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Original Articles

• Regional Anesthesia Does Not Significantly Change Surgical Time Versus General Anesthesia—A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Studies (1 September, 1998)

  Franklin Dexter
• Comparative Toxicity of Glucose and Lidocaine Administered Intrathecally in the Rat (1 September, 1998)

  Keishi Hashimoto, Shinichi Sakura, Andrew W. Bollen, Ricardo Ciriales, Kenneth Drasner
• The Paravertebral Nerve Root Block for Inguinal Herniorrhaphy—A Comparison With the Field Block Approach (1 September, 1998)

  Medhat R. Wassef, Tony Randazzo, Wendy Ward
• Intrathecal Sufentanil and Epidural Bupivacaine for Labor Analgesia: Dose-Response of Individual Agents and in Combination (1 September, 1998)

  William Camann, Amr Abouleish, James Eisenach, David Hood, Sanjay Datta
• Intrathecal Local Anesthetic Distribution With the New Spinocath Catheter (1 September, 1998)

  Dietmar Holst, Michael Möllmann, Eberhard Scheuch, Konrad Meissner, Michael Wendt
• Analgesic Effect of Interscalene Block Using Low-Dose Bupivacaine for Outpatient Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery (1 September, 1998)

  A. Al-Kaisy, G. McGuire, V. W.S. Chan, G. Bruin, P. Peng, A. Miniaci, A. Perlas
• The Safety and Efficacy of Intrabursal Oxycodone and Bupivacaine in Analgesia After Shoulder Surgery (1 September, 1998)

  Pasi Muittari, Olli Kirvelä
• Comparison of Intravenous Nalbuphine Infusion Versus Naloxone in the Prevention of Epidural Morphine-Related Side Effects (1 September, 1998)

  Jhi-Joung Wang, Shung-Tai Ho, Jann-Inn Tzeng
• The Influence of the Menstrual Cycle in Postdural Puncture Headache (1 September, 1998)

  M. Echevarria, F. Caba, R. Rodriguez
• Infections From Extended Epidural Catheterization in Ambulatory Patients (1 September, 1998)

  Antonio J. Aldrete, Kaye S. Williams