95-96
Editorial
The history of the debate on whether an intravenous or an inhaled anesthetic is the better method for induction
Shinichi Inomata
97-101
Original articles
Multiple-deep-breath inhalation induction with 5% sevoflurane and 67% nitrous oxide: comparison with intravenous injection of propofol
Kenji S. Suzuki, Mitsuhiko Oohata and Naohisa Mori
102-107
Onset of vecuronium-induced neuromuscular block after a long priming interval
Yuhji Saitoh, Koh Kaneda and Masahiro Murakawa
108-113
Effects of nicardipine and diltiazem on fractal features of short-term heart rate variability—application of coarse graining spectral analysis
Junken Koh, Ichiro Hidaka and Masahiko Miyata
114-118
Early postoperative renal function following renal transplantation surgery: effect of anesthetic technique
Elif Arslan Akpek, Zeynep Kayhan, Asli Dönmez, Gökhan Moray and Gülnaz Arslan
119-122
Clinical assessment of spinal and epidural anesthesia in inguinal hernia repair
Ömer Günal, Yüksel Arikan and Nurhan Çelikel
123-126
Interadductor approach to obturator nerve block for transurethral resection procedure: comparison with traditional approach
Manabu Kakinohana, Yutaka Taira, Takashi Saitoh, Ayako Hasegawa and Munehisa Gakiya, et al.
127-130
Monitoring of skeletal muscle oxygenation using near-infrared spectroscopy during abdominal aortic surgery
Masayasu Nakayama, Soushi Iwasaki, Hiromichi Ichinose, Shuji Yamamoto and Noriaki Kanaya, et al.
131-137
Apoptotic lymphocytes induced by surgical trauma in dogs
Rieko Yamada, Shuichi Tsuchida, Yasushi Hara, Masahiro Tagawa and Ryo Ogawa
138-144
Histochemical and immunohistochemical changes in rat hepatocytes after halothane exposure
Teruo Yamada, Takako Nomura, Yukari Miki, Shigeto Kanda and Junzo Sasaki
145-149
Evaluation of four techniques of warming intravenous fluids
Naomi Ohtsuka, Michiaki Yamakage, Xiangdong Chen, Yasuhiro Kamada and Akiyoshi Namiki
150-159
Review article
Hypoxia-inducible factor 1, a master transcription factor of cellular hypoxic gene expression
Kiichi Hirota
160-163
Clinical reports
Delayed visual loss following massive hemorrhage during left pneumonectomy: a case report
Noriko Yokoo, Yuzuru Kato, Yoshihide Miura, Sumio Amagasa and Hideo Horikawa
164-166
External manual compression of the abdominal aorta to control hemorrhage from a ruptured aneurysm
Nobuhide Kin, Masakazu Hayashida, Kyung-ho Chang, Kanji Uchida and Kazuo Hanaoka
167-168
Difficult pulmonary artery catheterization caused by an interluminal leak
Norihito Sato, Kei Yamamoto, Shin-ichi Nakao and Koh Shingu
169-172
Perioperative management of Fontan operation for two patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
Kiyoshi Morita, Mamoru Takeuchi, Katsunori Oe, Tatsuo Iwasaki and Naoyuki Taga, et al.
173-175
A patient with cardiac amyloidosis successfully managed with propofol anesthesia
Etsuko Miyamoto, Kumiko Fujise, Sanae Matsumoto and Koh Shingu
176-178
Irreversible damage to the cauda equina following repeated intrathecal injection of hyperbaric dibucaine
Yasuhiro Yamauchi and Yuji Nomoto
179-180
Preoperative fasting after soft drink intake: 2 hours may be enough
Kenneth Martay, Youri Vater, Clare Hunter and Brian Ross
181-182
Letter to the editor
An advanced puncture technique decreases the incidence of coring during the use of 50-ml propofol vials
Kazuhisa Shiroyama, Hiromichi Izumi and Takashi Kubo
183-184
Obituary
Masao Fujita (1926–2000)
Makoto Ozaki