422. Atzil S, Arad M, Glasner A, Abiri N, Avraham R, Greenfeld K, Rosenne E, Beilin B, Ben-Eliyahu S: Blood transfusion promotes cancer progression: a critical role for aged erythrocytes. Anesthesiology 2008; 109: 989-97

423. Bakri MH, Nagem H, Sessler DI, Mahboobi R, Dalton J, Akca O, Roselli EE, Insler SR: Transdermal oxygen does not improve sternal wound oxygenation in patients recovering from cardiac surgery. Anesth Analg 2008; 106: 1619-26

424. Bala E, Sessler DI, Nair DR, McLain R, Dalton JE, Farag E: Motor and somatosensory evoked potentials are well maintained in patients given dexmedetomidine during spine surgery. Anesthesiology 2008; 109: 417-25

425. Baran J, Mundy DI, Vasanji A, Parat MO: Altered localization of H-Ras in caveolin-1-null cells is palmitoylation-independent. J. Cell Commun. Signal. 2008

426. Bauhofer A, Huttel M, Lorenz W, Sessler DI, Torossian A: Differential effects of antibiotics in combination with GCSF on survival and polymorphonuclear granulocyte cell functions in septic rats. BMC Infect Dis 2008; 8: 55

427. Benish M, Bartal I, Goldfarb Y, Levi B, Avraham R, Raz A, Ben-Eliyahu S: Perioperative use of beta-blockers and COX-2 inhibitors may improve immune competence and reduce the risk of tumor metastasis. Ann Surg Oncol 2008; 15: 2042-52

428. Biki B, Mascha E, Moriarty DC, Fitzpatrick JM, Sessler DI, Buggy DJ: Anesthetic technique for radical prostatectomy surgery affects cancer recurrence: a retrospective analysis. Anesthesiology 2008; 109: 180-7

429. Cata JP, Noguera EM, Parke E, Ebrahim Z, Kurz A, Kalfas I, Mascha E, Farag E: Patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) for postoperative pain control after lumbar spine surgery. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2008; 20: 256-60

430. Doufas AG, Morioka N, Maghoub AN, Mascha E, Sessler DI: Lower-body warming mimics the normal epidural-induced reduction in the shivering threshold. Anesth Analg 2008; 106: 252-6

431. Duncan AI, Lowe BS, Garcia MJ, Xu M, Gillinov AM, Mihaljevic T, Koch CG: Influence of concentric left ventricular remodeling on early mortality after aortic valve replacement. Ann Thorac Surg 2008; 85: 2030-9

432. Elkassabany NM, Bhatia J, Deogaonkar A, Barnett GH, Lotto M, Maurtua M, Ebrahim Z, Schubert A, Ference S, Farag E: Perioperative complications of blood brain barrier disruption under general anesthesia: a retrospective review. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2008; 20: 45-8

433. Evron S, Dimitrochenko V, Khazin V, Sherman A, Sadan O, Boaz M, Ezri T: The effect of intermittent versus continuous bladder catheterization on labor duration and postpartum urinary retention and infection: a randomized trial. J Clin Anesth 2008; 20: 567-72

434. Evron S, Ezri T, Protianov M, Muzikant G, Sadan O, Herman A, Szmuk P: The effects of remifentanil or acetaminophen with epidural ropivacaine on body temperature during labor. J Anesth 2008; 22: 105-11

435. Ghelber O, Gebhard RE, Vora S, Hagberg CA, Szmuk P: Identification of the epidural space using pressure measurement with the compuflo injection pump--a pilot study. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2008; 33: 346-52

436. Gugliotti D, Grant P, Jaber W, Aboussouan L, Bae C, Sessler D, Scahuer P, Kaw R: Challenges in cardiac risk assessment in bariatric surgery patients. Obes Surg 2008; 18: 129-33

437. Hager H, Mandadi G, Pulley D, Eagon JC, Mascha E, Nutter B, Kurz A: A Comparison of Noninvasive Blood Pressure Measurement on the Wrist with Invasive Arterial Blood Pressure Monitoring in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg 2008

438. Hannenberg AA, Sessler DI: Improving perioperative temperature management (editorial). Anesth Analg 2008; 107: 1454-7

439. Hiltebrand LB, Kaiser HA, Niedhart DJ, Pestel G, Kurz A: Subcutaneous oxygen pressure in spontaneously breathing lean and obese volunteers: a pilot study. Obes Surg 2008; 18: 77-83

440. Ilfeld BM, Ball ST, Gearen PF, Le LT, Mariano ER, Vandenborne K, Duncan PW, Sessler DI, Enneking FK, Shuster JJ, Theriaque DW, Meyer RS: Ambulatory continuous posterior lumbar plexus nerve blocks after hip arthroplasty: a dual-center, randomized, triple-masked, placebo-controlled trial. Anesthesiology 2008; 109: 491-501

441. Ilfeld BM, Le LT, Meyer RS, Mariano ER, Vandenborne K, Duncan PW, Sessler DI, Enneking FK, Shuster JJ, Theriaque DW, Berry LF, Spadoni EH, Gearen PF: Ambulatory continuous femoral nerve blocks decrease time to discharge readiness after tricompartment total knee arthroplasty: a randomized, triple-masked, placebo-controlled study. Anesthesiology 2008; 108: 703-13

442. Ilfeld BM, Loland VJ, Gerancher JC, Wadhwa AN, Renehan EM, Sessler DI, Shuster JJ, Theriaque DW, Maldonado RC, Mariano ER: The effects of varying local anesthetic concentration and volume on continuous popliteal sciatic nerve blocks: a dual-center, randomized, controlled study. Anesth Analg 2008; 107: 701-707

443. Imai Y, Yamakage M, Sato H, Okuyama K, Ishiyama T, Matsukawa T: Isovolaemic haemodilution decreases the shivering threshold in rabbits. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2008; 25: 450-3

444. Insler SR, Bakri MH, Nageeb F, Mascha E, Mihaljevic T, Sessler DI: An evaluation of a full-access underbody forced-air warming system during near-normothermic, on-pump cardiac surgery. Anesth Analg 2008; 106: 746-50

445. Jasper JF, Hayek SM: Implanted occipital nerve stimulators. Pain Physician 2008; 11: 187-200

446. Kapural L, Ng A, Dalton J, Mascha E, Kapural M, de la Garza M, Mekhail N: Intervertebral disc biacuplasty for the treatment of lumbar discogenic pain: results of a six-month follow-up. Pain Med 2008; 9: 60-7

447. Kaw R, Aboussouan L, Auckley D, Bae C, Gugliotti D, Grant P, Jaber W, Schauer P, Sessler D: Challenges in pulmonary risk assessment and perioperative management in bariatric surgery patients. Obes Surg 2008; 18: 134-8

448. Kaya G, Koyuncu O, Turan N, Turan A: Comparison of the laryngeal mask (LMA) and laryngeal tube (LT) with the perilaryngeal airway (cobraPLA) in brief paediatric surgical procedures. Anaesth Intensive Care 2008; 36: 425-30

449. Khatib R, Ebrahim Z, Rezai A, Cata JP, Boulis NM, John Doyle D, Schurigyn T, Farag E: Perioperative events during deep brain stimulation: the experience at cleveland clinic. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2008; 20: 36-40

450. Khazin V, Ezri T, Yishai R, Sessler DI, Serour F, Szmuk P, Evron S: Gastroesophageal regurgitation during anesthesia and controlled ventilation with six airway devices. J Clin Anesth 2008; 20: 508-13

451. Kimberger O, Held C, Stadelmann K, Mayer N, Hunkeler C, Sessler DI, Kurz A: Resistive polymer versus forced-air warming: comparable heat transfer and core rewarming rates in volunteers. Anesth Analg 2008; 107: 1621-6

452. Koch CG: Con: newly appreciated pathophysiology of ischemic heart disease in women mandates changes in perioperative management. Anesth Analg 2008; 107: 33-6

453. Koch CG, Khandwala F, Blackstone EH: Health-related quality of life after cardiac surgery. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2008; 12: 203-217

454. Koch CG, Li L, Sessler DI, Figueroa P, Hoeltge GA, Mihaljevic T, Blackstone EH: Duration of red-cell storage and complications after cardiac surgery. N Engl J Med 2008; 358: 1229-39

455. Koch CG, Li L, Shishehbor M, Nissen S, Sabik J, Starr N, Blackstone EH: Socioeconcomic status and comorbidity as predictors of peroperative quality of life in cardiac surgery. Surgery for acquired cardiovascular disease 2008; 136: 665-672

456. Komatsu R, Kamata K, Hoshi I, Sessler DI, Ozaki M: Airway Scope and gum elastic bougie with Macintosh laryngoscope for tracheal intubation in patients with simulated restricted neck mobility. Br J Anaesth 2008; 101: 863-9

457. Kurz A: Thermal care in the perioperative period. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2008; 22: 39-62

458. Kurz A: Thermoregulation in anesthesia and intensive care medicine. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2008; 22: vii-viii . (PDF Unavailable)

459. Kurz A: Physiology of thermoregulation. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2008; 22: 627-44

460. Mamoun NF, Xu M, Sessler DI, Sabik JF, Bashour CA: Propensity matched comparison of outcomes in older and younger patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2008; 85: 1974-9

461. Maurtua MA, Deogaonkar A, Bakri MH, Mascha E, Na J, Foss J, Sessler DI, Lotto M, Ebrahim Z, Schubert A: Dosing of remifentanil to prevent movement during craniotomy in the absence of neuromuscular blockade. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2008; 20: 221-5

462. McElwain J, Freir NM, Burlacu CL, Moriarty DC, Sessler DI, Buggy DJ: The feasibility of patient-controlled paravertebral analgesia for major breast cancer surgery: a prospective, randomized, double-blind comparison of two regimens. Anesth Analg 2008; 107: 665-8

463. McGrath T, Koch CG, Xu M, Li L, Mihaljevic T, Figueroa P, Blackstone EH: Platelet transfusion in cardiac surgery does not confer increased risk for adverse morbid outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg 2008; 86: 543-53

464. Oehmke MJ, Podranski T, Mann M, Frickey N, Kuhn DF, Hempelmann G: Perioperative concentrations of catecholamines in the cerebrospinal fluid and plasma during spinal anesthesia. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2008; 52: 487-92

465. Orhan-Sungur M, Kranke P, Sessler D, Apfel CC: Does supplemental oxygen reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Anesth Analg 2008; 106: 1733-8

466. Ovreiu M, Nair BG, Xu M, Bakri MH, Li L, Wazni O, Fahmy T, Petre J, Starr NJ, Sessler DI, Bashour CA: Electrocardiographic activity before onset of postoperative atrial fibrillation in cardiac surgery patients. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2008; 31: 1371-82

467. Rajagopalan S, Mascha E, Na J, Sessler DI: The effects of mild perioperative hypothermia on blood loss and transfusion requirement: a meta-analysis. Anesthesiology 2008; 108: 71-77

468. Renes S, Clark L, Gielen M, Spoormans H, Giele J, Wadhwa A: A simplified approach to vertical infraclavicular brachial plexus blockade using hand-held Doppler. Anesth Analg 2008; 106: 1012-4

469. Reynolds L, Beckmann J, Kurz A: Perioperative complications of hypothermia. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2008; 22: 645-57

470. Sato H, Yamakage M, Okuyama K, Imai Y, Iwashita H, Ishiyama T, Matsukawa T: Nasopharyngeal temperatures do not follow tympanic core temperatures during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. Medical Equipment Insights 2008; 1: 9-13 . (PDF Unavailable)

471. Schweitzer L, Sessler DI, Martin NC: The challenge for excellence at the University of Louisville: Implementation and outcomes of research resource investments between 1996 and 2006. Acad Med 2008; 83: 560-567

472. Sessler DI: [Regional anaesthesia and cancer recurrence risk] (editorial). Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim 2008; 55: 133-4 . (PDF Unavailable)

473. Sessler DI: Does regional analgesia reduce the risk of cancer recurrence? A hypothesis. Eur J Cancer Prev 2008; 17: 269-72

474. Sessler DI: Temperature monitoring and perioperative thermoregulation. Anesthesiology 2008; 109: 318-38

475. Sessler DI, Ben-Eliyahu S, Mascha EJ, Parat MO, Buggy DJ: Can regional analgesia reduce the risk of recurrence after breast cancer? Methodology of a multicenter randomized trial. Contemp Clin Trials 2008; 29: 517-526

476. Soliman MM, Dorotta I, Larosa SP, Lytle BW, Koch CG, Drazba JA, Rodrizuez ER, Bashour CA: A case of undiagnosed syphilis in a patient undergoing coronary artery bypass graft and aortic valve surgery. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice 2008; 16: 76-78

477. Subramaniam K, Koch CG, Bashour A, O'Connor M, Xu M, Gillinov AM, Starr NJ: Preoperative statin intake and morbid events after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting. J Clin Anesth 2008; 20: 4-11

478. Szmuk P, Aroyo N, Ezri T, Muzikant G, Weisenberg M, Sessler DI: Listening to music during anesthesia does not reduce the sevoflurane concentration needed to maintain a constant bispectral index. Anesth Analg 2008; 107: 77-80

479. Szmuk P, Ezri T, Evron S, Roth Y, Katz J: A brief history of tracheostomy and tracheal intubation, from the Bronze Age to the Space Age. Intensive Care Med 2008; 34: 222-8

480. Szmuk P, Ghelber O, Matuszczak M, Rabb MF, Ezri T, Sessler DI: A prospective, randomized comparison of cobra perilaryngeal airway and laryngeal mask airway unique in pediatric patients. Anesth Analg 2008; 107: 1523-30

481. Szmuk P, Pivalizza E, Warters RD, Ezri T, Gebhard R: An evaluation of the T-Line Tensymeter continuous noninvasive blood pressure device during induced hypotension. Anaesthesia 2008; 63: 307-12

482. Turan A, White PF, Koyuncu O, Karamanliodlu B, Kaya G, Apfel CC: Transdermal nicotine patch failed to improve postoperative pain management. Anesth Analg 2008; 107: 1011-7

483. Vitin AA, Dembo G, Vater Y, Martay K, Azamfirei L, Ezri T: Anesthetic implications of the new anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs. J Clin Anesth 2008; 20: 228-37