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857 British Fournal of Anaesthesia Management of the airway and ventilation during Laryngeal mask airway and uncuffed tracheal tubes resuscitation are equally effective for low flow or closed system D. A. Gabbott and P. ¥. F. Baskett anaesthesia in children Advanced life support guidelines D. Fréhlich, B. Schwall, W. Funk and ¥. Hobbhahn C. E. Robertson Caudal tramadol for postoperative analgesia in Paediatric and neonatal life support paediatric hypospadias surgery D. A. Zideman D. P. Prosser, A. Davis, P.D. Booker and A. Murray Drugs in modern resuscitation R. Vincent Comparison of single, end-holed and multi-orifice extradural catheters when used for continuous Peri-arrest arrhythmias infusion of local anaesthetic during labour D. Chamberlain M. A. S. Dickson, C. Moores and 7. H. McClure Fibrillation and defibrillation of the heart Transient neurological symptoms afer spinal an- L. L. Bossaert aesthesia with 4° mepivacaine and 0.5°%, bupi- Immersion, near-drowning and drowning vacaine F. St C. Golden, M. }. Tipton and R. C. Scott A. Hiller and P. H. Rosenberg Aspects of resuscitation in trauma Comparison of volume controlled with pressure J. P. Nolan and M. f. A. Parr controlled ventilation during one-lung anaesthesia Uniform reporting in resuscitation M. Tugrul, E. Gamci, H. Karadeniz, M. Sentiirk, W. F. Dick K. Pembeci and K. Akpir Ethical aspects of resuscitation Acute effect of mitral valve replacement on extra- M. Mohr and D. Kettler vacular lung water in patients receiving colloid or crystalloid priming of cardiopulmonary bypass.... W. Buhre, A. Hoeft, B. Schorn, A. Weyland, M. CORRESPONDENCE Scholz and H. Sonntag Oxygenation criteria —- a plea for more information... Acute normovolaemic haemodilution decreases post- Lateral positioning for regional analgesia during operative allogeneic blood transfusion after total knee replacement Interactions between mivacurium and prilocaine D. Olsfanger, B.Fredman, B.Goldstein, A. Effects of volume on spinal anaesthesia with 0.25% Shapiro and R. Fedeikin hyperbaric bupivacaine Ondansetron compared with metoclopramide in the Converting pH and H* treatment of established postoperative nausea and “Renal”? dopamine vomiting P. Diemunsch, C. Conseiller, N. Clyti, ¥. P.M amet BOOK REVIEWS and the French Ondansetron Study Group Manual of Drug Interactions for Anaesthesiology, 3rd Histological support for the difference between E malignant hyperthermia susceptible (MHS), equi- Critical Care, 3rd Edn vocal (MHE) and negative (MHN) muscle biopsies Pain Management for the Practising Physician P. Mezin, 7.-F. Payen, J.-L. Bosson, E. Brambilla The Pulmonary Circulation : Moving From Passive to and P. Stieglitz Active Control Detection of a novel mutation at amino acid position The Pulmonary Artery Catheter in Critical Care— - 614 in the ryanodine receptor in malignant hyper- A Concise Handbook Hyperthermic and Hypermetabolic Disorders K. A. Quane, H.Ording, K.E. Keating, B. M. Intensive Care Manual, 4th Edn Manning, R. Heine, D. Bendixen, K. Berg, R. Critical Care Medicine :P erioperative Management .. Krivosic-Horber, F. Lehmann-Horn, T. Fagerlund Stabilisation and Transport of the Critically Ill and T. V. McCarthy Changes in inflammatory mediators during ortho- topic liver transplantation M. C. Bellamy, H. F. Galley and N. R. Webster Environmental monitoring during gaseous induction SEPTEMBER with sevoflurane 4. E. Hall, K.A. Henderson, T. A. Oldham, EDITORIALS: I So just who was James “Young” Pugh and M. Harmer IE sisi cise cc ccnsevisamscsemiicanss S. M. Rae andF .A . W. Wildsmith II Propofol in paediatric intensive LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS D. $. Hatch Effect of haemoglobin concentration on brain oxygenation in focal stroke: a mathematical modelling CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS F. Dexter and B. }. Hindman Metabolic, biochemical and haemodynamic effects of Actions of tramadol, its enantiomers and principal infusion of propofol for long-term sedation of metabolite, O-desmethyltramadol, on serotonin (5- children undergoing intensive care HT) efflux and uptake in the rat dorsal raphe P.H. Martin, B. V. S. Murthy and A. #. Petros nucleus Comparison of sevoflurane and halothane for out- T. A. Bamigbade, C. Davidson, R.M. Langford patient dental anaesthesia in children and F. A. Stamford S.T. Paris, M.Cafferkey, M. Tarling, Dopamine and intestinal mucosal tissue oxygenation Hancock, P. M. Yate and P. F. Flynn in a porcine model of haemorrhage Comparison between halothane and sevoflurane for R. Germann, M. Haisjackl, B. Schwarz, N. Salak, adult vital capacity induction E. Deusch, W. Pajk, H. ¥. Wolf, B. Riedmann and ¥. E. Hall, T. A. Oldham, J. I. M. Stewart and M. W. Hasibeder Harmer Effects of magnesium sulphate on the cardiovascular Contents system, coronary circulation and mycocardial OCTOBER metabolism in anaesthetized dogs Y. Nakaigawa, S. Akazawa, R. Shimizu, R. Ishii, EDITORIALS: I Postoperative respiratory dys- S. Ikeno, S. Inoue and R. Yamato function: is the site of surgery I iitecicnictnncntstdvinieieisdiansioes H. McKeague and A. }. Cunning- ham REVIEW ARTICLE II ORG 21465, a new water-soluble Pain after laparoscopy steroid hypnotic: more of the J. I. Alexander same or something different? ..... J. W. Sear III Meta-analysis: greater than the SHORT COMMUNICATIONS sum Of its Parts ?. .......cccceeeeeees M. #. Souter and D. F. Signorini Twitch augmentation and train-of-four fade during onset of neuromuscular block after subclinical doses of suxamethonium S. Y. Kim, J. S. Lee, S. C. Kim and W. Park CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS Spontaneous movements associated with rocuron- Postoperative spirometry after laparoscopy for lower ium: is pain on injection the cause? .................... abdominal or upper abdominal surgical procedures A. Borgeat and D. Kwiatkowski JF. foris, A. Kaba and M. Lamy Rapid tracheal intubation with propofol, alfentanil Administration to humans of ORG 21465, a water and a standard dose of vecuronium soluble steroid i.v. anaesthetic agent R. Groener and D. G. Moyes J. R. Sneyd, P.M.C.Wright, M.Cross, P. Haemolysis after etomidate :c omparison of propylene Thompson, G. Voortman, M. M. Weideman, glycol and lipid formulations C. J. H. Andrews and C. F. Daniell A. Doenicke, M.F. Roizen, R. Hoernecke, Computer-controlled infusion of ORG 21465, a Mayer, P. Ostwald and 7. Foss water soluble steroid i.v. anaesthetic agent, into Enhanced choline acetyltransferase activity does not human volunteers explain the action of inhaled convulsants J. R. Sneyd, P.M.C. Wright, D. Harris, P. A. R. Griffiths, P. Ionescu, Z. Fang, D. D. Koblin and Taylor, P.C.M.Vijn, M. Cross, H. Dale, G. E. I. Eger Voortman and P. Boen Prognosis of intraoperative brachial plexus injury: a review of 22 cases CASE REPORTS B. Ben-David and S. Stahl Sevoflurane for difficult tracheal intubation Does the addition of clonidine affect duration of S. M. Mostafa and A. M. }. Atherton analgesia of bupivacaine wound infiltration in inguinal hermia surgery ?...............ccsssseeeeeeeeeeeeeees Transient radicular irritation after spinal anaesthesia S. Elliott, S.Eckersall, L.Fligelstone and S. with 2%, isobaric lignocaine Fothilingam D. Ramasamy and R. Eadie Comparison of suxamethonium and different com- Unsuspected difficult intubation caused by a laryn- binations of rocuronium and mivacurium for rapid tracheal intubation in children Z.-K. Chong, B. Jawan, Y.-Y. Poon and J.-H. Lee M. Naguib, A. H. Samarkandi, A. Ammar and A. Turkistani EQUIPMENT Effect of temperature and cardiopulmonary bypass on the pharmacokinetics of remifentanil Laboratory evaluation of the 1-NOvent nitric oxide D. Russell, D. Royston, P.H. Rees, S.K. Gupta delivery device and G. N. C. Kenny F. D. Young, M. Roberts and L. B. Gale Influence of pulse oximeter lower alarm limit on the incidence of hypoxaemia in the recovery room.... A. T. Rheineck-Leyssius and C. . Kalkman COMMENTARY Does nitrous oxide antagonize sevoflurane-induced Clinical evidence for delayed chloroform poisoning cin icisneinanasionpilctbenssaananbacsnbiiiacaadeheinnies T. Katoh, K. Ikeda and H. Bito CORRESPONDENCE Effect of incremental doses of sevoflurane on cerebral pressure autoregulation in humans Converting pH and H”*: a rule for the other thumb S. Gupta, K. Heath and B. F. Matta MAC values of mixtures Comparison of isoflurane with propofol on respira- The expanding role of simulators in risk management tory cilia J. H. Raphael and M. W. Butt Platelet function is inhibited by nitric oxide liberation BOOK REVIEWS Clinical Anaesthesia H. Aioki, M.Inou, T. Mizobe, M. Harada, H. Textbook of Neuroanesthesia with Neurosurgical and Imai and A. Kobayashi Neuroscience Perspectives Anesthesia and Perioperative Care of the Combat Validity of acoustic quantification colour kinesis for Casualty detection of left ventricular regional wall motion Thrombopoiesis and Thrombopoietins: Molecular, abnormalities: a transoesophageal echocardio- Cellular, Preclinical and Clinical Biology graphic study T. Hartmann, N. Kolev, A. Blaicher, C. Spiss and M. Zimpfer 859 British Fournal of Anaesthesia LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS Repeated enflurane anaesthetics and model pre- Pharmacokinetic and clinical study of ropivacaine dictions: a study of the variability in the predictive and bupivacaine in women receiving extradural performance measures analgesia in labour P.M. Vermeulen, 4.G.C.Lerou, R. Dirksen, A. F. McCrae, P. Westerling and J. H. McClure L. H. D. ¥. Bootj and G. F. Borm Magnetic resonance imaging of the extradural space A physiological model of induction of anaesthesia of the thoracic spine with propofol in sheep. 1. Structure and estimation Y. Hirabayashi, K. Saitoh, H. Fukuda, of variables Igarashi, R. Shimizu and N. Seo R. N. Upton and G. L. Ludbrook Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modelling of the A physiological model of induction of anaesthesia EEG effects of Ro 48-6791, a new short-acting with propofol in sheep. 2. Model analysis and benzodiazepine, in young and elderly subjects implications for dose requirements J. Dingemanse, 7. Haussler, W. Hering, H. Ihmsen, G. L. Ludbrook and R. N. Upton S. Albrecht, M. Zell, H. Schwilden and F. Schiittler Overestimation of low cardiac output measured by Pharmacokinetics of midazolam given as an intranasal thermodilution spray to adult surgical patients 4. P. Tournadre, D. Chassard and R. Muchada S. Bjorkman, G. Rigemar and 4. Idvall Effect of temperature on the solubility of desflurane, Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of isoflurane kin- sevoflurane, enflurane and halothane in blood etics in humans. Part I: elimination from the head G. G. Lockwood, S. M. Sapsed-Byrne and M. A. G. G. Lockwood, D. P. Dob, D.#. Bryant, #. A. Smith Wilson, J. Sargentoni, S. M. Sapsed-Byrne, D.N. F. Harris and D. K. Menon Studies on the binding of [*H]amethocaine to rat cerebrocortical membranes Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of isoflurane kin- T. Kudo, M. Kudo, K. Hirota and D. G. Lambert etics in humans. Part II: functional localization... G. G. Lockwood, D.P. Dob, D. 3. Bryant, F. A. Dissociation between the effect of nitrous oxide on Wilson, F. Sargentoni, S. M. Sapsed-Byrne, spontaneous and reflexly evoked sympathetic ac- D.N. F. Harris and D. K. Menon tivity in dogs D. Ma, C. Wang, C. K. Pac-Soo, M. K. Chakra- Differential effects of nitrous oxide and propofol on barti and 7. G. Whitwam myogenic transcranial motor evoked responses during sufentanil anaesthesia REVIEW ARTICLE L. H. Ubags, C. R. Kalkman, H. D. Been andF . C. Drummond Anaesthesia for the surgery of emphysema I. D. Conacher Emergence times from xenon anaesthesia are in- dependent of the duration of anaesthesia T. Goto, H. Saito, Y.Nakata, S.Uezono, F. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS Ichinose and S. Morita Granisetron reduces the incidence of nausea and Effect of systemic N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor vomiting after middle ear surgery antagonist (dextromethorphan) on primary and Y. Fujii, H. Toyooka and H. Tanaka secondary hyperalgesia in humans Comparison between alfentanil, pethidine and pla- S. Ilkjer, J. Dirks, ¥. Brennnum, M. Wernberg and cebo in the treatment of post-anaesthetic shivering ¥. B. Dahl I. F. Wrench, G.Cavill, 3.E.H.Ward and Comparison of perioperative ketoprofen 2.0 mg kg™' A. W. A. Crossley with 0.5 mgkg™" i.v. in small children during adenoidectomy CASE REPORT E. Nikanne, H. Kokki and K. Tuovinen Thermal softening of tracheal tubes : an unrecognized Knee-chest vs horizontal side position during in- hazard of the Bair Hugger active patient warming duction of spinal anaesthesia in patients under- system going lumbar disc surgery J. L. Ayala and A. Coe E. Laakso, M. Pitkaénen,¥ .K ytté and P. H. Rosen- berg Pharmacokinetics of vecuronium during acute iso- CORRESPONDENCE volaemic haemodilution Low-dose dopamine: there is a scientific rationale... F. S. Xue, X. Liao, S. Y. Tong, J. H. Liu, L. Li, External cooling in critically ill febrile ICU patients Q. Zou and L. K. Luo Inhaled nitric oxide Predominant involvement of motor fibres in patients LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS with critical illness polyneuropathy Effects of volatile anaesthetics on spontaneous action potential firing of cerebellar Purkinje cells in vitro BOOK REVIEWS do not follow the Meyer—Overton rule Applied Cardiovascular Physiology (Update in In- B. Antkowiak, H. Hentschke and K. Kirschfeld tensive Care and Emergency Medicine Series) Comparison of the effects of isoflurane with those of Principles and Practice of Pharmacology for Anaes- propofol on pulmonary vascular impedance in thetists, 3rd Edn experimental embolic pulmonary hypertension .... P. Ewalenko, S&S. Brimioulle, M. Delcroix, P. Lejeune and R. Naeije NOVEMBER Extra-pulmonary effects of inhaled nitric oxide in swine with and without phenylephrine EDITORIALS: I “Walking extradurals”’ in labour: E. Troncy, M. Franceeur, I. Salazkin, F. Yang, M. BD TOUIRIEE on... senssnesiscesareces Charbonneau, G. Leclerc, P. Vinay and G. Blaise C.D. Eiton, P.Ali and M.C. Mushambi Reduction in nitrogen dioxide concentration by soda II Anaesthesia and the competence lime preparations during simulated nitric oxide revolution inhalation J. D. Greaves J. Weimann, J. U. Hagenah and F. Motsch Contents REVIEW ARTICLE The intubating laryngeal mask airway: an initial assessment of performance Catalogue of human error F. Arnstein A. Kapila, E. V. Addy, C. Verghese and A. I. f. Brain Skin vasomotor reflex induced by laryngoscopy: SHORT COMMUNICATIONS comparison of the McCoy and Macintosh blades. Pre-emptive analgesia using local anaesthesia: a study O. Shimoda, Y. Ikuta, S. Isayama, M. Sakamoto in bilaterally symmetrical surgery and H. Terasaki W. I. Campbell and R. W. Kendrick Effect of felodipine on renal function and vasoactive Intra-articular morphine and clonidine produce hormones in infrarenal aortic surgery comparable analgesia but the combination is not L. de Lasson, H. E. Hansen, B. Fuhl, W. P. Paaske more effective “ and E. B. Pedersen M. Gentili, P. Houssel, M. Osman, D. Henel, A. Effects of temperature on phrenic nerve and dia- Juhel and F. Bonnet phragmatic function during cardiac surgery Autotransfusion in major orthopaedic surgery: ex- G. H. Mills, Z. P. Khan, ¥#. Moxham, }. Desai, A. perience with 1785 patients Forsyth and }. Ponte B. Borghi, E. Pignotti, M. Montebugnoli, A. Bassi, Changes in regulators of the circulation in patients M. Corbascio, N. de Simone, K. Elmar, U. Righi, undergoing lung surgery A. M. Laguardia, S. Bugamelli, F.Cataldi, R. J. Boldt, M. Papsdorf, D. Uphus, M. Miiller and Ranocchi, M.A. Feoli, T. Bombardini, G. G. Hempelmann Gargioni, A. G. Franchini and G. C. Caroli I.v. fentanyl decreases the clearance of midazolam .. Continuous intra-arterial blood-gas monitoring in I. Hase, Y.Oda, K. Tanaka, K. Mizutani, T. infants and children with cyanotic heart disease.. Nakamoto and A. Asada M. Hatherill, S. M. Tibby, A. Durward, V. Rajah Pharmacodynamics of thiopentone: nocifensive and I. A. Murdoch reflex threshold changes correlate with hippo- campal electroencephalography CASE REPORTS D. P. Archer and S. H. Roth Extradural catheter-related infections in patients Effect of extradural analgesia on paradoxical arousal with infected cutaneous wounds response of the electroencephalogram M. Bengtsson, H. Nettelblad and F. Sjoberg S. Kiyama and 7. Takeda A case of cardiac hydatidosis Time-frequency spectral analysis of heart rate varia- S. Laglera, M.A. Garcia-Enguita, F. Martinez- bility during induction of general anaesthesia Gutierrez, 3}. P.Ortega, A. Gutierrez-Rodriguez H.-H. Huang, H.-L. Chan, P.-L. Lin, C.-P. Wu and A. Urieta and C.-H. Huang Assessment of a new ventricular contractile index ABSTRACTS obtained with transoesophageal echocardiography before and after cardiopulmonary bypass in Proceedings of the Anaesthetic Research Society, cardiac surgical patients Bristol Meeting, July 3-4, 1997 M. Kikura, T. Ikeda, T. Ohnuma and K. Ikeda Heat retention using passive systems during an- CORRESPONDENCE aesthesia: comparison of two plastic wraps, one with reflective properties Thorascopic sympathectomy S. Deacock and A. Holdcroft Simulated anaesthetic emergencies Pigs are not humans Comparison of the accuracy of the lithium dilution Obstruction of the lumen of a plastic 15-mm technique with the thermodilution technique for connector inserted into a cut paediatric tube—Is it the measurement of cardiac output possible to avoid this damage? ...............ccccsseseees T. Kurita, K. Morita, S. Kato, M. Kikura, M. Horie and K. Ikeda BOOK REVIEWS Detection of arrhythmogenic cellular magnesium depletion in hip surgery patients Positioning in Anesthesia and Surgery, 3rd Edn G. Zuccala, M. Pahor, F. Lattanzio, S. Vagnoni, 1997 Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency F. Rodola, P. De Sole, A. Cittadini, A. Cocchi and Medicine R. Bernabei Partly exhausted soda lime or soda lime with water added, inhibits the increase in compound A con- DECEMBER centration in the circle system during low-flow sevoflurane anaesthesia EDITORIALS: G. Moriwaki, H. Bito and K. Ikeda I Inhaled nitric oxide in acute respiratory failure REVIEW ARTICLE ¥. D. Young Opioid systems and the newborn II “Ecstasy” and the anaesthetist .... D. F. Marsh, D. ¥. Hatch and M. Fitzgerald A. P. Hall SHORT COMMUNICATIONS CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS Prevention of hypothermia by cutaneous warming The intubating laryngeal mask. I: development of a with new electric blankets during abdominal new device for intubation of the trachea surgery A. 1. }. Brain, C. Verghese, E.V. Addy and A. Y. Camus, E. Delva, A. E. Bossard, M. Chandon Kapila and A. Lienhart The intubating laryngeal mask. II: a preliminary Hypnotic effect of i.v. thiopentone is enhanced by clinical report of a new means of intubating the im. administration of either lignocaine or bupi- A. I. }. Brain, C. Verghese, E.V . Addy, A. Kapila M. Tverskoy, I. Ben-Shlomo, M. Vainshtein, S. and }. Brimacombe Zohar and G. Fleyshman 861 British Fournal of Anaesthesia Effect of methohexitone and propofol with or without Management of the airway and ventilation during alfentanil on seizure duration and recovery in resuscitation 814 electroconvulsive therapy Weaning: is the work of breathing via a tracheostomy T. T. Nguyen, A. K. Chhibber, S. ¥. Lustik, J. W. tube similar to that via a tracheal tube?............... 814 Kolano, P. #. Dillon and L. B. Guttmacher Continuous intra-arterial blood-gas monitoring 815 The future of ethical treatment 817 Pharmacokinetics of controlled release morphine (MST) in patients with liver cirrhosis H.I. M. Kotb, M. Y. El-Kabsh, S.E. S.Emara and E. A. Fouad BOOK REVIEWS CASE REPORTS Practical Anaesthesia and Analgesia for Day Surgery MCQs and OSCEs for the Primary FRCA Subclavian aneurysm causing brachial plexus injury Methods in Molecular Biology, volume 83: Receptor after removal of a subclavian catheter Signal Transduction Protocols F. M. Walden Essentials of Pediatric Intensive Care, 2nd Edn Anaesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a Manual of Acute Pain Management in Children patient with Eisenmenger’s syndrome Anesthesia and Resuscitation M. S. Sammut and M. L. Paes Cardiac Anaesthesia: A Practical Handbook Anaesthetic Physiology and Pharmacology CORRESPONDENCE Rapid Sequence Review of Anaesthesiology with Time- limited Pressure Ropivacaine test dose in extradural anaesthesia Use of inhaled nitric oxide in the critically ill Index to Volume 79