Objectif La pratique de l’anesthesie regionale a recemment vecu un second souffle graˆce
ala popularite croissante des techniques echoguidees. Les defenseurs de ces techniques …

… O’Connor PJ, Hanson J, Finucane BT. Induced hypotension with epidural/general
anesthesia reduces transfusion in radical prostate surgery. Can J Anesth 2006; 53: 873–80. …

… The authors wish to acknowledge Donna Finucane’s valuable contribution as we prepared
to submit the final edition to the Publisher. We would also like to give credit to Jennifer Pillay …

Background For a newborn requiring positive-pressure ventilation (PPV), the American
Heart Association recommends bag-and-mask ventilation, a challenging procedure for those …

Principles of Safe Practice in Local and Regional Anesthesia, to stress the relatively new
emphasis and importance on safety and prevention and to broaden our horizons to include …

Purpose: To survey the general public’s attitude towards preoperative assessment and
commonly perceived fears about general anesthesia. Methods: A province wide telephone …

Background and Objectives The public is not well informed about matters relating to regional
anesthesia. Previous studies concerning regional anesthesia have involved patients, …

Purpose Ropivacaïne is a new long-acting, injectable local anaesthetic currently undergoing
clinical investigation world wide. It is structurally very similar to bupivacaine, but with less …

The purpose of this study was to determine if the application of a BURP maneuver to the
cricoid cartilage would combine the benefits of both the BURP and the Sellick maneuvers, …

Objective: To observe pain management practices by nurses in emergency departments (EDs)
in Central Africa and to study the various factors influencing these practices. Methods: …