N. Narang, R.J. Molinaro, J.H. Levy, F. Szlam, and K.A. Tanaka; Atlanta, GA

Risk Factors for Red Blood Cell Transfusion After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

A.H.M. van Straten, S. Kats, M.W.A. Bekker, F. Verstappen, J.F.J. ter Woorst, A.J. van Zundert, and M.A. Soliman Hamad; Eindhoven, The Netherlands

The Effect of the Suspension of the License for Aprotinin on the Care of Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Survey of Cardiac Anesthesiologists' and Surgeons' Opinions in the United Kingdom

V. McMullan and R.P. Alston; Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Profound Effects of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Priming Solutions on the Fibrin Part of Clot Formation: An Ex Vivo Evaluation Using Rotation Thromboelastometry

A.C.M. Brinkman, J.W.A. Romijn, L.J.M. van Barneveld, S. Greuters, D. Veerhoek, A.B.A. Vonk, and C. Boer; Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Association of the 98T ELAM-1 Polymorphism with Increased Bleeding After Cardiac Surgery

I.J. Welsby, M.V. Podgoreanu, B. Phillips-Bute, R. Morris, J.P. Mathew, P.K. Smith, M.F. Newman, D.A. Schwinn, and M. Stafford-Smith, for the Perioperative Genetics and Safety Outcomes Study (PEGASUS) Investigative Team; Durham, NC

A Comparison of Central and Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation in Circulatory Failure

K.M. Ho, R. Harding, J. Chamberlain, and M. Bulsara; Perth, Australia

Intensive Care Unit Utilization and Outcome After Esophagectomy

R. Iscimen, D.R. Brown, S.D. Cassivi, and M.T. Keegan; Rochester, MN

A Propensity-Matched Comparison of Cardiac and Noncardiac Thoracic Surgery Patients on the Incidence of New Onset Postoperative Atrial Arrhythmias

J.S. Seif, S.S. Zaky, A. Deogaonkar, A.A. Abd-Elsayed, L. Li, M. Leventhal, and C.A. Bashour; Cincinnati, OH

The Effect of Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia on Pulmonary Shunt Fraction and Arterial Oxygenation During One-Lung Ventilation

S.M. Jung, C.K. Cho, Y.J. Kim, H.M. Cho, C.-W. Kim, H.U. Kwon, E.K. Kim, and J.M. Park; Daejeon, Korea

Methylene Blue for Vasopressor-Resistant Vasoplegia Syndrome During Liver Transplantation

G.W. Fischer, Y. Bengtsson, S. Scarola, and E. Cohen; New York, NY

Treatment of Refractory Hypotension With Low-Dose Vasopressin in a Patient Receiving Clozapine

A. John, C. Yeh, J. Boyd, and P.E. Greilich; Dallas, TX