New Balanced Anesthesia

Why TIVA now (K. Mori, H. Segawa). Keynote lecture . Do intravenous and inhalational anesthetics have the same molecular sites of action? (R.A. Harris). Opioids Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of remifentanil (C. Rosow). The effects of different concentration of fentanyl on maintenance, recovery and postoperative pain relief in propofol-fentanyl-N2O anesthesia (H.-Y. Kil). Drug delivery and pharmacokinetics . Target controlled infusions: Advance or gimmick? (S.L. Shafer). Anesthesia induction and recovery with predicted effect site concentration (T. Kazama). Phosphodiesterase inhibitor . Clinical implications of phosphodiesterase inhibitors in anesthesia (C.C. Hug, Jr.). The effects of milrinone on splanchnic blood flow and tissue oxygen metabolism after cardiopulmonary bypass (K. Yamaura et al .). Muscle relaxants . Steroidal neuromuscular blocking agents (J.M.K.H. Wierda). New insights: Benzylisoquinoline neuromuscular blocking drugs (J.J. Savarese). Sedatives . Monitored anesthesia care - Use of intravenous adjuvants (P.F. White). Effects of midazolam and ketamine on heart rate variability as an indicator of dynamics of cardiovascular system (T. Komatsu et al .). Power spectral analysis of heart rate variability during propofol sedation under spinal anesthesia (M. Kawamoto, S. Hidaka, O. Yuge). Propofol as a sedative drug during surgery (T. Kazama). Symposia . What really predicts "depth of anesthesia"? Changing concept of depth of anesthesia (K. Suwa). What really predicts "depth of anesthesia"? - Bispectral index (P.S.A. Glass). Clinical signs and drug concentrations: What really predicts depth of anesthesia? (S.L. Shafer). A role of alpha2 adrenoreceptor agonists in clinical anesthesia . The role of alpha-2-adrenoceptor agonists in clinical anaesthesia: Clinical implications in anaesthesia practice (R.M. Grounds, Y.-M. Lam). A role of alpha-2 adrenoceptor agonist in clinical anesthesia: Spinal antinociception (S. Dohi). Interaction of alpha2 adrenoceptor agonists and various drugs (Y. Hayashi et al .). International Forum . Anesthesia Practice at the Turn of the Century - Current Status and Future Direction in A/O Countries . From Seishu Hanaoka to sevofulrane and propofol (O. Yuge). Anesthesia in Thailand at the turn of the century (T. Tritrakarn). Intravenous anesthesia in Korea - Current status and future direction (S.-W. Baik). Anesthesia practice in the turn of the century, Hong Kong special administrative region, China (D.C. Chung). Anaesthesia practice in Taiwan (P.P.C. Tan). Anaesthetic practice at the turn of the century - Australia (D.P. Crankshaw). Anaesthesia practice at the turn of the century - Current status in Singapore and future directions in A/O countries (T.L. Lee). Posters . Intravenous anesthetics (clinical) . Clinical endpoints versus processed EEG variables during propofol ? ketamine intravenous anesthesia (H. Singh et al .).