Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

Peng, Philip; Choiniere, Manon; Dion, Dominique; Intrater, Howard; LeFort, Sandra; Lynch, Mary; Ong, May; Rashiq, Saifee; Tkachuk, Gregg; Veillette, Yves

doi: 10.1007/BF03016631pmid: 18056206

Purpose: The objective of this survey was to examine the services offered by multidisciplinary pain treatment facilities (MPTFs) across Canada and to compare access to care at these MPTFs.

Peng, Philip; Stinson, Jennifer; Choiniere, Manon; Dion, Dominique; Intrater, Howard; LeFort, Sandra; Lynch, Mary; Ong, May; Rashiq, Saifee; Tkachuk, Gregg; Veillette, Yves

doi: 10.1007/BF03016632pmid: 18056207

Purpose: The objective of this study was to examine the services currently offered by multidisciplinary pain treatment facilities (MPTFs) dedicated for pediatric chronic pain management across Canada.

Morgan, Pamela; Lam-McCulloch, Jenny; Herold-McIlroy, Jodi; Tarshis, Jordan

doi: 10.1007/BF03016633pmid: 18056208

Purpose: Performance assessment using high fidelity simulation is problematic, due to the difficulty in developing valid and reliable evaluation tools. The Delphi technique is a consensus based content generation method used for multiple purposes such as policy development, best-evidence practice guidelines and competency assessments. The purpose of this study was to develop checklists using a modified Delphi technique to evaluate the performance of practicing anesthesiologists managing two simulated scenarios.

Irifune, Masahiro; Katayama, Sohtaro; Takarada, Tohru; Shimizu, Yoshitaka; Endo, Chie; Takata, Takashi; Morita, Katsuya; Dohi, Toshihiro; Sato, Tomoaki; Kawahara, Michio

doi: 10.1007/BF03016634pmid: 18056209

Purpose: γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are important targets for anesthetic action at thein vitro cellular level. Gabaculine is a GABA-transaminase inhibitor that increases endogenous GABA in the brain, and enhances GABA activity. We have recently shown that unconsciousness is associated with the enhanced GABA activity due to gabaculine, but that immobility is not. MK-801 is a selective NMDA channel blocker. In this study, we examined behaviourally whether gabaculine in combination with MK-801 could produce these components of the general anesthetic state. We further compared the effect of MK-801 with ketamine, another NMDA channel blocker.

Morimoto, Maki; Popovic, Jovan; Kim, Jung; Kiamzon, Harald; Rosenberg, Andrew

doi: 10.1007/BF03016635pmid: 18056210

Purpose: To ultrasonically identify the presence of septae within the neurovascular sheath and to assess their effect on local anesthetic spread when performing infraclavicular brachial plexus blocks.

Lin, Yulia; Kanani, Nisha; Naughton, Finola; Pendergrast, Jacob; Karkouti, Keyvan

doi: 10.1007/BF03016636pmid: 18056211

Purpose: To describe a case of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) after platelet transfusion immediately following cardiac surgery, and to review the clinical features, pathophysiology, management, and morbidity and mortality associated with such an event.

Dobson, Gary; Maher, Neil; Petrasek, Paul; Johnston, Clifton

doi: 10.1007/BF03016637pmid: 18056212

Fayad, Ashraf

doi: 10.1007/BF03016638pmid: 18056213