British Journal of Anaesthesia 1996: Vol 77 Table of Contents

5 Pages·1996·1.7 MB·English

CONTENTS
FULY
EDITORIAL: Multiple organ failure: from basic science to Soft tissue anatomy within the vertebral canal in pregnant
preven
J. Bion and L. Strunin Y. Hirabayashi, R. Shimizu, H. Fukuda, K. Saitoh and
T. Igarashi
Thrombelastography changes in pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. .
MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE: FROM BASIC SCIENCE C. E. PR Orlikowski, D.A . Rocke, WB. Murray, E. Gouws,
TO PREVENTION J Moodley, D. G. Kenoyer and S. Byrne
Mechanisms of cell injury and death Alfentanil-mediated analgesia during propofol injection: no
J P Cobb, R. S. Hotchkiss, I. E. Karl and T. G. Buchman evidence for a peripheral action
The immuno-inflammatory cascade I. ¥ Wrench, K. 3. Girling and G. 7. Hobbs
H. E Galley and N. R. Webster Psychophysical and electrophysiological responses to experi-
Disturbance of leucocyte circulation and adhesion to the mental pain may be influenced by sedation: comparison
endothelium as factors in circulatory pathology of the effects of a hypnotic (propofol) and an analgesic
D. H. Adams and G. B. Nash
Molecular mechanisms of drug metabolism in the critically S. Petersen-Felix, L. Arendt-Nielsen, P Bak, M. Fischer and
ill A. M. Zbinden
Quantitative EEG in assessment of anaesthetic depth:
Determinants of splanchnic blood flow comparative study of methodology
¥ Takala C. E. Thomsen and P. F. Prior
Splanchnic ischaemia/reperfusion and multiple organ Spectral edge frequency of the electroencephalogram to monitor
“depth” of anaesthesia with isoflurane or propofol
W. L. Biffi andE . E. Moore D. Schwender, M. Daunderer, S. Mulzer, S. Klasing,
Determinants of intestinal barrier failure in critical illness U. Finsterer and K. Peter
¥ S. Aranow and M. P Fink The reinforced laryngeal mask airway for dento—alveolar
C. ¥. Lote,L . Harpaenrd C. O. S. Savage A. C. Quinn, A. Samaan, E. M. McAteer, E. Moss and
M. Vucevic
Fulminant and late onset hepatic failure
A. E. S. Gimson Isoflurane waste gas exposure during general anaesthesia:
the laryngeal mask compared with tracheal intubation ...
New approaches to acute lung injury
L. M. Bigatello and W. M. Zapol K. H. Hoerauf, C. Koller, W Jakob, K. Taeger and
3. Hobbhahn
Sepsis and cytokines: current status
Ventilatory effects of eltanolone during induction of
T. S. Blackwell and F. W. Christman
anaesthesia: comparison with propofol and thiopentone
Nutrition and immunonutrition H. ¥ Spens and G. B. Drummond
M. J O’Leary and J H. Coakley
Effect of anaesthesia on lung function in children with
H. A. May, R. L. Smyth, H. C. RomPe H.r Ma,rti n,
CORRESPONDENCE
A. R. Bowhaanyd D. P.H eaf
Pre-emptive analgesia with NSAID—what does it achieve?
Ketamine and norketamine plasma concentrations after i.v.,
Cytokine balance and immunosuppressive changes at
nasal and rectal administration in children
cardiac surgery 3-M. Malinovsky, FE Servin, A. Cozian, J.-Y. Lepage and
Perioperative changes ii n a,-acid glycoprotein concentrations
M. Pinaud
CBF in adults using near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS):
potential for bedside measurement Determinants of duration of ICU stay after coronary artery
Hypercoagulability induced by crystalloids y we graft ee.
Michalopoulos, G.
ti Dafni and S. Geroulanos
BOOK REVIEWS Comparison of propofol and a propofol—methohexitone
Fibreoptic Guided Tracheal Intubation—A Practical Approach. . mixture for induction of day-case anaesthesia
Clinical Scenarios in A N. Thompson and G. S. Robertson
The Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics in the Medical Sciences ASA classification and perioperative variables as predictors
The Massachusetts General Hospital Hand Book of Pain of postoperative outcome
Management U. Wolters, T. Wolf,H . Stiiandt Tz. Sechrrid er
Clinical Anaesthesiology—International Practice and Research— Time course of increased haemodilution in hypotension
Obstetric Anaesthesia induced by extradural anaesthesia
D. Drobin and R. G. Hahn
Total Burn Care
AUGUST LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS
Combination of inhaled nitric oxide with i.v. nitroglycerin
EDITORIAL: Transoesophageal echocardiography in anaes- or with a prostacyclin analogue in the treatment of exper-
thesia and intensive care imental pulmonary hypertension
¥ N. Townend and P Hutton L. $ Van Obbergh,M . Charboanndn Ge. aBluai se
Role of prostaglandins and nitric oxide on halothane-
induced arteriolar dilatation in rat diaphragm
CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS Ve de Larminat, }% Boczkowski, B. Dureuil, E. Vicaut,
Single bolus compared with a fractionated dose injection R. Farinotti, M. Aubier and ¥.-M. Desmonts
technique of bupivacaine for extradural Caesarean Ketamine inhibits nitric oxide production in mouse-
section: effect on uteroplacental and fetal haemodynamic activated macrophage-like cells
M. Shimaoka, T. lida, A. Ohara, N. Taenaka, T. Mashimo,
J. Karinen, L. Makdrdinen, S. Alahuhta, R. Fouppila and T. Honda and I. Yoshiya
P. Jouppila Potentiation of local lignocaine-induced sensory block by
Spinal anaesthesia with 0.25% hyperbaric bupivacaine for calcium channel blockersi in rats
Caesarean section: effects of volume
C. ¥ ChuSn. Hg. B,ae, K. Y. Chaande ¥ . $ Chin S. Sumita,M . Yamauchi andA . Namiki
Spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section: effect of Sprotte Lv. anaesthetic agents inhibit dihydropyridine binding to
needle orientation L-type voltage-sensitive Ca?* channels in rat cerebro-
K. S. James, S. M. Stott, E.M . McGrady, F 7. Pearsall, cortical membranes
W. T. Frame and D. Russell K. Hirota and D. G. Lambert
846 BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA
Is inhibition of dopamine uptake relevant to the hypnotic Influence of induction technique on intubating condi-
tions after rocuronium in adults: comparison with
H. Keita, ¥ B. Lecharny,D . Henzel, 7 M. Desmonts and rapid-sequence induction using thiopentone and
J Mantz suxamethonium
Myocardial extraction of bupivacaine in anaesthetized sheep H.¥. Sparr, S. Giesinger, H. Ulmer, M. Hollenstein-Zacke
and by hearts of sheep and rats in vitro and T.¥. Luger
H. Foth, T. Schréder,B . Kraus, J. P HeringF, M . B. Ensink
and G. Hellige Spinal anaesthesia with 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine in
elderly patients: effect of site of injection on spread of
analgesia
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS B. Th. Veering, P.M . Ter Riet,A .G . L. Burm, R. Stienstra
Nitrous oxide produces a non-linear reduction in thiopentone and ¥. W van Kleef
Inflammatory changes after extradural anaesthesia may
affect the spread of local anaesthetic within the extra-
Evaluation of two warming systems after cardiopulmonary
dural space
bypass
T. Igarashi, Y. Hirabayashi, R. Shimizu, H. Mitsuhata,
E. L. Janke, S. N. Pilkington andD . C. Smith
K. Saitoh, H. Fukuda, A. Konishi and H. Asahara
Calcium homeostasis during i.v. infusion of 1.5% glycine in
anaesthetized pigs Acid-base state of cerebrospinal fluid during pregnancy
D. Chassard,K . Berrada, $ P Tourannda Pd Bourlétere au and its effect on spread of spinal anaesthesia
Y. Hirabayashi, R. Shimizu, K. Saitoh, H. Fukuda and
T. Igarashi
CASE REPORTS
Nausea and vomiting after cardiac surgery
Cardiac arrest after Caesarean section under subarachnoid
C.R. Grebenik and C. Allman
T. % Scull and F Carli Cardiopulmonary bypass-induced changes in plasma
Severe systemic cholesterol embolization after open heart concentrations of propofol and in auditory evoked
surgery potentials
V. Piriou, ¥.-Ph. Claudel, O. Bastien, S. Ross and }.-$ Lehot E. Hammarén, A. Yli-Hankala, PR H. Rosenberg and
M. Hynynen
ABSTRACTS On-line estimation of left ventricular stroke volume using
transoesophageal echocardiography and acoustic
Proceedings of the Anaesthetic Research Society, Nottingham
quantification
Meeting, March 28-29, 1996
C.-A. Greim, N. Roewer, G. Laux andF .S chulte am Esch
Patient-controlled sedation for cataract surgery using
CORRESPONDENCE peribulbar block
CSF progesterone and spread of subarachnoid anaesthesia in C. K. Pac-Soo, S. Deacock, G. Lockwood, C. Carr and
pregnancy 3 J G. Whitwam
Sevoflurane
LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS
Removal of extradural catheters...
Optimal intracuff pressures with the laryngeal mask Synergistic interactions between midazolam and alfen-
Prevention of cardiovascular response to tracheal intubation... tanil in isolated neonatal rat spinal cord
Tea-total.... J. Feng and f. F. Kendig
Analgesia: dose-effect or pre-emptive effect? ................00006 Differential effects of ketamine and pentobarbitone on
Convective warming after CABG..
acetylcholine release from the rat hippocampus and
Adequate general anaesthesia—what are we trying to achieve?
Spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section
K. Sato, 7.W u, T. Kikuchi, Y. Wang, I. Watanabe and
FE Okumura
BOOK REVIEWS Lv. anaesthetic agents do not interact with the verapamil
Regional Anesthesia: An Illustrated Procedural Guide, 2nd Edn.. binding site on L-type voltage-sensitive Ca**
ABC of Brainstem Death, 2nd Edn
Recent Advances in Anaesthesia and Analgesia—19 K. Hirota and D. G. Lambert
Flow cytometry evaluation of the in vitro influence of four
i.v. anaesthetics on respiratory burst of neutrophils ...
J Heine, M. Leuwer, D. Scheinichen, L. Arseniev, K.
SEPTEMBER Jaeger and S. Piepenbrock
Atrioventricular conduction during adenosine-induced
EDITORIALS: I: Complications of hysteroscopic treat- hypotension in dogs anaesthetized with sevoflurane ..
ments of menorrhagia R. Ishii, S. Akazawa, R. Shimizu, Y. Nakaigawa, S. Ikeno
K.M. Williamson, M.C. Mushambi and R. Yamato
Effects of fentanyl, nitrous oxide, or both, on barorecep-
What future is there for predicting tor reflex regulation in the cat an
difficult intubation? ... O. Lennander, B-A. Henriksson, J. Martner and B. Biber
P Charters
Effect of sevoflurane anaesthesia on plasma concentra-
CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS tions of glutathione S-transferase
Sternomental distance as the sole predictor of difficult D. C. Ray, R. Bomont, A. Mizushima, T. Kugimtya,
A. Forbes Howie and G. 7.B eckett
laryngoscopy in obstetric anaesthesia
S. A. L. Ramadhani, L. A. Mohamed, D.A. Rocke and Normovolaemic haemodilution attenuates cardiac
E. Gouws depression induced by sodium bicarbonate in canine
metabolic acidosis
Respiratory mechanics after abdominal surgery measured
with continuous analysis of pressure, flow and volume M. Tanaka, T. Nishik and T. Mizutani
signals Inhalation of a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor to a hypoxic
A. E Nimmo and G. B. Drummond or collapsed lung lobe in anaesthetized pigs: effects on
Thoracic impedance used for measuring chest wall move- pulmonary blood flow distribution
ment in postoperative patients E Fredén, J. E. Berglund, A. Reber, M. Hégman and
G. B. Drummond,A . FEN immo and R. A. Elton G. Hedenstierna
Preoxygenation in children using expired oxygraphy SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
P.¥ .B utler,H .M . Munro and M. B. Kenny
Influence of patient position on withdrawal forces during
Intubating conditions and time course of rocuronium- removal of lumbar extradural catheters
induced neuromuscular block in children G. N. Morris, B. B. Warren, E. W Hanson, FE ¥. Mazzeo
T. Fuchs-Buder and E. Tassonyi and D. ¥. DiBenedetto
CONTENTS
Effect of oral antihistamine premedication on Potency and time course of action of rocuronium during
mivacurium-induced histamine release and side desflurane and isoflurane anaesthesia
effects N. Kumar, R. K. Mirakhur, M. J. J.S ymington and G. $.
A. Doenicke, 7.M oss, W. Lorenz, M. Mayer, J. Rau, McCarthy
A. Jedrzejewski and P Ostwald Neuromuscular blocking action of suxamethonium after
Edrophonium and human plasma cholinesterase combi- antagonism of vecuronium by edrophonium, pyridos-
nation for antagonism of mivacurium-induced tigmine or neostigmine
neuromuscular block N. W. Fleming, S. Macres, 7. F Antognini and F. Vengco
M. Naguib, A. H. Samarkandi, H. S. Bakhamees, Is recovery of neuromuscular transmission complete after
A. Turkistani and S. W.A lharby the use of neostigmine to antagonize block produced
Beneficial effects of dexmedetomidine on ischaemic myo- by rocuronium, vecuronium, atracurium and pan-
cardium of anaesthetized dogs CITT ccitirnstnscincdnntcnsttwissticsneuntibactibcnlbanititniantins
P.M. H. ¥ Roekaerts, F W.P rinzen and S. De Lange M. ¥ Baurain, FE Hoton, A. A. d’Hollander and EF R.
Cantraine
CASE REPORT
Chronic carbamazepine therapy does not influence
An iatrogenic arterial foreign body
mivacurium-induced neuromuscular block
U. S. Shah, R. Downing and I. Davis
A. Spacek, F X. Neiger, C. K. Spiss and H. G. Kress
EQUIPMENT
LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS
An effective method of scavenging nitric oxide
Thiobarbiturates suppress depolarization-induced con-
S. Squire, R. Kightley and A. . Petros
traction of vascular smooth muscle without suppres-
CORRESPONDENCE sion of calcium influx
The care of patients and transport by air R. Kitamura, M. Kakuyama, K. Nakamura, I. Miyawaki
and K. Mori
Effect of naloxone on nitrous oxide anal
Difficult tracheal intubation Comparative actions of propofol and thiopentone on cell
membranes of isolated guineapig ventricular myocytes..
Cost of volatile anaesthetic agents
EF Sakai, M. Hiraoka and K. Amaha
Dose-response curve for anaesthetics based on the
BOOK REVIEWS Monod—Wyman-Changeux model
Clinical Orthopedic Anesthesia. ........:ccscccssseeeessesseeseeeeenenes 438 T. Iwai, H. Kihara, K. Imaiand and M. Uchida
Clinical Anesthesiology, 2nd Edn. ..........::::s:seseeeeeeeeeeseeeees 438 Visual evoked potentials and nitrous oxide-induced neu-
Bailliére’s Clinical Anaesthesiology: International Practice ronal depression: role for benzodiazepine receptors ...
and Research, vol. 10, Ne. 1. The Lung in Anaesthesia and M. Dzoljic, W.E rdmann and M. R. Dzoljic
SII ook assis inadik taiiccpdseteb sdneeictihsniescee s 439 Pancuronium increases pulmonary arterial pressure in
Chemical Warfare Agents. Toxicology and Treatment. ........... 439 lung injury
H. Du, R. Orti, Y¥. Yamada, M. Hayashita, N. Kin,
K. Suwa and K. Hanaoka
Efficacy of intraoperative heat administration by ventila-
tion with warm humidified gases and an oesophageal
OCTOBER warming system
E. Beck, M. Langer, P Di Mauro and P.P rato
EDITORIAL: Ketamine: its mechanism(s) of action and Extraction of nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide from an
oxygen carrier using molecular sieve 5A
unusual clinical uses . =
B. B. Poulton, L. Foubert, J. Klinowski, R. D. Latimer,
K. Hirota and D. G. Lambert
PR. Knowles and A. Vuylsteke
CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS Sevoflurane degradation to compound A in anaesthesia
Morphine consumption in patients receiving rectal para- breathing systems
cetamol and diclofenac alone and in combination D. D. Cunningham, S. Huang, 7.W ebster,J .M ayoral and
3. E. Montgomery, C. 7 Sutherland, I. G. Kestin and R. W. Grabenkort
J R. Sneyd
Postoperative pulmonary function after laparoscopic and SHORT COMMUNICATION
open cholecystectomy Evaluation of the usefulness of intrathecal bupivacaine
A. } Karayiannakis, G. G. Makri, A. Mantzioka, infusion for analgesia after hip and knee arthroplasty .
D. Karousos and G. Karatzas L. Niemi, M. Pitkénen, P Dunkel, E. Laakso and
Influence of motivation of care providers on the incidence PH. Rosenberg
of postoperative hypoxaemia in the recovery room ....
A. T. Rheineck-Leyssius, C. } Kalkman and A. CASE REPORTS
Trouwborst Bilateral compartment syndrome complicating prolonged
Extradural clonidine combined with sufentanil and lithotomy position
0.0625% bupivacaine for analgesia in labour J. Tuckey
D. Chassard, L. Mathon, FE Dailler, F Golfier, 7. P
Extradural anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a patient
Tournadre and P. Boulétreau with moyamoya disease
Antiemetic effect of subhypnotic doses of propofol after W. D. Ngan Kee and C. D. Gomersall
thyroidectomy
Unrecognized “crack” cocaine abuse in pregnancy
P. Ewalenko, S. Fanny, M. Dejonckheere, G. Andry
D. Campbell, M. . A. Parr and L. E. Shutt
and C. Wyns
Heparinase-guided thrombelastography in an anticoagu-
Use of a mechanical simulator for training in applying
lated parturient
cricoid pressure D. C. Abn , E. I. Abouleish, E. G. Pivalizza, S. L.
N. Ashurst, C. C. Rout, D. A. Rocke and E. Gouws Luehr, T. Myers and M. D. Phillips
Endotoxaemia and postoperative hypermetabolism in
coronary artery bypass surgery: the role of ketanserin ...
CORRESPONDENCE
H. M. Oudemans-van Straaten, P G. M. Jansen, H. te
Velthuis, Chr. P. Stoutenbeek, D. FE Zandstra, S. J. H. van Failed tracheal intubation
Deventer, A. Sturk, Ch. R. H. Wild and L. Ey Perioperative mucosal pH, in orthotopic liver transplan-
Influence of different volume therapy regimens on
regulators of the circulation in the critically ill Volatile anaesthetics and neuromuscular block
3 Boldt, M. Mueller, T. Menges, M. Papsdorf and G. Cusum: a statistical method to evaluate competence in
Hempelmann practical procedures
848 BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA
BOOK REVIEWS LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS
Critical Care: Standards, Audit and Ethics Effects of local anaesthetics on carrageenan-evoked
Comprehensive Human Physiology from Cellular Mechanisms inflammatory nociceptive processing in the rat
to Integration, vols 1 and 2 JF. Buritova, D. Fletcher, P. Honoré and J.-M. Besson
Critical Care of Infants and Children Myocardial effects of eltanolone in hamsters with hyper-
trophic cardiomyopathy
Anaesthesia Review 12
P. Ruel, ¥.-L. Hanouz, B. Riou, Y. Lecarpentier and P.
Clinical Risk Management Coriat
Neuromuscular Transmission. Fundamentals of Anaesthesia Comparison of the effects of controlled ventilation with
and Acute Medicine Series ....
100% oxygen, 50% oxygen in nitrogen, and 50%
oxygen in nitrous oxide on responses to venour air
embolism in pigs
J. Kytté, P. Tanskanen and T. Randell
SHORT COMMUNICATION
NOVEMBER
Use of the fibrescope-video camera system for difficult
tracheal intubation
EDITORIAL: Does anaesthesia have long-term conse-
K. Aoyama, I. Takenaka, T. Sata and A. Shigematsu
GENCE? vscccrcccriscesccesccscscccsercceescccsccesese
G. R. Masterson and 7.M . Hunter
CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS CASE REPORTS
General anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a parturient
Sleep after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
S. Rosenberg-Adamsen, M. Skarbye, G. Wildschiodtz, with Noonan’s syndrome
H. Kehlet and #. Rosenberg H. A. McLure and S. M. Yentis
Gasless laparoscopic cholecystectomy: comparison of Use of rocuronium in a pregnant patient with an open
postoperative recovery with conventional technique .... eye injury, receiving magnesium medication, for
A.-M. Koivusalo, I. Kellokumpu and L. Lindgren preterm labour
R. R. Gaiser and E. H. Seem
Haemodynamic and metabolic response to endovascular
repair of infra-renal aortic aneurysms Isoflurane for sedation in a case of congenital myasthenia
B. R. Baxendale, D. M. Baker, A. Hutchinson, T. A. M.
Chuter, P. W. Wenham and B. R. Hopkinson C. McBeth and T. G. L. Watkins
Comparison of caudal bupivacaine and diamorphine Orthotopic liver transplantation in two patients with
with caudal bupivacaine alone for repair of hypospadias 586 hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
A. A. Kelleher, A. Black, S. Penman and R. Howard I. D. Harley, E. F. Jones, G. Liu, P. R. McCall and P. L.
McNicol
Effect of hypothermia on rectal mucosal perfusion in
infants undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass
P. D. Booker, D. P. Prosser and R. Franks
COMMENTARY
Gut mucosal perfusion in neonates undergoing cardio-
Permissive hypercapnia and gas exchange in lungs with
pulmonary bypass.
high Os/Or: a mathematical model
P. D. Booker, H. Romer and R. Franks
C. F. Joyce and K. G. Hickling
Effects of dopamine on oxygen consumption and gastric
mucosal blood flow during cardiopulmonary bypass in
humans ABSTRACTS
W. Karzai, M. Giinnicker, G. Scharbert, U. M. Proceedings of the Anaesthetic Research Society,
Vorgrimler-Karzai and H. -F. Priebe
Birmingham Meeting, July 11-12, 1996
Effects of rocuronium and vecuronium on intracranial
pressure, mean arterial pressure and heart rate in
neurosurgical patients CORRESPONDENCE
W. M. Schramm, K. Strasser, A. Bartunek, H. Gilly and Volumetric analysis of aeration in the lungs during
C. K. Spiss
general anaesthesia
Interactions between suxamethonium and mivacurium Failed intubation during obstetric anaesthesia
or atracurium The intensive care unit cost of surviving and dying
K. S. Kim, D. }. Na and S. U. Chon Aortic stent surgery
Midlatency auditory evoked potentials as indicators of A complication of intra-arterial shunting during carotid
perceptual processing during general anaesthesia endarterectomy
N. A. M. de Beer, 7. C. van Hooff, C. H. M. Brunia, P. Transoesophageal echocardiography in anaesthesia and
¥. M. Cluitmans, H. H. M. Korsten andJ .E . W. Beneken intensive care
Effect of racemic mixture and the (S+)-isomer of keta-
mine on temporal and spatial summation of pain
L. Arendt-Nielsen, J. Nielsen, S. Petersen-Felix, T. W.
Schnider and A. M. Zbinden
Normal saline i.v. fluid load decreases uterine activity in
active labour
T. G. Cheek, P. Samuels, F. Miller, M. Tobin and B. B. BOOK REVIEWS
Gutsche Clinical Anaesthesia
Fuzzy logic control of mechanical ventilation during Peripheral Nerve Blockade
anaesthesia Clinical Intensive Care
F. Schdublin, M. Derighetti, P. Feigenwinter, S. Petersen- A Practical Approach to Pain Management
Felix and A. M. Zbinden Cardiac Arest. The Science and Practice of Resuscitation
An oral sodium citrate-citric acid non-particulate buffer Medicine
in humans
4. F. Hauptfleisch and K. A. Payne
CONTENTS
DECEMBER Effect of halothane, isoflurane and desflurane on lower
oesophageal sphincter tone
EDITORIALS: I Ether anaesthesia comes to London.
December 1846 D. Chassard, F. P. Tournadre, K. R. Berrada, B. Bryssine
A. A. Spence and P. Bouletreau
II Is it always necessary to antagonize
residual neuromuscular block? Do
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
children differ from adults?.................. 707
J. M. Hunter Distinguishing cerebrospinal fluid from saline used to
identify the extradural space
CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS B. A. Z. El-Behesy, D. James, K. F. Koh, N. Hirsche and
Dose-response relationships for neostigmine antagonism S. M. Yentis
of rocuronium-induced neuromuscular block in Use of a pneumatic tourniquet induces changes in central
children and adults
temperature
M. Abdularif, H. Mowafi, Al-Ghamdi and M.
El-Sanabary J.-P. Estebe, A. Le Naoures, Y. Malledant and C. Ecoffey
Comparison of the effects of mivacurium on the
diaphragm and geniohyoid muscles CASE REPORTS
G. d’Honneur, V. Slavov, J.-C. Merle, K. Kirov, #.
Rimaniol, L. Sperry and P. Duvaldestin A modification of sub-mental intubation
Concentration-related effects of propofol on the auditory JF. D. Green and U. J. Moore
evoked response
Hepatic rupture complicating eclampsia in pregnancy
M. A. Tooley, G. L. Greenslade and C. Prys-Roberts
S. Karadia, C. Walford, M. McSwiney and M. S. Nielsen
Comparison of patient-controlled sedation with either
methohexitone or propofol Tolerance of laparoscopy for resection of phaeo-
S. K. Hamid, N. McCann, L. McArdle and A. #. Asbury chromocytoma
C. Mann, B. Millat, G. Boccara, ¥. Atger and P. Colson
Local anaesthesia to the airway reduces sedation require-
ments in patients undergoing artificial ventilation
A. Mallick, S. N. Smith andA . R. Bodenham
COMMENTARIES
Comparative effects of thiopentone and propofol on
respiratory resistance after tracheal intubation Randomization is important in studies with pain out-
R. S.C. Wu, K. C. Wu, D. C. W. Sum and M. J. Bishop comes: systematic review of transcutaneous electrical
Propofol or halothane anaesthesia for children with nerve stimulation in acute postoperative pain
asthma: effects on respiratory mechanics D. Carroll, M. Tramér, H. McQuay, B. Nye and A.
W. Habre, I. Matsumoto and P. D. Sly Moore
Hepatocellular integrity during and after isoflurane and Guest Reviewers for 1996
halothane anaesthesia in surgical patients
P. Tiainen and P. H. Rosenberg CORRESPONDENCE
Standardization of non-invasive impedance cardiography Unexpected high spinal block in obstetrics
for assessment of stroke volume: comparison with Is Doppler monitoring mandatory in laparoscopic surgery?
thermodilution Fuzzy logic control of inspired volatile anaesthetic
H. H. Woltjer, H. J. Bogaard, G. F. Scheffer, H. I. van concentrations
der Spoel, M. A. $. M. Huybregts and P. M. f. M. de
Hypotension during subarachnoid anaesthesia
Vries
Haemodilution induces a hypercoagulable state
Lack of specific renal haemodynamic effects of different Haemodynamic and neuroendocrine responses after
doses of dopamine after infrarenal aortic surgery
pneumoperitoneum during cholecystectomy
A. R. $. Girbes, A. G. Lieverse, A. F. Smit, D. J. van
Glycine absorption and hypocalcaemia
Veldhuisen, 7. H. Zwaveling, S. Meijer and W. D.
Reitsma Locating an arterial foreign body by ultrasonography
LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS BOOK REVIEWS
Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia
Antinociception by intrathecal midazolam involves
Key Topics in Anaesthesia
endogenous neurotransmitters acting at spinal cord
The Pocket Companion to the Textbook of Critical Care
delta opioid receptors
C. S. Goodchild, Z. Guo, A. Musgreave and 7. P. Gent Medicine
Current Topics in Intensive Care
A model of the first pass passage of drugs from i.v.
The Anaesthesia Viva: vol. 1
injection site to the heart—parameter estimates for
lignocaine in the sheep Perioperative Management for House Surgeons
R. N. Upton Diagnostic Testing in Emergency Medicine
Handbook of Clinical Anaesthesia
Measurement of cardiac output by transoesophageal
Doppler echocardiography in anaesthetized horses:
comparison with thermodilution Index to Volume 77
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