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Original Articles

• Effect of Postoperative Epidural Analgesia on Morbidity and Mortality Following Surgery in Medicare Patients (1 November, 2004)

  Christopher L. Wu, Robert W. Hurley, Gerard F. Anderson, Robert Herbert, Andrew J. Rowlingson, Lee A. Fleisher
• Median Versus Musculocutaneous Nerve Response with Single-Injection Infraclavicular Coracoid Block (1 November, 2004)

  Jaime Rodríguez, Manuel Taboada-Muñiz, María Bárcena, Julián Álvarez
• A Clinical Comparison of Equal Concentration and Volume of Ropivacaine and Bupivacaine for Interscalene Brachial Plexus Anesthesia and Analgesia in Shoulder Surgery (1 November, 2004)

  Ahmet Eroglu, Halil Uzunlar, Muhittin Sener, Yavuz Akinturk, Nesrin Erciyes
• The Learning Curve Associated With a Simulated Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Task by Inexperienced Anesthesia Residents (1 November, 2004)

  Brian D. Sites, John D. Gallagher, Joseph Cravero, Johan Lundberg, George Blike
• Clinical Hypnosis Modulates Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Signal Intensities and Pain Perception in a Thermal Stimulation Paradigm (1 November, 2004)

  Sebastian Schulz-Stübner, Timo Krings, Ingo G. Meister, Stefen Rex, Armin Thron, Rolf Rossaint
• Interscalene Brachial Plexus Anesthesia With Ropivacaine 5 mg/mL and Bupivacaine 5 mg/mL: Effects on Electrocardiogram (1 November, 2004)

  Alain Borgeat, Georgios Ekatodramis, Stephan Blumenthal