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The AANA Journal is the official scholarly journal of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. Published bimonthly, the AANA Journal delivers practical clinical information that fosters the understanding of the science of anesthesia delivery and investigates ideas, issues and innovations that advance the practice of nurse anesthesia.

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2012



February 2012
  • Management of a Pulmonary Artery Embolectomy and Recurrent Embolus
  • Anesthetic Management for Implantation of a Treatment Device: The Rheos Baroreflex Hypertensive Therapy System
  • Simulation Training for Advanced Airway Management for Anesthesia and Other Healthcare Providers: A Systematic Review
  • Myocardial Infarction and Pregnancy: A Case Report
  • Anesthetic Management of a Pediatric Patient Undergoing a Pancreatoduodenectomy With Portal Vein Reconstruction
  • The Use of High-Fidelity Simulation in the Admissions Process: One Nurse Anesthesia Program’s Experience
  • Selective Bilateral Bronchial Intubation for Large, Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistula
  • Catecholamine-Resistant Hypotension Following Induction for Spinal Exploration
  • Journal Course 6: Awake Craniotomy: A Practice Overview
  • Plus: Books, Etc., Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs: Upcoming Accreditation Reviews, and Calendar of Events

2011

December 2011
  • Management of a Traumatic Tracheal Tear: A Case Report
  • Diabetic Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy and Anesthetic Management: Review of the Literature
  • Bronchial Thermoplasty: A Novel Treatment for Severe Asthma Requiring Monitored Anesthesia Care
  • Predictors of Situation Awareness in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists
  • Model for a Reproducible Curriculum Infrastructure to Provide International Nurse Anesthesia Continuing Education
  • Anesthetic Management of a Patient Undergoing an Ex Utero Intrapartum Treatment (EXIT) Procedure: A Case Report
  • Journal Course 5: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Review of Diagnostics, Pathophysiologic Mechanisms, and Treatment Implications for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
  • Plus: Letters, Imagining in Time, School List, Index to Volume 79 of the AANA Journal, and Calendar of Events
October 2011
  • Carbon Dioxide Embolism During Pneumoperitoneum for Laparoscopic Surgery: A Case Report
  • Effects of Immobilization Stress and Hormonal Treatment on Nociception
  • Recurrent Seizures in Pregnancy—Epilepsy or Eclampsia: A Diagnostic Dilemma? A Case Report
  • Renal Transplantation from an Unrelated Living Donor to a Malignant Hyperthermia–Susceptible Patient: A Case Report
  • Intrapartum Seizure in a Patient Undergoing Cesarean Delivery: Differential Diagnosis and Causative Factors
  • Anesthetic Considerations for Patients with Postpolio Syndrome: A Case Report
  • Advancing Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists in an Environment of Increased Accountability
  • Use of Dexmedetomidine for Monitored Anesthesia Care for Diskography in Adolescents
  • Intrathecal Hydromorphone for Cesarean Delivery: In Search of Improved Postoperative Pain Management: A Case Report
  • Journal Course 4: The Physiology of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and its Importance in the Administration of Anesthesia
  • Plus: Guest Editorial, Letters, and Calendar of Events
August 2011 AANA Journal
August 2011
  • Caudal Regression Syndrome: A Case Report
  • Size Effect on Delivered Versus Calculated Dosages of Propofol: A Bench Experiment Using the Baxter InfusOR Syringe Pump
  • A Child with Propionic Acidemia Undergoing Dental Restorations: A Case Report
  • Effect of Epidural Normal Saline Bolus Prior to Catheter Removal on Parturient Sensory and Motor Function Recovery: A Pilot Study
  • Prolonged Neuromuscular Block in a 74-Year-Old Patient
  • The National Study of Sleep-Related Behaviors of Nurse Anesthetists: Personal and Professional Implications
  • Journal Course 3: Sorting Through the Confusion: Adverse Cognitive Change After Surgery in Adults
  • Plus: Letters and Answers to the AANA Journal Course No. 30 Examination
August 2011
Special Research Edition
  • Environmental and Financial Impact of a Hospital Recycling Program
  • Knowledge of Palliative and End-of-Life Care by Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists
  • Perioperative Music and Its Effects on Anxiety, Hemodynamics, and Pain in Women Undergoing Mastectomy
  • Investigation of the Anti-inflammatory, Antinociceptive Effect of Ellagic Acid as Measured by Digital Paw Pressure via the Randall-Selitto Meter in Male Sprague-Dawley Rats
  • Clinical Education Experiences: Perceptions of Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists
  • Perioperative Administration of Gabapentin for Shoulder Arthroscopy: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
  • Workplace Aggression: Assessment of Prevalence in the Field of Nurse Anesthesia
  • A Comparison of the Pain Perceived During Intravenous Catheter Insertion After Injection With Various Local Anesthetics
  • Congruence of Perceived Effective Clinical Teaching Characteristics Between Students and Preceptors of Nurse Anesthesia Programs
  • Prophylactic Isopropyl Alcohol Inhalation and Intravenous Ondansetron Versus Ondansetron Alone in the Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in High-Risk Patients
  • Evaluation of the Anxiolytic Properties of Tetrahydropalmatine (THP), a Corydalis Yanhusuo Compound, in the Male Sprague-Dawley Rat
  • Plus: Guest Editorial
June 2011
  • Early Postoperative Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report
  • Predicting Academic Progression for Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists
  • Ultrasound Guidance in Anesthesia
  • Dexmedetomidine as a Pediatric Anesthetic Premedication to Reduce Anxiety and to Deter Emergence Delirium
  • Faculty Discernment of Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist’s Personality Characteristics That Contribute to Safe and Unsafe Nurse Anesthesia Practice: Metrics of Excellence
  • Prevention of Emergence Agitation in Seven Children Receiving Low-dose Ketamine and Propofol Total Intravenous Anesthesia
  • Anesthesia Considerations in a Patient With McArdle Disease: A Case Report
  • Severe Preeclampsia, Pulmonary Edema, and Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in a Primigravida Patient
  • Journal Course 2: Radiation Safety for Anesthesia Providers
April 2011
  • Anesthetic Management of Delayed Pressure Urticaria: A Case Report
  • Evaluation of the Anxiolytic Properties of Myristicin, a Component of Nutmeg, in the Male Sprague-Dawley Rat
  • Implications for Postoperative Visual Loss: Steep Trendelenburg Position and Effects on Intraocular Pressure
  • Stress and Burnout in Nurse Anesthesia
  • Combined Lipid Emulsion and ACLS Resuscitation Following Bupivacaine- and Hypoxia-Induced Cardiovascular Collapse in Unanesthetized Swine
  • Journal Course 1: Anesthesia Case Management for Bariatric Surgery
  • Plus: Letters, Books, Etc., Guest Editorial, and the AANA Journal Course No. 30 Examination
February 2011
  • Accuracy of Fingerbreadth Measurements for Thyromental Distance Estimates: A Brief Report
  • Pediatric Respiratory Complication After General Anesthesia With Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in the Home: A Case Report
  • CRNA Prescribing Practices: The Washington State Experience
  • Neuroimmune Activation and Chronic Pain
  • Moral Distress in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: Implications for Nursing Practice
  • Polyuria With Sevoflurane Administration: A Case Report
  • The Influence of Perioperative Care and Treatment on the 4-Month Outcome in Elderly Patients With Hip Fracture
  • Work Climate Related to Job Satisfaction Among Dutch Nurse Anesthetists
  • Journal Course 6: Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Neurosurgical Procedures: Anesthetic Implications
  • Plus: Letters and a Guest Editorial

2010



December 2010
  • Use of Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine Infusions During Scoliosis Repair Surgery With Somatosensory and Motor-Evoked Potential Monitoring: A Case Report
  • The Effect of Ellagic Acid on Platelet Activation as Measured by the Quantification of P-Selectin Using Flow Cytometry
  • Bilateral Tension Pneumothoraces and Subcutaneous Emphysema Following Colonoscopic Polypectomy: A Case Report and Discussion of Anesthesia Considerations
  • Use of Propofol and Emergence Agitation in Children: A Literature Review
  • Exploring Student Nurse Anesthetist Stressors and Coping Using Grounded Theory Methodology
  • Journal Course 5: Ventricular Assist Devices and Anesthetic Implications for Noncardiac Procedures
  • Plus: Imagining in Time, Letters, School List, Announcement, and Index to Volume 78 of the AANA Journal




October 2010
  • Use of Lipid Emulsions for Treatment of Local Anesthetic Toxicity: A Case Report
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty in a Patient With Diastrophic Dwarfism
  • Postoperative Patient-Controlled Analgesia in the Pediatric Population: A Literature Review
  • Case Report: Management of Elective Cesarean Delivery in the Presence of Placenta Previa and Placenta Accreta
  • Xenon as an Anesthetic Agent
  • Implications of Pharmacogenomics for Anesthesia Providers
  • Thoracotomy for Tracheal Disruption After Traumatic Intubation: A Case Report
  • Stress-Related Cardiomyopathy in a 31-Year-Old Woman
  • Journal Course 4: Treatment of Tracheal and Bronchial Tumors and Tracheal and Bronchial Stent Placement
  • Plus: Poster Sessions


August 2010
  • Use of Clevidipine for Intraoperative Hypertension Caused by an Undiagnosed Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report
  • Inhalational Anesthesia for Organ Procurement: Potential Indications for Administering Inhalational Anesthesia in the Brain-Dead Organ Donor
  • Determining the Relationship of Acute Stress, Anxiety, and Salivary α-Amylase Level With Performance of Student Nurse Anesthetists During Human-Based Anesthesia Simulator Training
  • Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency: A Comprehensive Review of Genetic, Acquired, and Drug Influences
  • Anesthetic Management for Lobectomy in a Patient With Coccidioidomycosis: A Case Report
  • Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in a Jehovah’s Witness Patient: A Case Report
  • Journal Course 3: Ultrasound in Anesthesia: Applying Scientific Principles to Clinical Practice.
  • Plus: Books, Etc., Guest Editorials, Legal Briefs, The Open Mind, and Answers to AANA Journal Course No. 29 Examination


June 2010
  • Effects of Guided Imagery on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Same-Day Surgical Procedures: A Randomized, Single-Blind Study
  • Combined Spinal/General Anesthesia With Postoperative Femoral Nerve Block for Total Knee Replacement in a Patient With Familial Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis: A Case Report
  • Lumbar Epidural Catheter Placement in the Presence of Low Back Tattoos: A Review of the Safety Concerns
  • Caudal Anesthesia in a Patient With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Overview of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Recent Management Using Spinal Cord Stimulation
  • Patient Outcomes Comparing CRNA-Administered Peripheral Nerve Blocks and General Anesthetics: A Retrospective Chart Review in a US Army Same-Day Surgery Center
  • Case Report: Anesthetic Management of Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy in the Postpartum Period
  • Effects of Arterial Blood Pressure on Rebleeding Using Celox and TraumaDEX in a Porcine Model of Lethal Femoral Injury
  • Apoptosis: Understanding Programmed Cell Death for the CRNA
  • Journal Course 2: Cystic Fibrosis: A Systems Review


April 2010
  • Prolonged Apnea After Small Single Dose of Intravenous Tramadol
  • Effects of Celox and TraumaDEX on Hemorrhage Control in a Porcine Model
  • Anesthetic Management of a Pituitary Tumor Resection With Dexmedetomidine
  • Operative Splenectomy for Treatment of Homozygous Beta Thalassemia in Afghan Children at a US Military Hospital
  • Neuraxial Anesthesia for a Parturient With Hypogammaglobulinemia: A Case Report
  • Ischemic Optic Neuropathy After Spine Surgery
    Vagal Nerve Stimulation: A Case Report
  • Journal Course 1: Anesthesia Case Management for Thyroidectomy
  • Plus: Letters, Imagining in Time, Guest Editorial, Books, Etc., and the AANA Journal Course No. 29 Examination


February 2010
  • A Modified Approach to Intubation and Singlelung Ventilation for Lobectomy in a 2-Year-Old Child: A Case Report
  • Nonopioid Anesthesia for Awake Craniotomy: A Case Report
  • Management of Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy: Trends and Practices
  • Massive Hemoptysis During Monitored Anesthesia Care for Esophagogastro-duodenoscopy with Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement: A Case Report
  • Anesthetic Implications for the Patient With Osteogenesis Imperfecta
  • Biphasic Dosing Regimen of Meclizine for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in a High-Risk Population
  • Emergency Repair of Aortic Dissection in a 37-week Parturient: A Case Report
  • Journal Course 6: Lipid Infusion as a Treatment for Local Anesthetic Toxicity
  • Plus: Books Etc., Education News, and an Announcement From the COA