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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• Has Central Sensitization Become Independent of Nociceptive Input in Chronic Pancreatitis Patients Who Fail Thoracoscopic Splanchnicectomy? (1 October, 2011)

  Stefan A.W. Bouwense, Hessel C.J.L. Buscher, Harry van Goor, Oliver H.G. Wilder-Smith
• Unintentional Subdural Placement of Epidural Catheters During Attempted Epidural Anesthesia: An Anatomic Study of Spinal Subdural Compartment (1 October, 2011)

  Miguel Angel Reina, Clive B. Collier, Alberto Prats-Galino, Anna Puigdellívol-Sánchez, Fabiola Machés, José Antonio De Andrés
• Ultrasound Imaging of the Thoracic Spine in Paramedian Sagittal Oblique Plane: The Correlation Between Estimated and Actual Depth to the Epidural Space (1 October, 2011)

  Aliya Salman, Cristian Arzola, Uma Tharmaratnam, Mrinalini Balki
• A Randomized Comparison Between Subepineural and Conventional Ultrasound-Guided Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block (1 October, 2011)

  De Q. H. Tran, Shubada Dugani, Kevin Pham, Aref Al-Shaafi, Roderick J. Finlayson
• Inhibition of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels by Emulsified Isoflurane May Contribute to Its Subarachnoid Anesthetic Effect in Beagle Dogs (1 October, 2011)

  Cheng Zhou, Wei Wu, Jin Liu, Da-qing Liao, Yi Kang, Xiang-dong Chen
• Are Sympathetic Blocks Useful for Diagnostic Purposes? (1 October, 2011)

  Elena K. Krumova, Christoph Gussone, Sabrina Regeniter, Andrea Westermann, Michael Zenz, Christoph Maier
• Is Pulmonary Function Affected by Bilateral Dual Transversus Abdominis Plane Block? A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Crossover Pilot Study in Healthy Male Volunteers (1 October, 2011)

  Maria Petersen, Jimmi Elers, Jens Børglum, Bo Belhage, Jann Mortensen, Christian Maschmann
• Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Dexamethasone: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Dose-Response Trial (1 October, 2011)

  Farshad M. Ahadian, Kai McGreevy, Gerhard Schulteis
• Perineural Ultrasound-Guided Catheter Bacterial Colonization: A Prospective Evaluation in 747 Cases (1 October, 2011)

  Christophe Aveline, Hubert Le Hetet, Alain Le Roux, Pierre Vautier, Jean François Gautier, Fabrice Cognet, Philippe Auger, Francis Bonnet
• A Translational Study of the Effects of Ketamine and Pregabalin on Temporal Summation of Experimental Pain (1 October, 2011)

  Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Heikki Mansikka, Camilla Staahl, Huw Rees, Keith Tan, Trevor S. Smart, Russell Monhemius, Rie Suzuki, Asbjørn M. Drewes