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Group's publications

Hypertension and intra-operative incidents: a multicentre study of 125 000 surgical procedures in Swiss hospitals
ANAESTHESIA
2009 vol. 64(5) pp. 494-502
BEYER K. AND AL.

Residual curarization and pharyngeal muscles: remain vigilant!
ANNALES FRANCAISES D'ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION
2009 vol. 28(10) pp. 868-877
D'HOLLANDER A, BOURGAIN JL

Standardization-communication: Two targets for health care safety
ANNALES FRANCAISES D'ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION
2009 vol. 28(5) pp. 423-425
CLERGUE F

Learning curves of the Glidescope, the McGrath and the Airtraq laryngoscopes: a manikin study.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
2009 vol. 26(7) pp. 554-558
SAVOLDELLI G, WAEBER JL, ABEGG C, BAERISWYL C, CLERGUE F, SCHIFFER E

Hospital-wide surveillance of catheter-related bloodstream infection: from the expected to the unexpected.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
2009 vol. 73(1) pp. 41-46
ZINGG W, SAX H, INAN C, CARTIER V, DIBY M, CLERGUE F, PITTET D, WALDER B

Comparison of fresh and Thiel's embalmed cadavers according to the suitability for ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia of the cervical region
SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY
2009 vol. 31(7) pp. 531-535
BENKHADRA M, FAUST A, LADOIRE S, TROST O, TROUILLOUD P, GIRARD C, ANDERHUBER F, FEIGL G

Comparison of the Glidescope, the McGrath, the Airtraq and the Macintosh laryngoscopes in simulated difficult airways*.
ANAESTHESIA
2008 vol. 63(12) pp. 1358-1364
SAVOLDELLI G, SCHIFFER E, ABEGG C, BAERISWYL V, CLERGUE F, WAEBER JL

What next targets for anaesthesia safety?
CURRENT OPINION IN ANAESTHESIOLOGY
2008 vol. 21(3) pp. 360-362
CLERGUE F

Effect of crew resource management training in a multidisciplinary obstetrical setting.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE : JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE / ISQUA
2008 vol. 20(4) pp. 254-263
HALLER G, GARNERIN P, MORALES M, PFISTER R, BERNER M, IRION O, CLERGUE F, KERN C

Verifying patient identity and site of surgery: improving compliance with protocol by audit and feedback.
QUALITY & SAFETY IN HEALTH CARE
2008 vol. 17(6) pp. 454-458
GARNERIN P, ARES M, HUCHET A, CLERGUE F

Drug selection errors in relation to medication labels: a simulation study
ANAESTHESIA
2007 vol. 62(11) pp. 1090-1094
GARNERIN P, PERNEGER T, CHOPARD P, ARES M, BAALBAKI R, BONNABRY P, CLERGUE F

Using system analysis to build a safety culture: improving the reliability of epidural analgesia
ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
2006 vol. 50 pp. 1114-1119
GARNERIN P, HUCHET-BELOUARD A, DIBY M, CLERGUE F

Hepatopulmonary syndrome increases the postoperative mortality rate following liver transplantation: a prospective study in 90 patients
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION
2006 vol. 6(6) pp. 1430-1437
SCHIFFER E. ET AL.

Management of simulated oxygen supply failure: is there a gap in the curriculum?
ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
2006 vol. 102(3) pp. 865-867
LORRAWAY PG, SAVOLDELLI GL, JOO HS, CHANDRA DB, CHOW R, NAIK VN

Partial sensory and motor deficit of ipsilateral lower limb after continuous interscalene brachial plexus block
ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
2006 vol. 102(1) pp. 288-290
FAUST A, FOURNIER R, HAGON O, HOFFMEYER P, GAMULIN Z

beta2-adrenoceptor genotype affects vasopressor requirements during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery
ANESTHESIOLOGY
2006 vol. 104(4) pp. 644-650
SMILEY RICHARD M., BLOUIN JEAN-LOUIS, NEGRON MARIA, LANDAU RUTH

Evaluation of patient simulator performance as an adjunct to the oral examination for senior anesthesia residents
ANESTHESIOLOGY
2006 vol. 104(3) pp. 475-481
SAVOLDELLI GL, NAIK VN, JOO HS, HOUSTON PL, GRAHAM M, YEE B, HAMSTRA SJ

Implicit memory during isoflurane anesthesia - Reply
ANESTHESIOLOGY
2006 vol. 105 pp. 430-430
ISELIN-CHAVES IA, WILLEMS SJ

One size does not fit all - Genetic variability of mu-opioid receptor and postoperative morphine consumption
ANESTHESIOLOGY
2006 vol. 105 pp. 235-237
LANDAU R

Performance characteristics of five new anesthesia ventilators and four intensive care ventilators in pressure-support mode: a comparative bench study
ANESTHESIOLOGY
2006 vol. 105(5) pp. 944-952
JABER SAMIR, TASSAUX DIDIER, SEBBANE MUSTAPHA, POUZERATTE YVAN, BATTISTI ANNE, CAPDEVILLA XAVIER, ELEDJAM JEAN-JACQUES, JOLLIET PHILIPPE

Value of debriefing during simulated crisis management: oral versus video-assisted oral feedback
ANESTHESIOLOGY
2006 vol. 105(2) pp. 279-285
SAVOLDELLI GL, NAIK VN, PARK J, JOO HS, CHOW R, HAMSTRA SJ

Formation initiale en anesthésie obstétricale
ANNALES FRANCAISES D'ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION
2006 vol. 25(6) pp. 589-592
LANDAU R., CHASSARD D.

La perception et la communication du risque médical. Quelles implications pour les consultations préanesthésiques?
ANNALES FRANCAISES D'ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION
2006 vol. 25(1) pp. 50-62
THIEBLEMON J., GARNERIN P., CLERGUE F.

Les agents anesthésiques perturbent-ils le développement cérébral?
ARCHIVES DE PEDIATRIE : ORGANE OFFICIEL DE LA SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE PEDIATRIE
2006 vol. 13(6) pp. 777-779
VUTSKITS L, GASCON E, KLAUSER P, TASSONYI E, KISS JZ

A role for atm in E-cadherin-mediated contact inhibition in epithelial cells
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT
2006 vol. 99 pp. 143-153
VUTSKITS GV, SALMON P, MAYOR L, VUTSKITS L, CUDRE-MAUROUX C, SORIANO J, MONTESANO R, MAILLET P, SAPPINO AP

The oral examination process - gold standard or fool's gold
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA-JOURNAL CANADIEN D ANESTHESIE
2006 vol. 53(7) pp. 639-642
HOUSTON P, KEARNEY RA, SAVOLDELLI G

Respiratory physiotherapy to prevent pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery - A systematic review
CHEST
2006 vol. 130 pp. 1887-1899
PASQUINA P, TRAMER MR, GRANIER JM, WALDER B

Reduction of urinary tract infection and antibiotic use after surgery: A controlled, prospective, befor after intervention study
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
2006 vol. 42 pp. 1544-1551
STEPHAN F, SAX H, WACHSMUTH M, HOFFMEYER P, CLERGUE F, PITTET D

Clinical review: patient-ventilator interaction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CRITICAL CARE
2006 vol. 10(6) pp. 236-
JOLLIET PH., TASSAUX D.

Acute desflurane or sevoflurane exposure on a previously stabilized atracurium-induced neuromuscular block
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
2006 vol. 23(9) pp. 755-759
BEAUSSIER M., BOUGHABA A., SCHIFFER E., DEBAENE B., LIENHART A., D'HOLLANDER A.

Automatic adjustment of pressure support by a computer-driven knowledge-based system during noninvasive ventilation: a feasibility study
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
2006 vol. 32 pp. 1523-1528
BATTISTI A, ROESELER J, TASSAUX D, JOLLIET P

Point of care management of heparin administration after heart surgery - A randomized, controlled trial
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
2006 vol. 32 pp. 1357-1364
MERLANI PG, CHENAUD C, COTTINI S, REBER G, GARNERIN P, DE MOERLOOSE P, RICOU B

Women need to be told ALL the risks before regional techniques are performed
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA
2006 vol. 15(4) pp. 301-305
LANDAU RUTH

Analysis of current anesthesia practice: an essential tool for planning the future
MEDICINA CLINICA
2006 vol. 126 Suppl 2 pp. 1-2
CLERGUE F

The polysialylated neural cell adhesion molecule promotes neurogenesis in vitro
NEUROCHEMICAL RESEARCH
2006 vol. 31(2) pp. 215-225
VUTSKITS L, GASCON E, ZGRAGGEN E, KISS JZ

Pulsed radiofrequency: Current clinical and biological literature available
PAIN MEDICINE
2006 vol. 7 pp. 411-423
CAHANA A, VAN ZUNDERT J, MACREA L, VAN KLEEF M, SLUIJTER M

No differences between 20, 30, or 40 mL ropivacaine 0.5% in continuous lateral popliteal sciatic-nerve block
REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE
2006 vol. 31 pp. 455-459
FOURNIER R, WEBER A, GAMULIN Z

Perioperative analgesia with posterior continuous lumbar plexus block for simultaneous ipsilateral total hip and knee arthroplasty
REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE
2006 vol. 31(6) pp. 591-
FAUST ALEXANDRE MICHEL, FOURNIER ROXANE, GAMULIN ZDRAVKO

Postoperative analgesia and recovery course after major colorectal surgery in elderly patients: A randomized comparison between intrathecal morphine and intravenous PCA morphine
REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE
2006 vol. 31 pp. 531-538
BEAUSSIER M, WEICKMANS H, PARC Y, DELPIERRE E, CAMUS Y, FUNCK-BRENTANO C, SCHIFFER E, DELVA E, LIENHART A

Effect of ketamine on dendritic arbor development and survival of immature GABAergic neurons in vitro
TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2006 vol. 91 pp. 540-549
VUTSKITS L, GASCON E, TASSONYI E, KISS JZ

Les aventures galantes de Daphné et d'Apollon : l'anesthésiste en service de chirurgie.
ANNALES FRANCAISES D'ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION
2005 vol. 24 pp. 702-704
CLERGUE FRANCOIS

Duration of analgesia is similar when 15, 20, 25 and 30 mL of ropivacaine 0.5% are administered via a femoral catheter
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA-JOURNAL CANADIEN D ANESTHESIE
2005 vol. 52 pp. 390-396
WEBER, A., FOURNIER ROXANE, RIAND NICOLAS, GAMULIN ZDRAVKO

Sequential combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for cesarean section in a woman with a double-outlet right ventricle.
ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
2004 vol. 48(7): pp. 922-926
LANDAU CAHANA RUTH, GIRAUD R, MORALES MICHEL, KERN CHRISTIAN, TRINDADE P

No Association between the Asp298 Variant Of the Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene and Preeclampsia
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION : JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HYPERTENSION
2004 vol. 17 pp. 391-394
LANDAU R, XIE HG, DISHY V, WOOD AJJ, STEIN CM, SMILEY RM

Pain on injection: a double-blind comparison of propofol with lidocaine pretreatment versus propofol formulated with long- and medium-chain triglycerides
ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
2004 vol. 99(6) pp. 1699-16702
SCHAUB E, KERN CHRISTIAN, LANDAU CAHANA RUTH

The long term effect of repeated intravenous lidocaine on central pain and possible correlation in positron emission tomography measurements.
ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
2004 vol. 98 pp. 1581-1584
CAHANA ALEX, CAROTA ANTONIO, MONTANDON ML, ANNONI JEAN-MARIE

Genetic variability of m-opioid receptor in an obstetric population.
ANESTHESIOLOGY
2004 vol. pp. 1030-1033
LANDAU CAHANA RUTH, CAHANA ALEX, SMILEY RICHARD M., ANTONARAKIS STYLIANOS, BLOUIN JEAN-LOUIS

Magnesium-induced vasodilation in the dorsal hand vein
BJOG : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
2004 vol. 111(5) pp. 446-451
LANDAU CAHANA RUTH, SCOTT JA, SMILOEY RM

Cerebrospinal fluid tau and Abeta42 concentrations in healthy subjects: delineation of reference intervals and their limitations.
CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
2004 vol. 42 pp. 396-407
BURKHARD PIERRE, FOURNIER ROXANE, MERMILLOD BERNADETTE, KRAUSE KARL-HEINZ, BOURAS CONSTANTIN, IRMINGER IRMGARD

Alpha 1A Adrenergic Receptor Polymorphism and Vascular Response.
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
2004 vol. 75 pp. 539-545
SOFOWORA GG, DISHY V, LANDAU R, LANDAU R, XIE HG, PRASAD HC, BYRNE DW, SMILEY RM, KIM RB, WOOD AJJ, STEIN CM

Factors associated with use of regional anaesthesia: a multivariate analysis in seven surgical procedures in France.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
2004 vol. 21(7) pp. 576-578
BENHAMOU D, PEQUIGNOT F, AUROY Y, JOUGLA E, CLERGUE F, LAXENAIRE MC, LIENHART A

Local gamma-aminobutyric acid and glutamate circuit control of hypophyseotrophic corticotropin-releasing factor neuron activity in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
2004 vol. 19 pp. 777-782
BARTANUSZ V, MULLER D, GAILLARD RC, STREIT P, VUTSKITS L, KISS JZ

The role on interventional pain management in chronic pain
JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA
2004 vol. 18 pp. 29-35
CAHANA ALEX, MAVROCORDATOS PHILIPPE, VAN GESSEL ELISABETH, OGAWA SETSURO

A role for the polysialic acid-neural cell adhesion molecule in PDGF-induced chemotaxis of oligodendrocyte precursor cells.
JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE
2004 vol. 117 pp. 93-103
ZHANG H, VUTSKITS L, CALAORA V, DURBEC P, KISS JZ

Beta2 adrenergic receptor Thr164Ile polymorphism is associated with markedly decreased vasodilator and increased vasoconstrictor sensitivity in vivo.
PHARMACOGENETICS
2004 vol. 14 pp. 517-522
DISHY V, LANDAU R, SOFOWORA G, XIE HG, SMILEY RM, KIM RB, BYRNE DW, WOOD AJJ, STEIN CM

Isobaric versus hypobaric spinal bupivacaine for total hip arthroplasty in the lateral position
ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
2003 vol. 97 pp. 589-594
FAUST A, FOURNIER R, VAN GESSEL E, WEBER A, HOFFMEYER P, GAMULIN Z

Spinal anesthesia for cesarean section in a woman with a surgically corrected type 1 Arnold Chiari malformation
ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
2003 vol. 97 pp. 253-255
LANDAU R, GIRAUD R, DELRUE V, KERN C

Effects of equiosmolar load of 20% mannitol, 7.5% saline and 0.9% saline on plasma osmolarity, haemodynamics and plasma concentrations of electrolytes
ANNALES FRANCAISES D'ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION
2003 vol. 22 pp. 18-24
ERARD AC, WALDER B, RAVUSSIN P

Facteurs associés à l’approche laparoscopique pour la cholécystectomie, l’appendicectomie et la herniorraphie inguinale en France.
ANNALES FRANCAISES D'ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION
2003 vol. 22 pp. 778-786
LIENHART A, PEQUIGNOT F, AUROY Y, BENHAMOU D, CLERGUE F, LAXENAIRE MC, JOUGLA E.

High altitude cerebral oedema
ANNALES FRANCAISES D'ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION
2003 vol. 22 pp. 320-324
DUMONT L, LYSAKOWSKI C, KAYSER B

Valeur pronostique de la tomoscintigraphie myocardique au thallium-201 sensibilisée au dipyridamole avant chirurgie artérielle périphèrique
ARCHIVES DES MALADIES DU COEUR ET DES VAISSEAUX
2003 vol. 95 pp. 281-287
VAQUETTE B, CLERGUE FRANCOIS, KALANGOS A, DORSAZ PA, RIGHETTI A

Propofol 1% versus propofol 2% in children undergoing minor ENT surgery
BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA.
2003 vol. 90(3) pp. 375-377
PELLEGRINI M, LYSAKOWSKI CHRISTOPHER, DUMONT LIONEL, BORGEAT ALAIN, TASSONYI EDOMER

Treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting
BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
2003 vol. 372 pp. 762-763
TRAMER MR

Removal of PSA from NCAM affects the survival of magnocellular vasopressin- and oxytocin-producing neurons in organotypic cultures of the paraventricular nucleus
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
2003 vol. 17 (10) pp. 2119-2126
VUTSKITS L, GASCON E, KISS JZ

VEGF is a chemoattractant for FGF-2-stimulated neural progenitors.
JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
2003 vol. 163 pp. 1375-1384
ZHANG H, VUTSKITS L, PEPPER MS, KISS JZ

Oligodendrocyte progenitor migration in response to injury of glial monolayers requires PSA-NCAM.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH
2003 vol. 72 pp. 679-690
BARRAL-MORAN MJ, CALAORA V, VUTSKITS L, WANG C, ZHANG H, DURBEC P, ROUGON G, KISS JZ

Systematic review of the prevention of delayed ischemic neurological deficits with hypertension, hypervolemia, and hemodilution therapy following subarachoid hemorrhage.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
2003 vol. 98 pp. 978-984
TREGGIARI M, WALDER B, SUTER PM, ROMAND JA

Why withholding a prescription is unethical: a bioethical analysis of a far too familiar case.
PAIN MEDICINE
2003 vol. 4 pp. 388-389
CAHANA ALEX

A French survey of paediatric airway management use in tonsillectomy and appendicectomy
PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA
2003 vol. 13 pp. 584-588
ECOFFEY CLAUDE, AUROY YVES, PEQUIGNOT FRANCOISE, JOUGLA ERIC, CLERGUE FRANCOIS, LAXENAIRE MARIE-CLAIRE, LIENHART ANDRE

G-protein beta(3) subunit 825 C/T polymorphism is associated with weight gain during pregnancy.
PHARMACOGENETICS
2003 vol. 13 pp. 241-242
DISHY V, GUPTA S, LANDAU R, XIE HG, SMILEY RM, WOOD AJJ, BYRNE DW, STEIN CM

Subdural catheter migration may lead to baclofen pump dysfunction.
SPINAL CORD : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SOCIETY OF PARAPLEGIA
2003 vol. 41 pp. 700-702
PASQUIER Y, CAHANA ALEX, SCHNIDER A

Acute differential modulation of synaptic transmission and cell survival during exposure to pulsed and continuous radiofrequency energy.
THE JOURNAL OF PAIN
2003 vol. 4 (4) pp. 197-202
CAHANA A, VUTSKITS L, MULLER D

Hip fracture surgery: is the pre-operative American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score a predictor of functional outcome?
AGING-CLINICAL EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHXXX
2002 vol. 14 pp. 389-394
MICHEL JP, HOFFMEYER P, KLOPFENSTEIN C, STERN R, GRAB B

Ketamine combined with morphine for the management of pain in an opioid addict
ANESTHESIOLOGY
2002 vol. 96 pp. 1265-1266
HALLER G, WAEBER JL, KOOGER INFANTE N, CLERGUE F

Factors associated with blood transfusion during anesthesia for scheduled hip or knee arthroplasty in France
ANNALES FRANCAISES D'ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION
2002 vol. 21 pp. 4-13
LIENHART A, PEQUIGNOT F, AUROY Y, BENHAMOU D, CLERGUE F, LAXENAIRE MC, JOUGLA E

Oxygen embolism after hydrogen peroxide irrigation of a vulvar abscess
BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA.
2002 vol. 88 pp. 597-599
HALLER G, FALTIN-TRAUB E, FALTIN D, KERN C

Disproportionate decrease in alpha- compared with beta-adrenergic sensitivity in the dorsal hand vein in pregnancy favors vasodilation
CIRCULATION
2002 vol. 106 pp. 1116-1120
LANDAU R, DISHY V, WOOD AJJ, STEIN SM, SMILEY RM

Patient-ventilator interactions during partial ventilatory support: A preliminary study comparing the effects of adaptive support ventilation with synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation plus inspiratory pressure support
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
2002 vol. 30 pp. 801-807
TASSAUX D, DALMAS E, GRATADOUR P, JOLLIET P

Comparative bench study of triggering, pressurization, and cycling between the home ventilator VPAP II and three ICU ventilators
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
2002 vol. 28 pp. 1254-1261
TASSAUX D, STRASSER S, FONSECA S, DALMAS E, JOLLIET P

Combined spinal-epidural analgesia for labor: breakthrough or unjustified invasion?
SEMINARS IN PERINATOLOGY : A TOPICAL JOURNAL ON SUBJECTS OF CURRENT IMPORTANCE IN CLINICAL PERINATOLOGY, DEVOTED TO MAKING THE PRESENT STATUS OF SUCH TOPICS AND THE RESULTS OF NEW INVESTIGATIONS READI LY AVAILABLE TO THE PRACTICING PHYSICIANS
2002 vol. 26 pp. 109-121
LANDAU R

Hysterical conversion disorder in a young girl at moderate altitude
WILDERNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
2002 vol. 13 pp. 51-52
DUMONT L, LYSAKOWSKI C, MARDIROSOFF C

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