125-130
Original articles
Effects of nicardipine-induced hypotension on cerebrovascular carbon dioxide reactivity in patients with diabetes mellitus under sevoflurane anesthesia
Yuji Kadoi and Fumio Goto
131-135
Original articles
Identification of independent predictors for intravenous thiopental-induced yawning
Tsutomu Oshima, Hirofumi Utsunomiya, Yoshiko Kasuya, Junko Sugimoto and Kazuo Maruyama, et al.
136-141
Original articles
Factors influencing intraoperative bradycardia in adult patients
Tomoko Yorozu, Takehiko Iijima, Midori Matsumoto, Xing Yeo and Toshiyuki Takagi
142-147
Original articles
Epidural clonidine added to a bupivacaine infusion increases analgesic duration in labor without adverse maternal or fetal effects
Robert K. Parker, Neil Roy Connelly, Tanya Lucas, Stelian Serban and Rene Pristas, et al.
148-152
Original articles
Impact of Sonoclot hemostasis analysis after cardiopulmonary bypass on postoperative hemorrhage in cardiac surgery
Tatsuya Yamada, Nobuyuki Katori, Kenichi A. Tanaka and Junzo Takeda
153-158
Original articles
Correlation between precise and simple tests in recovery of dynamic balance function after intravenous sedation with midazolam in the elderly
Toshiaki Fujisawa, Shigeru Takuma, Hiroyo Koseki, Kunie Kimura and Kazuaki Fukushima
159-163
Original articles
Lornoxicam and ondansetron for the prevention of intrathecal fentanyl-induced pruritus
Nurcin Gulhas, Feray Akgul Erdil, Ozlem Sagir, Ender Gedik and Turkan Togal, et al.
164-170
Original articles
Nafamostat mesilate inhibits the expression of HMGB1 in lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury
Satoshi Hagiwara, Hideo Iwasaka and Takayuki Noguchi
171-175
Original articles
Succinylcholine potentiates acetylcholine-induced contractile and phosphatidylinositol responses of rat trachea
Kenji Nishioka, Osamu Shibata, Masakazu Yamaguchi, Maki Yoshimura and Tetsuji Makita, et al.
176-180
Original articles
Cardioprotection induced by olprinone, a phosphodiesterase III inhibitor, involves phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase-Akt and a mitochondrial permeability transition pore during early reperfusion
Shinya Tosaka, Tetsuji Makita, Reiko Tosaka, Takuji Maekawa and Sungsam Cho, et al.
181-186
Original articles
Cardiac output increases the rate of carbon monoxide elimination in hyperpneic but not normally ventilated dogs
Susumu Ishida, Akinori Takeuchi, Takafumi Azami, Kazuya Sobue and Hiroshi Sasano, et al.
187-199
Review articles
Mechanisms of anesthetic actions and the brain
Yumiko Ishizawa
200-211
Review articles
Tobacco control for anesthesiologists
David O. Warner
212-219
Review articles
Volatile anesthetic-induced cardiac preconditioning
Anna Stadnicka, Jasna Marinovic, Marko Ljubkovic, Martin W. Bienengraeber and Zeljko J. Bosnjak
220-231
Review articles
Cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating vascular tone. Part 1: basic mechanisms controlling cytosolic Ca2+ concentration and the Ca2+-dependent regulation of vascular tone
Takashi Akata
232-242
Review articles
Cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating vascular tone. Part 2: regulatory mechanisms modulating Ca2+ mobilization and/or myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity in vascular smooth muscle cells
Takashi Akata
243-251
Review articles
Advances in obstetric anesthesia: anesthesia for fetal intrapartum operations on placental support
Krzysztof M. Kuczkowski
252-257
Review articles
Anesthesia for pregnant women with valvular heart disease: the state-of-the-art
Krzysztof M. Kuczkowski and André van Zundert
258-260
Clinical reports
Postoperative pulmonary thromboembolism possibly associated with recombinant activated factor VII infusion for the treatment of uncontrolled hemorrhage during vertebral instrumentation
Zahid Hussain Khan, Alireza Ebrahim Soltani and Payman Rahmani
261-264
Clinical reports
Anesthetic management of an extremely obese patient
Ayumi Fujinaga, Yutaka Fukushima, Akiko Kojima, Yoshikazu Sai and Yoshifumi Ohashi, et al.
265-269
Clinical reports
Propofol infusion for sedation during spinal anesthesia
Tomoki Nishiyama
270-272
Clinical reports
Tethered cord syndrome discovered in preoperative examination
Takeshi Yokoyama, Tetsuro Sadahiro, Kathleen A. Sluka, Koichi Yamashita and Hiroki Tokoroyama, et al.
273-276
Clinical reports
Circulatory collapse caused by unnoticed hypermagnesemia in a hospitalized patient
MinHye So, Hiroaki Ito, Kazuya Sobue, Takako Tsuda and Hirotada Katsuya
277-281
Clinical reports
Clinical outcome of percutaneous osteoplasty for pain caused by metastatic bone tumors in the pelvis and femur
Keisuke Yamada, Yoshihisa Matsumoto, Masaki Kita, Ken Yamamoto and Wataru Kohda, et al.
282-284
Clinical reports
Recovery from Fontan circulation failure by application of continuous negative extrathoracic pressure
Chiaki Toida, Nobuaki Shime, Toshiyuki Itoi and Masaaki Yamagishi
285-288
Short communication
Fulminant-type malignant hyperthermia in Japan: cumulative analysis of 383 cases
Takako Migita, Keiko Mukaida, Masashi Kawamoto, Masako Kobayashi and Osafumi Yuge
289
Letters to the editor
Kinking of a tube in the pharynx
Koh Mizutani, Chikako Nakamura, Kae Nakasuji and Naho Fujikawa
289
Letters to the editor
Kinking of a tube in the pharynx
Masayuki Kuroiwa and Sumio Hoka
290
Letters to the editor
The angle of needle insertion during internal jugular vein cannulation
Yoshihiro Hirabayashi
291-292
Letters to the editor
Increased airway resistance in the prone position associated with heat and moisture exchangers with integral bacterial/viral filters
Yoshihiro Ikuta, Miki Fujita, Naoki Miyazaki and Osamu Shimoda
293
Letters to the editor
Lumbar tattoos, magnetic resonance imaging, and obstetric anesthesia: what do they have in common?
Krzysztof M. Kuczkowski
294
Letters to the editor
Preemptive analgesia by preoperative administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Yushi U. Adachi, Junko Nishino, Katsumi Suzuki, Yukako Obata and Matsuyuki Doi, et al.
295-296
Letters to the editor
Application of the Truview EV02 optical laryngoscope to patients with cervical spinal disease
Mayumi Gotou and Tetsuo Inoue