Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine - Volume 69, Numbers 1 & 2

Volume 69 Numbers 1 & 2
January/March 2002

THEME ISSUE
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY AT THE MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
David L. Reich, Ronald A. Kahn, and George Silvay, guest editors

Introduction	2
Paul L. Goldiner, David L. Reich, Ronald A. Kahn, and George Silvay

HISTORY

Anesthesiologists and Surgeons at Mount Sinai: A Partnership in Excellence 3

Arthur H. Aufses, Jr.

The Mount Sinai Hospital’s Role in the Development of Anesthesia Safety Standards 12

Leslie Rendell-Baker

The Evolution of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography 18

Yasu Oka

Neuroanesthesia at The Mount Sinai Hospital 21

Henry C. Tausk and Irene P. Osborn

The Surgical Intensive Care Unit of The Mount Sinai Hospital: A Brief History Focusing on Contributions to Academic Critical Care Medicine and Excellence in Patient Care 25

Andrew B. Leibowitz

REVIEWS

Anesthetic Implications of Myasthenia Gravis
31

Mark Abel and James B. Eisenkraft

Advances in Labor Analgesia
38

Yaakov Beilin

Central Neuraxial Analgesia in Cardiac Surgery
45

Octavio Falcucci

Current Trends in Pediatric Anesthesia
51

Ingrid Hollinger

Complications of Spinal Anesthesia
55

Hatim Hyderally

Anesthetic Considerations for Endovascular Aortic Repair
57

Ronald A. Kahn, David M. Moskowitz, Michael Marin, and Larry Hollier

Prediction of Outcome in Cardiac Surgery
68

Tuula S. Kurki

The Open Lung Concept of Alveolar Recruitment Can Improve Outcome
in Respiratory Failure and ARDS
73

Peter J. Papadakos and Burkhard Lachmann

Recent Advances in Airway Management
78

Allan P. Reed

Strategies for Minimizing the Use of Allogeneic Blood during Orthopedic Surgery
83

Meg A. Rosenblatt

Latex Allergy
88

Barbara Zucker-Pinchoff and Gary J. Stadtmauer

INVESTIGATIONS AND CASE REPORTS

Comparison of Arterial Systolic Pressure Variation with Other Clinical
Parameters to Predict the Response to Fluid Challenges during Cardiac
Surgery 96

Elliott Bennett-Guerrero, Ronald A. Kahn, David M. Moskowitz, Octavio Falcucci, and Carol A. Bodian

Preemptive Epidural Analgesia for Thoracic Surgery 101

Steven M. Neustein, Joel M. Kreitzer, Daniel Krellenstein, David L. Reich, Eugene Rapaport, and Edmond Cohen

Rofecoxib-Associated Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed: A Case Report
105

Gordon M. Freedman, Joel M. Kreitzer, and Ruchi Badola

Cervical Radicular Pain Caused by Herpes Simplex Virus-Type 1 Infection:
A Case Report
107

Joel M. Kreitzer, Gordon M. Freedman, and Sena Kihtir

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Presenting as Post-dural Puncture Headache:
A Case Report
109

Jason B. Wells and Ian H. Sampson

Author, Subject, Title Index to Volume 69

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Anesthesiologists and Surgeons at Mount Sinai: A Partnership in Excellence	3
Arthur H. Aufses, Jr.

The Mount Sinai Hospital’s Role in the Development of Anesthesia Safety Standards	12
Leslie Rendell-Baker

The Evolution of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography	18
Yasu Oka

Neuroanesthesia at The Mount Sinai Hospital	21
Henry C. Tausk and Irene P. Osborn

The Surgical Intensive Care Unit of The Mount Sinai Hospital: A Brief History Focusing on Contributions to Academic Critical Care Medicine and Excellence in Patient Care	25
Andrew B. Leibowitz

Anesthetic Implications of Myasthenia Gravis	31
Mark Abel and James B. Eisenkraft

Central Neuraxial Analgesia in Cardiac Surgery	45
Octavio Falcucci

Current Trends in Pediatric Anesthesia	51
Ingrid Hollinger

Anesthetic Considerations for Endovascular Aortic Repair	57
Ronald A. Kahn, David M. Moskowitz, Michael Marin, and Larry Hollier

Prediction of Outcome in Cardiac Surgery	68
Tuula S. Kurki

The Open Lung Concept of Alveolar Recruitment Can Improve Outcome in Respiratory Failure and ARDS	73
Peter J. Papadakos and Burkhard Lachmann

Strategies for Minimizing the Use of Allogeneic Blood during Orthopedic Surgery	83
Meg A. Rosenblatt

Latex Allergy	88
Barbara Zucker-Pinchoff and Gary J. Stadtmauer

Comparison of Arterial Systolic Pressure Variation with Other Clinical Parameters to Predict the Response to Fluid Challenges during Cardiac Surgery	96
Elliott Bennett-Guerrero, Ronald A. Kahn, David M. Moskowitz, Octavio Falcucci, and Carol A. Bodian
Preemptive Epidural Analgesia for Thoracic Surgery	101
Steven M. Neustein, Joel M. Kreitzer, Daniel Krellenstein, David L. Reich, Eugene Rapaport, and Edmond Cohen

Rofecoxib-Associated Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed: A Case Report	105
Gordon M. Freedman, Joel M. Kreitzer, and Ruchi Badola

Cervical Radicular Pain Caused by Herpes Simplex Virus-Type 1 Infection: A Case Report	107
Joel M. Kreitzer, Gordon M. Freedman, and Sena Kihtir

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Presenting as Post-dural Puncture Headache: A Case Report	109
Jason B. Wells and Ian H. Sampson