155-160
Original Article
Effects of preoperative oral melatonin medication on postoperative analgesia, sleep quality, and sedation in patients undergoing elective prostatectomy: a randomized clinical trial
Hale Borazan, Sema Tuncer, Naime Yalcin, Atilla Erol and Seref Otelcioglu
161-167
Original Article
Effect of remifentanil on cardiovascular and bispectral index responses following the induction of anesthesia with midazolam and subsequent tracheal intubation
Wakako Miyake, Yutaka Oda, Yuko Ikeda, Katsuaki Tanaka and Satoshi Hagihira, et al.
168-172
Original Article
Inhibitory effects of landiolol and nicardipine on thiopental-induced yawning in humans
Tsutomu Oshima, Tatsuo Murakami, Yuhji Saitoh, Miyuki Yokota and Yoshiko Kasuya
173-176
Original Article
Monitoring masseter muscle evoked responses enables faster tracheal intubation
Osamu Kitajima, Takahiro Suzuki, Naoto Watanabe, Takeshi Maeda and Yoshikazu Noda, et al.
177-181
Original Article
Effectiveness of the timing principle with high-dose rocuronium during rapid sequence induction with lidocaine, remifentanil and propofol
Takahiro Suzuki, Mayu Aono, Naoko Fukano, Makiko Kobayashi and Shigeru Saeki, et al.
182-186
Original Article
EC50 of remifentanil to prevent withdrawal movement associated with injection of rocuronium
Ji Young Yoon, Hae Kyu Kim, Jae Young Kwon, Sang Wook Shin and Kyung Hoon Kim, et al.
187-191
Original Article
Five-day pain management regimen using patient-controlled analgesia facilitates early ambulation after cardiac surgery
Yuta Izumi, Fumimasa Amaya, Koji Hosokawa, Hiroshi Ueno and Toyoshi Hosokawa, et al.
192-196
Original Article
Caudal blockade shortens the time to walking exercise in elderly patients following low back surgery
Masumi Kiribayashi, Yoshimi Inagaki, Yukiko Nishimura, Kazumasa Yamasaki and Shunsaku Takahashi, et al.
197-203
Original Article
Comparison between ketamine and fentanyl–droperidol for rectal premedication in children: a randomized placebo controlled trial
Gastone Zanette, Massimo Micaglio, Lorenzo Zanette, Giovanni Manani and Enrico Facco
204-207
Original Article
Development of a comb needle with five needles for securing access to large blood vessels during emergency resuscitation
Hiroyuki Taguchi, Keisuke Ichinose, Hironari Tanimoto, Masafumi Tashiro and Michiko Sugita, et al.
208-214
Original Article
Landiolol does not enhance the effect of ischemic preconditioning in isolated rat hearts
Shuchun Yu, Takasumi Katoh, Hisako Okada, Hiroshi Makino and Soichiro Mimuro, et al.
215-224
Original Article
Sevoflurane postconditioning prevents activation of caspase 3 and 9 through antiapoptotic signaling after myocardial ischemia–reperfusion
Yoshitaka Inamura, Masami Miyamae, Shingo Sugioka, Naochika Domae and Junichiro Kotani
225-233
Original Article
Temporal profiles of aquaporin 4 expression and astrocyte response in the process of brain damage in fat embolism model in rats
Toru Gohara, Kazuyoshi Ishida, Kazuhiko Nakakimura, Mitsuyoshi Yoshida and Shiro Fukuda, et al.
234-239
Original Article
Low-dose but not high-dose prostaglandin E1 improves the histological outcome of severe forebrain ischemia in rats
Yoshihide Miura, Kaoru Kanazawa, Noriko Yokoo, Kazue Iizawa and Masayuki Okada, et al.
240-246
Original Article
Morphine enhances tissue content of collagen and increases wound tensile strength
Pei-Jung Chang, Meng-Yi Chen, Yu-Sheng Huang, Chou-Hwei Lee and Chien-Chi Huang, et al.
247-252
Original Article
Tracheal fluid leakage in benchtop trials: comparison of static versus dynamic ventilation model with and without lubrication
Mital H. Dave, Nelly Koepfer, Caveh Madjdpour, Angela Frotzler and Markus Weiss
253-255
Clinical Report
Application of positive end-expiratory pressure in a case with large laceration on the superior vena cava
Chia Sheng Chao, Chia Ting Chao, Hsien Kuo Chin and Yee Phoung Chang
256-259
Clinical Report
General anesthesia in a patient with Parkes Weber syndrome with high-output cardiac failure due to multiple arteriovenous fistulas complicated by severe aortic regurgitation
Jun Ninagawa and Yoshitsugu Yamada
260-263
Clinical Report
Pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa on a native aortic valve following infective endocarditis
Kayo Takimoto, Fumio Arai, Takashi Kita and Shigeta Sasaki
264-267
Clinical Report
Anesthetic management of a patient undergoing liver transplantation who had previous coronary artery bypass grafting using an in situ right gastroepiploic artery
Hiroaki Murata, Haruka Inoue and Koji Sumikawa
268-271
Clinical Report
Perioperative management for a patient with chronic pancytopenia: a case of aplastic anemia with persistent neutropenia following preoperative administration of G-CSF
Yoshiko Nakano and Ryu Okutani
272-276
Clinical Report
Effects of landiolol on left ventricular function during electroconvulsive therapy: a transthoracic echocardiographic study
Masanobu Ide, Yuji Kadoi, Shigeru Saito, Kenichiro Takahashi and Yukari Sawano, et al.
277-279
Clinical Report
Successful management of a patient with Marfan syndrome complicated with acute aortic dissection using landiolol during Cesarean section
Noboru Saeki, Shima Taguchi and Masashi Kawamoto
280-283
Clinical Report
Abdominal compartment syndrome occurring due to uterine perforation during a hysteroscopy procedure
Kyu Chang Lee, Hye Young Kim, Myeong Jong Lee, Jai Won Koo and Jeong Ae Lim, et al.
284-286
Clinical Report
Unexpectedly difficult intubation caused by subglottic stenosis in Wegener’s granulomatosis
Hiroki Daijo, Satoshi Takabuchi, Toyohiko Ohigashi, Yukiko Yoshikawa and Tetsutaro Shinomura
287-289
Clinical Report
Membranous obstructive Candida tracheitis as a complication of endotracheal intubation and tracheostomy
Dong-Ok Kim, Jun Young Chung, Jun-Seong Son, Myung-Chun Kim and Keon-Sik Kim, et al.
290-292
Clinical Report
Hemorrhagic shock 3 days after catheterization from the axillary vein
Taiichi Shinzato, Michihiko Fukui, Kunihiko Kooguchi, Masahiro Sakaguchi and Woo Jin Joo
293-296
Short Communication
Can intravenous atropine prevent bradycardia and hypotension during induction of total intravenous anesthesia with propofol and remifentanil?
Koichi Maruyama, Yuki Nishikawa, Hideyuki Nakagawa, Jun Ariyama and Akira Kitamura, et al.
297-299
Short Communication
Involvement of the κ-opioid receptor in nitrous oxide-induced analgesia in mice
Tomohiro Koyama and Kazuhiko Fukuda
300-302
Short Communication
Lidocaine pretreatment reduces the frequency and severity of myoclonus induced by etomidate
Fethi Gultop, Taylan Akkaya, Nurdan Bedirli and Haluk Gumus
303-305
Short Communication
GlideScope videolaryngoscope reduces the incidence of erroneous esophageal intubation by novice laryngoscopists
Yoshihiro Hirabayashi, Yoji Otsuka and Norimasa Seo
306-308
Short Communication
Comparison of tracheal intubation by the Macintosh laryngoscope and Pentax-AWS (Airway Scope) during chest compression: a manikin study
Nobuyasu Komasawa, Ryusuke Ueki, Hajime Nomura, Motoi Itani and Yoshiroh Kaminoh
309-310
Letter to the Editor
Safe use of landiolol hydrochloride in a patient with marked pseudocholinesterase deficiency
Junji Shiotsuka, Masamitsu Sanui and Alan Lefor
311-312
Letter to the Editor
A case of paradoxical embolization and subsequent Takotsubo cardiomyopathy during general anesthesia
Maiko Tomita, Masatoshi Fukumoto, Tae Kato, Asuka Kondo and Akinori Asai, et al.
313-314
Letter to the Editor
Unilateral bronchospasm during microcatheter manipulation in an interventional neuroradiology suite
Kiran Reddy, Hemanshu Prabhakar, Naveen Yadav, Gyaninder Pal Singh and Zulfiqar Ali
315-316
Letter to the Editor
Progressive subdural hematomas after epidural blood patch for spontaneous intracranial hypotension
Satoru Takeuchi, Yoshio Takasato, Hiroyuki Masaoka, Takanori Hayakawa and Naoki Otani, et al.
317-318
Letter to the Editor
Behavior of children emerging from general anesthesia correlates with their heart rate variability
Young-Chang P. Arai, Nobuhisa Kandatsu, Hiroshi Ito, Jun Sato and Takahiro Ushida, et al.
319-320
Letter to the Editor
Use of the Coopdech Bronchial Blocker™ as a tracheal tube introducer in a patient with difficult laryngoscopy
Masayuki Ozaki, Koji Murashima, Kazunori Koga and Takeyoshi Sata
321-322
Letter to the Editor
Henna tattoo: an unusual peripheral venous access difficulty
Amitabh Dutta and Savitar Malhotra
323-324
JA Symposium
Recent advances in pain medicine: from bench to bed; August 17, 2009, Kobe, Japan
Opening remarks
Toshiaki Minami and Soichiro Inoue
325-327
JA Symposium
Neuropathic pain and neuron–glia interactions in the spinal cord
Tatsuro Kohno
328-332
JA Symposium
Reduction of bone cancer pain by CB1 activation and TRPV1 inhibition
Tomoyuki Kawamata, Yukitoshi Niiyama, Jun Yamamoto and Shingo Furuse
333-336
JA Symposium
Postoperative analgesia
Soichiro Inoue
337-341
JA Symposium
Phantom limb pain in the primary motor cortex: topical review
Masahiko Sumitani, Satoru Miyauchi, Arito Yozu, Yuko Otake and Youichi Saitoh, et al.