Editorials:

Peter MacDougall and Peter Slinger

Post-thoracotomy shoulder pain and gabapentin: a tale of two enigmas/La douleur à l’épaule à la suite d’une thoracotomie et la gabapentine : l’histoire de deux énigmes
Can J Anesth 2008 55: 323-327. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edward Crosby

Innovation in medical practice: from new idea to standard of care/L’innovation dans la pratique médicale ou comment une idée nouvelle devient une norme de soins
Can J Anesth 2008 55: 328-336. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reports of Original Investigations:

Marie-Pierre Huot, Philippe Chouinard, François Girard, Monique Ruel, Edwin R. Lafontaine, and Pasquale Ferraro

Gabapentin does not reduce post-thoracotomy shoulder pain: a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study: [La gabapentine ne réduit pas la douleur à l’épaule post-thoracotomie : une étude randomisée, à double insu et contrôlée par placebo]
Can J Anesth 2008 55: 337-343. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul K. Tenenbein, Roland Debrouwere, Doug Maguire, Peter C. Duke, Brian Muirhead, James Enns, Michael Meyers, Kevin Wolfe, and Stephen E. Kowalski

Thoracic epidural analgesia improves pulmonary function in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: L’analgésie péridurale thoracique améliore la fonction pulmonaire chez les patients subissant une chirurgie cardiaque
Can J Anesth 2008 55: 344-350. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas M. Hemmerling, Nhien Le, Patrick Decarie, Julie Cousineau, and David Bracco

Total intravenous anesthesia with propofol augments the potency of mivacurium: [L’anesthésie intraveineuse totale avec le propofol augmente la puissance du mivacurium]
Can J Anesth 2008 55: 351-357. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karl Wagner, Erika Swanson, Clifford J. Raymond, and Charles E. Smith

Comparison of two convective warming systems during major abdominal and orthopedic surgery: [Comparaison de deux systèmes de chauffage par convection pendant des chirurgies abdominales et orthopédiques majeures]
Can J Anesth 2008 55: 358-363. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tao Zhu, Qiying Pang, Stuart A. McCluskey, and Chaozhi Luo

Effect of propofol on hepatic blood flow and oxygen balance in rabbits: [L’effet du propofol sur le débit sanguin et l’équilibre d’oxygène hépatiques chez le lapin]
Can J Anesth 2008 55: 364-370. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports/Case Series:

Issam Tanoubi, Philippe Cuvillon, Emmanuel Nouvellon, Louis Philippe Fortier, Pierre Drolet, and Jacques Ripart

Étude de cas : Anesthésie locorégionale sciatique et fémorale bilatérale chez un polytraumatisé: [Case report: Bilateral femoral and sciatic regional anesthesia in a polytraumatized patient]
Can J Anesth 2008 55: 371-375. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jon-David Schwalm, Joel Hamstra, Amin Mulji, and James L. Velianou

Cardiogenic shock following nasal septoplasty: a case report and review of the literature: [Choc cardiogénique à la suite d’une septoplastie nasale : une étude de cas et une revue de la littérature]
Can J Anesth 2008 55: 376-379. [Abstract] [Résumé] [Full Text] [PDF] Additional Material  

Images in Anesthesia:

André van Zundert, Krzysztof M. Kuczkowski, Tom van Zundert, and Vera Meeusen

The art of maintaining a patent airway: an old problem – new evidence
Can J Anesth 2008 55: 380-381. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Best Evidence in Critical Care Medicine:

Sean M. Bagshaw, Anthony Delaney, Clare Farrell, Jennifer Drummond, and Peter G. Brindley

Steroids to prevent post-extubation airway obstruction in adult critically ill patients
Can J Anesth 2008 55: 382-385. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuing Medical Education:

Roanne Preston

Challenges in obstetric anesthesia and analgesia
Can J Anesth 2008 55: 386-389. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

Sishir Agarwal, Devendra Gupta, and Anil Agarwal

A new technique for midline orotracheal tube fixation
Can J Anesth 2008 55: 390-391. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frances Spears and Arnab Banerjee

Hemoglobin M variant and congenital methemoglobinemia: methylene blue will not be effective in the presence of hemoglobin M
Can J Anesth 2008 55: 391-392. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anthony M. O’Leary, Khallad El-Mohtar, Michael R. Sandison, and Kevin Roberts

Successful laryngeal mask airway Fastrach intubation in the presence of an endotracheal tube inserted via the cricothyroid route
Can J Anesth 2008 55: 392-393. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book & New Media Reviews:

Steven Dain

Understanding Anesthesia Equipment, Fifth Edition: Jerry A. Dorsch, Susan E. Dorsch. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 5^th edition, 2007, 1,056 pages. $149.00 US. ISBN 978-0-7817-7603-5
Can J Anesth 2008 55: 394. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

ERRATUM
Can J Anesth 2008 55: 395. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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