British Journal of Anaesthesia 2002: Vol 88 Table of Contents

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British Journal of Anaesthesia
CONTENTS
JANUARY LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS
78 Effects of intracoronary calcium chloride on regional
EDITORIALS
oxygen balance and mechanical function in normal and
l I. The sitting position in neurosurgery—not yet obsolete! stunned myocardium in dogs
I. E. Leonard and A. J. Cunningham K. Y. Yoo, J. U. Lee, 8. H. Kwak, W. M. Im, C. Y. Jeong,
II. Oxygen and elective Caesarean section S. S. Chung, M. H. Yoon, S. W. Jeong and J. T. Park
S. K. Backe and G. Lyons Naloxone prevents increased atrial natriuretic peptide
III. Blood transfusion in critical illness release during regional myocardial ischaemia and
L. McCrossan and G. Masterson stunning in awake dogs
IV. Airway management in the emergency department T. P. Weber, C. Raufhake, M. A. GroBe Hartlage,
J. Nolan and M. Clancy N. Rolf, J. Stypmann, H. Van Aken, E. Berendes and
A. Meifiner
EDITORIAL NOTE
Concurrent ketamine and alfentanil administration:
1] A freely accessible BJA archive pharmacokinetic considerations
J. M. Hunter S. R. Edwards, C. F. Minto and L. E. Mather
CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS: REVIEW ARTICLE
12 The sitting position for neurosurgery in children: a review 101] Modulation of B-adrenergic receptor subtype activities in
of 16 years’ experience perioperative medicine: mechanisms and sites of action
E. A. Harrison, A. Mackersie, A. McEwan and E. Facer M. Zaugeg, M. C. Schaub, T. Pasch and D. R. Spahn
Effects of high inspired oxygen fraction during elective
Caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia on maternal SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
and fetal oxygenation and lipid peroxidation 124 Optimizing fluid therapy in mechanically ventilated
K. S. Khaw, C. C. Wang, W. D. Ngan Kee, C. P. Pang and patients after cardiac surgery by on-line monitoring of left
M. S. Rogers ventricular stroke volume variations. Comparison with
Model-based administration of inhalation anaesthesia. aortic systolic pressure variations
3. Validating the system model D. A. Reuter, T. W. Felbinger, E. Kilger, C. Schmidt,
P. Lamm and A. E. Goetz
J. G. C. Lerou and L. H. D. J. Booij
Reliability of epigastric auscultation to detect gastric
Predictive performance of a physiological model for
enflurane closed-circuit anaesthesia: effects of continuous insufflation
J. Brimacombe, C. Keller, S. Kurian and J. Myles
cardiac output measurements and age-related solubility
data Deep topical fornix nerve block versus peribulbar block in
P. M. Vermeulen, C. J. Kalkman, R. Dirksen, one-step adjustable-suture horizontal strabismus surgery
J. T. A. Knape, K. G. M. Moons and G. F. Borm E. S. Aziz and M. Rageh
Fresh gas flow is not the only determinant of volatile CASE REPORTS
agent consumption: a multicentre study of low-flow
anaesthesia B2a2 f e Cardiac arrest after administration of Omnipaque
radiocontrast medium during endoluminal repair of
J. F. Coetzee and L. J. Stewart
abdominal aortic aneurysm
Intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure during one-lung V. Brown, B. Brandner, J. Brook and M. Adiseshiah
ventilation of patients with pulmonary hyperinflation.
Paradoxical air embolism during hepatic resection
Influence of low respiratory rate with unchanged minute
S. Y. Lee, B. 1. W. Choi, J. S. Kim and K. S. Park
volume
Skin necrosis following injection of non-steroidal
L. L. Szegedi, L. Barvais, Y. Sokolow, J. C. Yernault and
anti-inflammatory drug
A. A. d’Hollander
A. M. McGee and P. M. Davison
Extreme value theory applied to postoperative breathing
Recurrent neurological symptoms in a patient following
patterns
repeat combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia
Y. P. Leong, J. W. Sleigh and J. M. Torrance
S. Sakura, K. Toyota, K. Doi and Y. Saito
Randomized controlled trial to investigate influence of the
fluid challenge on duration of hospital stay and Loss of the guide wire: mishap or blunder?
perioperative morbidity in patients with hip fractures W. Schummer, C. Schummer, E. Gaser and R. Bartunek
R. Venn, A. Steele, P. Richardson, J. Poloniecki,
M. Grounds and P. Newman CORRESPONDENCE
Double-blind, placebo-controlled analgesic study of
ibuprofen or rofecoxib in combination with paracetamol BOOK REVIEWS
for tonsillectomy in children
A. E. Pickering, H. S. Bridge, J. Nolan and P. A. Stoddart
British Journal of Anaesthesia
FEBRUARY} 264 Xenon produces minimal haemodynamic effects in rabbits
with chronically compromised left ventricular function
EDITORIALS B. Preckel, W. Schlack, T. Heibel and H. Riitten
159 I. Is there a bleeding problem with platelet active drugs?
REVIEW ARTICLE
T. Kévesi and D. Royston
163 I]. Rapacuronium: why did it fail as a replacement for 270 Analgesia for pelvic brachytherapy
M. D. Smith, J. G. Todd and R. P. Symonds
succinylcholine?
P. F. White SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
277 Effects of temperature and haematocrit on the
CLINICAI INVESTIGATIONS relationships between blood flow velocity and blood flow
166 Can molecular similarity-activity models for intravenous in a vessel of fixed diameter
general anaesthetics help explain their mechanism of O. Paut and B. Bissonnette
action? Improvement of information gained from the pre-
J. C. Sewell and J. W. Sear
anaesthetic visit through a quality-assurance programme
Model-based administration of inhalation anaesthesia. S. Ausset, H. Bouaziz, M. Brosseau, B. Kinirons and
4. Applying the system model D. Benhamou
J. G. C. Lerou, R. Verheijen and L. H. D. J. Booij
How reliable is length-based determination of body
Bispectral index monitoring during electroconvulsive weight and tracheal tube size in the paediatric age group?
therapy under propofol anaesthesia The Broselow Tape reconsidered
P. O. Gunawardane, P. A. Murphy andJ . W. Sleigh C. K. Hofer, M. Ganter, M. Tucci, R. Klaghofearn d
Effect of hypothermia on brain tissue oxygenation in 4. Zollinger
patients with severe head injury Effect of spinal anaesthesia on plasma concentrations of
\. K. Gupta, P. G. Al-Rawi, P. J. Hutchinson and glutathione S-transferase
P. J. Kirkpatrick D. C. Ray, A. G. Robbins, A. F. Howie, G. J. Beckett and
Cardiovascular effects of simultaneous occlusion of the G. B. Drummond
inferior vena cava and aorta in patients treated with
REPORTS
hypoxic abdominal perfusion for chemotherapy
J. Hofland, R. Tenbrinck, M. G. A. van IJken, Submental intubation in a patient with beta-thalassaemia
C. H. J. van Eijck, A.M . M. Eggermont and W. Erdmann major undergoing elective maxillary and mandibular
Comparative effect of paracetamol, NSAIDs or their osteotomies
combination in postoperative pain management: a P. H. K. Mak and R. G. B. Ooi
qualitative review Management of life-threatening haemoptysis
M. Hyllested, S. Jones, J. L. Pedersen and H. Kehlet E. Hakanson, I. E. Konstantinov, S.-G. Fransson and
Rectal and parenteral paracetamol, and paracetamol in R. Svedjeholm
combination with NSAIDs, for postoperative analgesia Mechanical closure of the vocal cords with the laryngeal
J. Romsing, S. Moiniche andJ . B. Dahl mask airway ProSeal™
Ketorolac, diclofenac, and ketoprofen are equally safe for J. Brimacombe, C. Richardson, C. Keller and S. Donald
pain relief after major surgery Infected mediastinitis secondary to perforation of superior
J. B. Forrest, F. Camu, I. A. Greer, H. Kehlet, vena cava by a central venous catheter
M. Abdalla, F. Bonnet, §. Ebrahim, G. Escolar, J. Jage, P. Valat, C. Pellerin, O. Cantini, J. Jougon,
S. Poceck, G. Velo, M. J. §. Langman, G. Bianchi Porro, F. Delcambre, P. Morales and G. Janvie1
M. M. Samama and E. Heitlinger for the POINT
investigators CORRESPONDENCE
Comparison of predictive models for postoperative nausea
and vomiting BOOK REVIEWS
C. C. Apfel, P. Kranke, L. Eberhart, A. Roos and
N. Roewe1 Proceedings of the Anaesthetic Research Society,
Depth of sedation in children undergoing computed University of Nottingham, November 22-23, 2001
tomography: validity and reliability of the University of
Michigan Sedation Scale (UMSS)
S. Malviya, T. Voepel-Lewis, A. R. Tait, S. Merkel,
K. Tremper and N. Naughton
MARCH
Positive pressure ventilation during fibreoptic intubation:
comparison of the laryngeal mask airway, intubating EDITORIALS
laryngeal mask and endoscopy mask techniques
329 I. Development and use of scoring systems for assessment
K. Aoyama, E. Yasunaga, I. Takenaka, T. Kadoya, T. Sata of clinical competence
and A, Shigematsu
R. J. Glavin and N. J. Maran
LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS II. Role of the kidney in perioperative inflammatory
4 5: Differential effects of intravenous anaesthetic agents on responses
the response of rat mesenteric microcirculation in vivo R. C. Baker, M. A. Armstrong, S. J. Allen and
after haemorrhage W. T. McBride
Z. L. S. Brookes, N. J. Brown and C. S. Reilly III. Anaesthesia and the Internet
M. Nyabadza and S. Das
British Journal of Anaesthesia
CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS SHORT COMMUNICATION
338 Use of a high-fidelity simulator to develop testing of the 430 Effects of remifentanil and alfentanil on the
technical performance of novice anaesthetists cardiovascular responses to induction of anaesthesia and
F. C. Forrest, M. A. Taylor, K. Postlethwaite and tracheal intubation in the elderly
R. Aspinall A. S. Habib, J. L. Parker, A. M. Maguire,
A prospective study of the quality of pre-hospital D. J. Rowbotham and J. P. Thompson
emergency ventilation in patients with severe head injury
CASE REPORTS
M. Helm, J. Hauke and L. Lampl
434
Management of life-threatening autonomic hyper-reflexia
Continuous and intermittent cardiac output measurement:
using magnesium sulphate in a patient with a high spinal
pulmonary artery catheter versus aortic transpulmonary
cord injury in the intensive care unit
technique
N. A. Jones and S. D. Jones
G. Della Rocca, M. G. Costa, L. Pompei, C. Coccia and
P. Pietropaoli Lumbar ependymoma presenting with paraplegia
following attempted spinal anaesthesia
Cerebrovascular carbon dioxide reactivity in children
M. Jaeger, E. Rickels, A.S chmidt, M. Samii and
anaesthetized with sevoflurane
U. Blémer
D. A. Rowney, R. Fairgrieve and B. Bissonnette
Intraoperative pulmonary oedema in a child following
Recovery of memory after general anaesthesia: clinical
systemic absorption of phenylephrine eyedrops
findings and somatosensory evoked responses
F. J. Baldwin and A. P. Morley
I. Rundshagen, K. Schnabel and J. Schulte am Esch
Value of bispectral index monitoring during
Noise in the postanaesthesia care unit
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
B. Allaouchiche, F. Duflo, R. Debon, A. Bergeret and
B. Szekely, T. Saint-Marc, A.-C. Degrémont,
D. Chassard
M.-H. Castelain and M. Fischle
Remifentanil by patient-controlled analgesia compared
with intramuscular meperidine for pain relief in labour HISTORY
J. A. Thurlow, C. H. Laxton, A. Dick, P. Waterhouse, 445 The British Journal of Anaesthesia. An informal history
L. Sherman and N. W. Goodman of the first 25 years
Addition of meperidine to bupivacaine for spinal J. Norman
anaesthesia for Caesarean section
S.-C. Yu, W. D. Ngan Kee and A. S. K. Kwan CORRESPONDENCE
Abdominal pressure during laparoscopy: effects of
fentanyl BOOK REVIEWS
G. B. Drummonadn d M. K. Duncan
Phonomyography of the corrugator supercilii muscle:
signal characteristics, best recording site and comparison
with acceleromyography APRIL
T. M. Hemmerling, F. Donati, P. Beaulieu and D. Babin EDITORIALS
Effect of different pulses of nitric oxide on venous
467 I. Heparin resistance
admixture in the anaesthetized horse
J. A. M. Anderson and E. L. Saenko
E. Heinonen, G. Nyman, P. Merildinen and M. Hégman
470 Il. Haemodilution enhances coagulation
LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS T. G. Ruttman
399 Role of nitric oxide and cyclooxygenase pathways in the 473 III. ‘Ventilating in recovery’ —the way forward: intensive
coronary vascular effects of halothane, isoflurane and therapy or postoperative critical care?
desflurane in red blood cell-perfused isolated rabbit hearts A. G. Jones andS . J. Harper
M. Beaussier, S. Mouren, R. Souktani, M. Arthaud,
CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS
L. Massias, E. Vicaut, A. Lienhart and P. Coriat
475 In vivo effect of haemodilution with saline on
Inhaled olprinone improves contractility of fatigued
coagulation: a randomized controlled trial
canine diaphragm
K. F. J. Ne, C. C. K. Lam and L. C. Chan
A. Uemura, Y. Fujii and H. Toyooka
Can a clinically useful aortic pressure wave be derived
Effects of propofol on lactate accumulation and oedema
from a radial pressure wave?
formation in focal cerebral ischaemia in hyperglycaemic
S. Séderstrém, G. Nyberg, M. I O'Rourke, J. Selleren
rats
and J. Pontén
H. Ishii, T. Arai, H. Segawa, S. Morikawa, T. Inubushi
and K. Fukuda Glucose, insulin and potassium for heart protection during
cardiac surgery
REVIEW S. Bruemmer-Smith, M. S. Avidan, B. Harris, S. Sudan
418 The role of non-technical skills in anaesthesia: a review of R. Sherwood, J. B. Desai, F. Sutherlaanndd J. Ponte
current literature Dexamethasone decreases the pro- to anti-inflammatory
G. C. L. Fletcher, P. McGeorge, R. H. Flin, R. J. Glavin cytokine ratio during cardiac surgery
and N. J. Maran S. R. El Azab, P. M. J. Rosseel, J. J. de Lange
A. B. J. Groeneveld, R. van Strik, E. M. van Wijk and
G. J. Scheffer
British Journal of Anaesthesia
Effect of sevoflurane/nitrous oxide versus propofol CASE REPORTS
anaesthesia on somatosensory evoked potential 590 Transoesophageal echocardiographic monitoring of
monitoring of the spinal cord during surgery to correct pulmonary venous obstruction induced by sternotomy
scoliosis closure during infant heart transplantation
A. S. W. Ku, Y. Hu, M. G. Irwin, B. Chow, C.-P. Lin, K.-C. Chan, Y.-M. Chou, M.-J. Wang and
S. Gunawardene, E. E. Tan and K. D. K. Luk S.-K. Tsai
Malignant hyperthermia associated with exercise-induced Oesophagotracheal perforation after intraoperative
rhabdomyolysis or congenital abnormalities and a novel transoesophageal echocardiography in cardiac surgery
RYR/ mutation in New Zealand and Australian pedigrees J.-B. Lecharny, I. Philip and J.-P. Depoix
M. Davis, R. Brown, A. Dickson, H. Horton, D. James,
Late oesophageal perforation after intraoperative
N. Laing, R. Marston, M. Norgate, D. Perlman, transoesophageal echocardiography
N. Pollock and K. Stowell M. P. Zalunardo, D. Bimmler, U. C. Grob, R. Stocker,
Comparison of mepivacaine and lidocaine for intravenous T. Pasch and D. R. Spahn
regional anaesthesia: pharmacokinetic study and clinical
Oxygen embolism after hydrogen peroxide irrigation of a
correlation vulvar abscess
P. Prieto-Alvarez, A. Calas-Guerra, J. Fuentes-Bellido,
G. Haller, E. Faltin-Traub, D. Faltin and C. Kern
E. Martinez-Verdera, A. Benet-Catala and
600 Anaphylaxis to rocuronium
J. P. Lorenzo-Foz
C. Baillard, A. M. Korinek, V. Galanton, Y. Le Manach,
Effect of perioperative administration of dexketoprofen
P. Larmignat, M. Cupa and C. M. Samama
on opioid requirements and inflammatory response
following elective hip arthroplasty
CORRESPONDENCE
G. lohom, M. Walsh, G. Higgins and G. Shorten
Randomized crossover comparison of the ProSeal with
BOOK REVIEWS
the classic laryngeal mask airway in unparalysed
anaesthetized patients
ERRATUM
T. M. Cook, J. P. Nolan, C. Verghese, P. J. Strube,
M. Lees, J. M. Millar and P. J. F. Baskett
The ProSeal laryngeal mask: results of a descriptive trial
with experience of 300 cases
N. R. Evans, S. V. Gardner, M. F. M. James, J. A. King, MAY
P. Roux, P. Bennett, R. Nattrass, R. Llewellyn and D. Visu
EDITORIALS
LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS
621 I. Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks
540 Increased airway resistance during xenon anaesthesia in M. K. Peterson, F. A. Millar and D. G. Sheppard
pigs is attributed to physical properties of the gas
624 II. Effects of anaesthetic agents on airway smooth
J.-H. Baumert, M. Reyle-Hahn, K. Hecker, R. Tenbrinck, muscles
R. Kuhlen and R. Rossaint
M. Yamakage
Xenon increases total body oxygen consumption during
III. Implanted cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators in
isoflurane anaesthesia in dogs
anaesthetic practice
O. Picker, A. W. Schindler, L. A. Schwarte, B. Preckel,
S. Senthuran, W. D. Toff, A. Vuylsteke, P. M. Solesbury
W. Schlack, T. W. L. Scheeren and V. Thémer
and D. K. Menon
Does ester hydrolysis change the in vitro degradation rate
of cisatracurium and atracurium? CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS
M. Weindlmayr-Goettel, H. Gilly and H. G. Kress 632 Ultrasonographic assessment of topographic anatomy in
volunteers suggests a modification of the infraclavicular
REVIEW ARTICLE
vertical brachial plexus block
563 Chirality: a blueprint for the future M. Greher, G. Retzl, P. Niel, L. Kamolz, P. Marhofer and
D. Burke and D. J. Henderson S. Kapral
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS Non-invasive assessment of cardiovascular autonomic
activity induced by brief exposure to 50% nitrous oxide in
aT The postanaesthesia care unit as a temporary admission
children
location due to intensive care and ward overflow
I. Constant, M. Abbas, S. Boucheseiche, D. Laude and
A. Ziser, M. Alkobi, R. Markovits and B. Rozenberg
I. Murat
Radial artery cannulation: topical amethocaine gel versus
EEG signal processing in anaesthesia. Use of a neural
lidocaine infiltration
network technique for monitoring depth of anaesthesia
S. J. Olday, R. Walpole and J. Y. Y. Wang
O. Ortolani, A. Conti, A. Di Filippo, C. Adembri,
Postoperative sore throat after ambulatory surgery
E. Moraldi, A. Evangelisti, M. Maggini and S. J. Roberts
P. P. Higgins, F. Chung and G. Mezei
Respiratory response to skin incision during anaesthesia
ProSeal laryngeal mask protects against aspiration of fluid
with infusions of propofol and alfentanil
in the pharynx
M. P. Dockery and G. B. Drummond
N. R. Evans, S. V. Gardner and M. F. M. James
Propofol metabolites in man following propofol induction
No evidence of mutations in the CACNA/S gene in the
and maintenance
UK malignant hyperthermia population
P. Favetta, C.-S. Degoute, J.-P. Perdrix, C. Dufresne,
C. Brooks, R. L. Robinson, P. J. Halsall and
R. Boulieu and J. Guitton
P. M. Hopkins
British Journal of Anaesthesia
659 Volatile anaesthetics may be the main cause of early but 728 Rigid nasendoscope with video camera system for
not delayed postoperative vomiting: a randomized intubation in infants with Pierre-Robin sequence
controlled trial of factorial design M. Ravishankar, P. Kundra, K. Agrawal, N. §. Kutralam
C. C. Apfel, P. Kranke, M. H. Katz, C. Goepfert, N. Arun and O. P. Vijaykumar
T. Papenfuss, S. Rauch, R. Heineck, C.-A. Greim and Unsuspected concentric tracheal rings in a 14-year-old
N. Roewer with scoliosis
Pharmacokinetics of dexmedetomidine infusions for Y. Li, H. J. Khambatta, J. G. Stone and B. Mets
sedation of postoperative patients requiring intensive care Peripartum management of a patient with Glanzmann’s
R. M. Venn, M. D. Karol and R. M. Grounds thrombasthenia using Thrombelastograph*
Comparison of articaine and bupivacaine/lidocaine for S. Monte and G. Lyons
peribulbar anaesthesia by inferotemporal injection
K. G. Allman, L. L. Barker, G. C. Werrett, P. Gouws, CORRESPONDENCE
G. D. Sturrock and I. H. Wilson
BOOK REVIEWS
LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS
679 Antinociceptive role of 5-HT,, receptors in rat spinal
ERRATUM
cord
R. Nadeson and C. S. Goodchild
685 Potentiation by ketamine of fentanyl antinociception.
JUNE
I. An experimental study in rats showing that ketamine
administered by non-spinal routes targets spinal cord EDITORIALS
antinociceptive systems 755 1. Gate Control Theory of Pain stands the test of time
R. Nadeson, A. Tucker, E. Bajunaki and C. S. Goodchild A. H. Dickenson
Molecular conformation—activity relationship of 757 Il. Assessment of liver function: its application to
decamethonium congeners outcome from liver transplantation
C. Lee and T. Jones J. W. Sear
760 III. Somebody else’s nervous system
REVIEW ARTICLE
P. D. W. Fettes and J. A. W. Wildsmith
700 Heat stroke: implications for critical care and anaesthesia
H. Grogan and P. M. Hopkins CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS
764 Rocuronium plasma concentrations during three phases of
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
liver transplantation: relationship with early postoperative
708 High-frequency oscillation in adolescents
graft liver function
S. Moganasundram, A. Durward, S. M. Tibby and L. Gao, I. Ramzan and B. Baker
I. A. Murdoch Variation of venous admixture, SF, shunt, Pao,, and the
711 The output of two sevoflurane vaporizers in the presence Pag,/Fio, ratio with Fig,
of helium J. P. Whiteley, D. J. Gavaghan and C. E. W. Hahn
B. Carvalho and D. Sanders Effects of phosphodiesterase III inhibition on length-
Does the opioid-sparing effect of rectal diclofenac dependent regulation of myocardial function in coronary
following total abdominal hysterectomy benefit the surgery patients
patient? S. G. De Hert, P. W. ten Broecke, E. Mertens,
A. Neg, J. Parker, L. Toogood, B. R. Cotton and G. Smith I. E. Rodrigus and B. A. Stockman
Left ventricular preload and function during graded Comparison of the effects of sevoflurane and propofol on
haemorrhage and retransfusion in pigs: analysis of arterial cortical somatosensory evoked potentials
pressure waveform and correlation with echocardiography N. Boisseau, M. Madany, P. Staccini, G. Armando,
F. Martin, D. Grimaud and M. Raucoules-Aimé
S. Preisman, E. DiSegni, Z. Vered and A. Perel
Comparison of caudal and intravenous clonidine in the
CASE REPORTS prevention of agitation after sevoflurane in children
719 Neurological outcome prediction in a cardiorespiratory M. Bock, P. Kunz, R. Schreckenberger, B. M. Graf,
arrest survivor E. Martin and J. Motsch
W. C. Goh, P. D. Heath, S. J. Ellis and P. A. Oakley Differential modulation of interleukin-6 and interleukin-
Management of massive air leak following intubation 10 by diclofenac in patients undergoing major surgery
injury in a very low birth weight infant A. M. Mahdy, H. F. Galley, M. A. Abdel-Wahed,
R. Méndez, A. Pensado, M. Tellado, I. Somoza, J. Liras, K. F. El-Korny, S. A. Sheta and N. R. Webster
E. Pais and D. Vela Pre-emptive effect of epidural sufentanil in abdominal
Tracheostomy, lingular tonsillectomy and sleep-related hysterectomy
breathing disorders E. I. Akural, T. E. Salomdki, A. H. Tekay, A. H. Bloigu
I. D. Conacher, D. Meikle and C. O’Brien and §. M. Alahuhta
Airway management in an infant with congenital Epidural analgesia with 0.15% ropivacaine plus
centrofacial dysgenesia sufentanil 0.5 ug ml! versus 0.10% bupivacaine plus
B. Carenzi, R. M. Corso, V. Stellino, G. D. Carlino, sufentanil 0.5 ug ml~!: a double-blind comparison
C. Tonini, L. Rossini and G. Gentili during labour
H. J. Clément, L. Caruso, F. Lopez, F. Broisin,
M. Blanc-Jouvan, E. Derré-Brunet, A. Thomasson,
G. Leboucher and J. P. Viale
British Journal of Anaesthesia
Effect of timing of morphine administration during
remifentanil-based anaesthesia on early recovery from
anaesthesia and postoperative pain
H. R. Mujioz, M. E. Guerrero, V. Brandes and
L. I. Cortinez
Evaluation of postural stability after low-dose droperidol
in outpatients undergoing gynaecological dilatation and
curettage procedure
D. Song, F. Chung, S. Yogendran and J. Wong
ProSeal versus the Classic laryngeal mask airway for
positive pressure ventilation during laparoscopic
cholecystectomy
P. P. Lu, J. Brimacombe, C. Yang and M. Shyr
LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS
828 Cardioprotection by sevoflurane against reperfusion
injury after cardioplegic arrest in the rat is independent of
three types of cardioplegia
D. Ebel, B. Preckel, A. You, J. Miillenheim, W. Schlack
and V. Thdmer
Effect of nitrous oxide on myogenic motor evoked
potentials during hypothermia in rabbits anaesthetized
with ketamine/fentanyl/propofol
M. Kakimoto, M. Kawaguchi, T. Sakamoto, S. Inoue,
M. Takahashi and H. Furuya
Dopexamine attenuates microvascular perfusion injury of
the small bowel in pigs induced by extracorporeal
circulation
F.-U. Sack, B. Reidenbach, A. Schledt, R. Dollner,
S. Taylor, M. M. Gebhard and S. Hagl
REVIEW ARTICLE
848 Thrombin generation and its inhibition: a review of the
scientific basis and mechanism of action of anticoagulant
therapies
C. P. R. Walker and D. Royston
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
864 Bupivacaine inhibits human neuronal Kv3 channels in
SH-SYSY human neuroblastoma cells
P. Friederich, D. Benzenberg and B. W. Urban
Effects of xenon on acetylcholine release in the rat
cerebral cortex in vivo
T. Shichino, M. Murakawa, T. Adachi, Y. Miyazaki,
H. Segawa, K. Fukuda and K. Mori
CASE REPORTS
869 Tapia’s syndrome following shoulder surgery
N. Boisseau, H. Rabarijaona, D. Grimaud and
M. Raucoules-Aimé
No response to trigger agents in a malignant
hyperthermia-susceptible patient
B. A. Claxton, M. H. Cross and P. M. Hopkins
Termination of supraventricular tachycardia by propofol
S. Kannan and N. Sherwood
CORRESPONDENCE
BOOK REVIEWS
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