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Original Articles

• A Survey of Exposure to Regional Anesthesia Techniques in American Anesthesia Residency Training Programs (1 January, 1999)

  Michael P. Smith, Juraj Sprung, Andrew Zura, Edward Mascha, John E. Tetzlaff
• Determination of Epidural Catheter Placement Using Nerve Stimulation in Obstetric Patients (1 January, 1999)

  Ban C.H. Tsui, Sunil Gupta, Brendan Finucane
• Effect of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteria and Bacterial Toxins on Meningeal Permeability In Vitro

  (1 January, 1999)

  Wolfgang C. Ummenhofer, Ann E. Stapleton, Christopher M. Bernards
• Lymphocyte Activation is Attenuated by Stellate Ganglion Block (1 January, 1999)

  Masahiro Sugimoto, Motomu Shimaoka, Nobuyuki Taenaka, Hiroshi Kiyono, Ikuto Yoshiya
• The Effects of Arm Position on Central Spread of Local Anesthetics and on Quality of the Block With Axillary Brachial Plexus Block (1 January, 1999)

  Ken Yamamoto, Tsunehisa Tsubokawa, Shigeo Ohmura, Tsutomu Kobayashi
• The PENCAN 25-Gauge Needle: A New Pencil-Point Needle for Spinal Anesthesia Tested in 1,193 Patients (1 January, 1999)

  Erik J. Krommendijk, Raymond Verheijen, Boudewijn van Dijk, Emiel M. Spoelder, Mathieu J.M. Gielen, Jaap J. de Lange
• Intravenous Administration of Caffeine Sodium Benzoate for Postdural Puncture Headache (1 January, 1999)

  Ayşen Yücel, Süleyman Özyalçin, Gül K. Talu, Elif C. Yücel, Serdar Erdine
• The Incidence of Transient Radicular Irritation After Spinal Anesthesia in Obstetric Patients (1 January, 1999)

  Cynthia A. Wong, Paul Slavenas