225. Akça O, Doufas AG, Morioka N, Iscoe S, Fisher J, Sessler DI: Hypercapnia improves tissue oxygenation. Anesthesiology 2002; 97: 801-806

226. Akça O, Doufas AG, Sessler DI: Use of selective opiate receptor inhibitors to prevent postoperative ileus. Minerva Anestesiol 2002; 68: 162-5

227. Akça O, Sessler DI: Use of cerebral oximetry to detect and manage cerebral desaturation with a rapidly expanding neck hematoma. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2002; 46: 607-8.

228. Akça O, Sessler DI: Supplemental oxygen reduces the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Minerva Anestesiol 2002; 68: 166-70

229. Akça O, Sessler DI: Acupuncture. A useful complement of anesthesia? Minerva Anestesiol 2002; 68: 147-51

230. Akça O, Sessler DI: Thermal management and blood loss during hip arthroplasty. Minerva Anestesiol 2002; 68: 182-5

231. Alfonsi P, Coggia M, Leflon-Guibout V, Sessler DI, Goeau-Brissonniere O, Chauvin M: Mild hypothermia does not increase bacterial proliferation on implanted vascular grafts. Am J Surg 2002; 184: 37-40

232. Dae MW, Gao DW, Sessler DI, Chair K, Stillson CA: Effect of endovascular cooling on myocardial temperature, infarct size, and cardiac output in human-sized pigs. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2002; 282: H1584-91.

233. De Witte J, Sessler DI: Perioperative shivering: physiology and pharmacology. Anesthesiology 2002; 96: 467-84.

234. De Witte JL, Alegret C, Sessler DI, Cammu G: Preoperative alprazolam reduces anxiety in ambulatory surgery patients: a comparison with oral midazolam. Anesth Analg 2002; 95: 1601-6

235. Doufas AG, Akça O, Barry A, Petrusca DA, Suleman MI, Morioka N, Guarnaschelli JJ, Sessler DI: Initial experience with a novel heat-exchanging catheter in neurosurgical patients. Anesth Analg 2002; 95: 1752-1756

236. Greif R, Greenwald S, Schweitzer E, Laciny S, Rajek A, Caldwell JE, Sessler DI: Muscle relaxation does not alter hypnotic level during propofol anesthesia. Anesth Analg 2002; 94: 604-608

237. Greif R, Laciny S, Mokhtarani M, Doufas AG, Bakhshandeh M, Dorfer L, Sessler DI: Transcutaneous electrical stimulation of an auricular acupuncture point decreases anesthetic requirement. Anesthesiology 2002; 96: 306-312 . (PDF Unavailable)

238. Greif R, Laciny S, Rajek A, Doufas AG, Sessler DI: The threshold and gain of thermoregulatory vasoconstriction differs during anesthesia in the dependent and upper arms in the lateral position. Anesth Analg 2002; 94: 1019-1022

239. Guignard B, Coste C, Costes H, Sessler DI, Lebrault C, Morris W, Simonnet G, Chauvin M: Supplementing desflurane-remifentanil anesthesia with small-dose ketamine reduces perioperative opioid analgesic requirements. Anesth Analg 2002; 95: 103-8.

240. Heier T, Clough D, Wright PM, Sharma ML, Sessler DI, Caldwell JE: The influence of mild hypothermia on the pharmacokinetics and time course of action of neostigmine in anesthetized volunteers. Anesthesiology 2002; 97: 90-5 . (PDF Unavailable)

241. Hogue CW, Jr., Talke P, Stein PK, Richardson C, Domitrovich PP, Sessler DI: Autonomic nervous system responses during sedative infusions of dexmedetomidine. Anesthesiology 2002; 97: 592-8 . (PDF Unavailable)

242. Horn EP, Schroeder F, Gottschalk A, Sessler DI, Hiltmeyer N, Standl T, Schulte Am Esch J: Active warming during cesarean delivery. Anesth Analg 2002; 94: 409-414.

243. Kober A, Fleischackl R, Scheck T, Lieba F, Strasser H, Friedmann A, Sessler DI: A randomized controlled trial of oxygen for reducing nausea and vomiting during emergency transport of patients older than 60 years with minor trauma. Mayo Clin Proc 2002; 77: 35-8.

244. Lenhardt R, Seybold T, Kimberger O, Stoiser B, Sessler DI: Local warming facilitates insertion of peripheral venous cannulae: a single-blinded prospective randomised controlled trial and a single-blinded randomised crossover trial. Br Med J 2002; 325: 409-412

245. Leslie K, Troedel S: Does anaesthesia care affect the outcome following craniotomy? J Clin Neurosci 2002; 9: 231-6

246. Morioka N, Akça O, Doufas AG, Chernyak G, Sessler DI: Electro-acupuncture at the zusanli, yanglingquan, and kunlun points does not reduce anesthetic requirement. Anesth Analg 2002; 95: 98-102.

247. Nakajima Y, Mizobe T, Matsukawa T, Sessler DI, Kitamura Y, Tanaka Y: Thermoregulatory response to intraoperative head-down tilt. Anesth Analg 2002; 94: 221-226

248. Nakajima Y, Takamata A, Ito T, Sessler DI, Kitamura Y, Shimosato G, Taniguchi S, Matsuyama H, Tanaka Y, Mizobe T: Upright posture reduces thermogenesis and augments core hypothermia. Anesth Analg 2002; 94: 1646-51

249. Orme R, Leslie K, Umranikar A, Ugoni A: Esmolol and anesthetic requirement for loss of responsiveness during propofol anesthesia. Anesth Analg 2002; 94: 112-6.

250. Sessler DI, Akça O: Nonpharmacological prevention of surgical wound infections. Clin Infect Dis 2002; 35: 1397-404

251. Suleman MI, Doufas AG, Akça O, Ducharme M, Sessler DI: Insufficiency in a new temporal-artery thermometer for adult and pediatric patients. Anesth Analg 2002; 95: 67-71.

252. Taguchi A, Sharma N, Ali S, Dave B, Sessler DI, Kurz A: The effect of auricular acupuncture on anaesthesia with desflurane. Anaesthesia 2002; 57: 1159-1163