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British Journal of Anaesthesia CONTENTS JANUARY inhibitors on bupivacaine-induced myocardial depression in guinea-pig papillary muscle EDITORIALS M. Azuma, M. Yamane, K. Tachibana, } Morimoto and l I. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and disposable O. Kemmotsu anaesthetic equipment—balancing the risks REVIEW ARTICLI M. C. Blunt and K. R. Burchett 72 Severe meningococcal disease in childhood II. Outreach critical care—cash for no questions? B. H. Cuthbertson P. B. Baines and C. A. Hart III. Electronic manuscript submission to the BJA: SHORT COMMUNICATIONS keeping abreast of the times, or keeping up with the 84 Cerebrospinal fluid and blood propofol concentration Jones’? during total intravenous anaesthesia for neurosurgery J. M. Hunter \ L Dawidowic: \ Fijalkowska, \ Nestoro R. Kalityriski and T. Trojanowski CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS 86 Comparison of measured and estimated angles of table tilt 8 Randomized evaluation of the performance of single-use at Caesarean section laryngoscopes in simulated easy and difficult intubation S$. J. Jones, §. M. Kinsella and F. A. Donald S. J. Twigg, B. McCormick and T. M. Cook 88 Nitrous oxide decreases shivering threshold in rabbits less Propofol requirement for insertion of cuffed than isoflurane oropharyngeal airway versus laryngeal mask airway with M. Imamura, T. Matsukawa, M. Ozaki, D. 1. Sessler and without fentanyl: a dose-finding study T. Nishiyama, K. Okuyamanad T. Kumazawa M. Tanaka and T. Nishikawa Progressive changes in arterial oxygenation during one- CASE REPORTS lung anaesthesia are related to the response to 9] Postoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for compression of the non-dependent lung severe intraoperative SIRS 10 h after multiple trauma S. Ishikawa, K. Nakazawa and K. Makita M. Schupp, J. L. C Swanevelder, G J. Peek Effect of preoperative B-blockade on perioperative 1. VW Sosnowski and T. J. Spyt mortality in coronary surgery Double respiratory sequelae of head injury: subglottic P. W. C. ten Broecke, S. G. De Hert, E.M ertens and stenosis and bilateral pneumothoraces H. F. Adriaensen 4. Millard Comparison of the effects of sevoflurane and propofol on Anaesthetic management of acute gastric volvulus in an cooling and rewarming during deliberate mild adult hypothermia for neurosurgery D. J. Williams and M. G. F. Sandby-Thomas T. Iwata, S. Inoue, M. Kawaguchi, M. Takahashi, Postpartum cerebral ischaemia after accidental dural T. Sakamoto, K. Kitaguchi, H. Furuya and T. Sakaki puncture and epidural blood patch Raised intracranial pressure and seizures in the M. Mercieri, A. Mercieri, S. Paolini, R Are oni D l upol neurological intensive care unit F. Passarelli, G. Pinto and D. Celleno B. McNamara, J. Ray, D. Menon and S. Boniface 101 CORRESPONDENCE Evaluation of high fidelity patient simulator in assessment of performance of anaesthetists 112 BOOK REVIEWS J. M. Weller, M. Bloch, S. Young, M. Maze, S. Ovesola, J. Wyner, D. Dob, K. Haire, J. Durbridge, T. Walker and 114 ERRATUM D. Newble Assessment of a simple artificial neural network for predicting residual neuromuscular block J. G. Laffey, E. Tobin, J. F. Boylan andA . J. McShane FEBRUARY Comparison between patient-controlled analgesia and subcutaneous morphine in elderly patients after total hip EDITORIALS replacement 115 1. Of mice and men (and rats): implications of species and H. Keita, N. Geachan, S. Dahmani, E. Couderc, stimulus differences for the interpretation of studies of C. Armand, M. Quazza, J. Mantz and J. M. Desmonts nitric Oxide in sepsis Effect of preoperative amino acid infusion on M. C. Reade and J. D. Young thermoregulatory response during spinal anaesthesia 118 II. Which anaesthetic agent for maintenance during T. Kasai, Y. Nakajima, T. Matsukawa, H. Ueno, normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass? M. Sunaguchi and T. Mizobe R. R. D. Marks The ‘swoosh’ test—an evaluation of a modified ‘whoosh’ CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS test in children R. M. L’E. Orme and S. J. Berg 122 Plasma propofol concentration and EEG burst suppression ratio during normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass LABORATORY INVESTIGATION K. Yoshitani, M. Kawaguchi, M. Takahashi, K. Kitaguchi 66 Effects of epinephrine and phosphodiesterase III and H. Furuya British Journal of Anaesthesia Relationship between bispectral index, auditory evoked SHORT COMMUNICATIONS potential index and effect-site EC,, for propofol at two 233 Sevoflurane anaesthesia does not induce the formation of clinical end-points sister chromatid exchanges in peripheral blood S. E. Milne, A. Troy, M. G. Irwin and G. N. C. Kenny lymphocytes of children Predictive performance of computer-controlled infusion T. Krause, J. Scholz, L. Jansen, H. Boettcher, C. Koch, of remifentanil during propofol/remifentanil anaesthesia F. Wappler and J. Schulte am Esch M. J. Mertens, F. H. M. Engbers, A. G. L. Burm and 235 Depth of insertion of the ProSeal'™ laryngeal mask airway J. Vuyk M. S. Stix and C. J. O’Connor Jr Dynamic QRS-complex and ST-segment monitoring by CASE REPORTS continuous vectorcardiography during carotid 238 Use of prone ventilation in neurogenic pulmonary oedema endarterectomy S. J. Fletcher and J. D. Atkinson S. Kawahito, H. Kitahata, K. Tanaka, J. Nozaki and 241 Anaesthetic management of a parturient with pulmonary §. Oshita stenosis and aortic incompetence for Caesarean section Influence of intravenous vitamin E supplementation in N. Campbell, O. P. Rosaeg and K. L. Chan cardiac surgery on oxidative stress: a double-blinded, Non-fatal amniotic fluid embolism after cervical suture randomized, controlled study removal 4. Lassnigg, A. Punz, R. Barker, P. Keznickl, N. Manhart, J. Haines and R. G. Wilkes E. Roth and M. Hiesmayr Recurrent post-partum seizures after epidural blood patch Pharmacokinetics and haemodynamics of ketamine in D. Marfurt, P. Lyrer, U. Riittimann, S. Strebel and intensive care patients with brain or spinal cord injury M. C. Schneider Y. Hijazi, C. Bodonian, M. Bolon, F. Salord and R. Boulieu CORRESPONDENCE \naesthesia for awake craniotomy—evolution of a technique that facilitates awake neurological testing BOOK REVIEWS {. Sarang andJ . Dinsmore Parecoxib sodium has opioid-sparing effects in patients 264 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ASSESSORS undergoing total knee arthroplasty under spinal anaesthesia R. C. Hubbard, T. M. Naumann, L. Traylor and MARCH S. Dhadda EDITORIALS Block of the sacral segments in lumbar epidural anaesthesia 267 I. Sedating patients undergoing mechanical ventilation in M. Arakawa, Y. Aoyama and Y. Ohe the intensive care unit—winds of change? K.-L. Kong andJ . F. Bion Premixed solutions of diamorphine in ropivacaine for epidural anaesthesia: a study on their long-term stability 269 II. It’s NICE to see in the dark M. J. Sanchez del Aguila, M. F. Jones and A. Vohra D. H. T. Scott Target controlled infusion of rocuronium: analysis of CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS effect data to select a pharmacokinetic model 972 Desflurane compared with propofol for postoperative mi. K. M. Vermeyen, V. L. Hoffmann and V. Saldien sedation in the intensive care unit \naesthesia-related diplopia after cataract surgery A. Meiser, C. Sirtl, M. Bellgardt, §. Lohmann, J. 1. Gomez-Arnau, J. Yangiiela, A. Gonzdlez, Y. Andrés, A. Garthoff, J. Kaiser, P. Hiigler and H. J. Laubenthal §. Garcia del Valle, P. Gili, J. Ferndndez-Guisasola and 281 Accuracy of feedback-controlled oxygen delivery into a 1. Arias closed anaesthesia circuit for measurement of oxygen Dolasetron prophylaxis reduces nausea and consumption postanaesthesia recovery time after remifentanil infusion A. W. Schindler, T. W. L. Scheeren, O. Picker, M. Doehn during monitored anaesthesia care for extracorporeal andJ . Tarnow shock wave lithotripsy Extrapolation to zero-flow pressure in cerebral arteries to M. A. Burmeister, T. G. Standl, M. Wintruff, P. Brauer, estimate intracranial pressure I. Blanc and J. Schulte am Esch W. Buhre, F. R. Heinzel, S. Grund, H. Sonntag and A. Weyland LAB( JRATORY INVESTIGATIONS Remifentanil and nitrous oxide reduce changes in cerebral 199 Differential interaction of anaesthetics and antiepileptic blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery caused drugs with neuronal Na* channels, Ca2+ channels and by pain GABA, receptors I. H. Lorenz, C. Kolbitsch, M. Hinteregger, P. Bauer, R. Lingamaneni and H. C. Hemmings Jr M. Spiegel, T. J. Luger, C. Schmidauer, W. Streif, Effects of epidural anaesthesia on intestinal oxygenation K. P. Pfeiffaendr A. Benzer in pigs Intrathecal morphine and clonidine for coronary artery D. A. Vagts, T. Iber, B. Szabo, J. Haberstroh, K. Reising, bypass grafting M. Puccini, K. Geiger and G. F. E. Néldge-Schomburg P. Lena, N. Balarac, J. J. Arnulf, J. Teboul and F. Bonnet Comparison of ropivacaine 0.5% (in glucose 5%) with REVIEW ARTICLE bupivacaine 0.5% (in glucose 8%) for spinal anaesthesia 221 Oxidative stress and gene expression in sepsis for elective surgery J. Macdonald, H. F. Galley and N. R. Webster J. B. Whiteside, D. Burke andJ . A. W. Wildsmith British Journal ¢ f Anae sthesia 309 Urinary bladder scanning after day-case arthroscopy 39] Coronary artery spasm induced by carotid sinus under spinal anaesthesia: comparison between lidocaine, stimulation during neck surgery ropivacaine, and levobupivacaine S. S. Choi, Y.-J. Lim, J.-H. Bahk S.-H. Do and j M. B. Breebaart, M. P. Vercauteren, V. L. Hoffmann and B.-M. Ham H. A. Adriaensen Adjunctive analgesia with intravenous propacetamol does CORRESPONDENCI not reduce morphine-related adverse effects F. Aubrun, F. Kalfon, P. Mottet, A. Bellanger, 405 BOOK REVIEWS O. Langeron, P. Coriat and B. Riou Comparison of local anaesthetic effects of tramadol with 410P ABSTRACTS Proceedings of the Anaesthetic Research Society Meeting prilocaine for minor surgical procedures H. Altunkaya, Y. Ozer, E. Kargi and O. Babuccu (joint meeting with the Intensive Care Society), London December 12-13, 2002 Comparison of the standard laryngeal mask airway and , the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway in obese patients 424 ERRATUM G. Natalini, M. E. Franceschetti, M. T. Pantelidi, A. Rosano, G. Lanza and A. Bernardini Tight control of prehospital ventilation by capnography in major trauma victims M. Helm, R. Schuster, J. Hauke and L. Lamp! APRIL Occupational stress and burnout in anaesthesia A. S. Nyssen, I. Hansez, P. Baele, M. Lamy and EDITORIALS V. De Keyse? 495 I. Near-patient testing—point-of-care or point of costs and convenience? LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS U. R. Jahn and H. Van Aken 338 Administration of nitric oxide into open lung regions Ii. Anaesthesia for the diabetic patient delivery and monitoring G. R. McAnulty and G. M. Hall E. Heinonen, P. Merildinen and M. Hégman Ill. Hyperglycaemia and the lung Pre-emptive lidocaine inhibits arterial vasoconstriction B. Philips and E. Baker but not vasopressin release induced by a carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum in pigs CLINICAI INVESTIGATIONS G. Boccara, J. Eliet, Y. Pouzeratte, C. Mann and 434 Clonidine premedication improves metabolic control in type 2 diabetic patients during ophthalmic surgery P. Colson M. Belhoula, J. P. Ciébiéra, A. De La Chapelle REVIEW ARTICLES N. Boisseau, D. Coeurveille and M. Raucoules-Aime 349 Long QT syndrome and anaesthesia Adding lactate to the prime solution during hypothermic P. D. Booker, S. D. Whyte and E. J. Ladusans cardiopulmonary bypass: a quantitative acid—base 367 Anaesthesia and tracheobronchial stenting for central analysis airway obstruction in adults D. Himpe, H. Neels, 8S. De Hert and P Van Cauwelaert I. D. Conacher Transient hyperaemic response to assess vascular reactivity of skin: effect of locally iontophoresed SHORT COMMUNICATIONS acetylcholine, bradykinin, epinephrine and phenylephrine 375 Propofol 1% versus propofol 2% in children undergoing H. Brown, I. K. Moppett and R. P. Mahajan minor ENT surgery How high do the subclavian arteries ascend into the neck? M. Pellégrini, C. Lysakowski, L. Dumont, A. Borgeat and 4 population study using magnetic resonance imaging E. Tassonyi 4. D. Farmery, D. Shlueman and P Anslow Comparison of four strategies to reduce the pain Comparison of two Macintosh laryngoscope blades in 300 associated with intravenous administration of rocuronium patients A. B. Chiarella, D. T. Jolly, C. M. Huston and T. Asai, S. Matsumoto, K Fujise, S. Johmura and A. §. Clanachan K. Shingu CASE REPORTS Propofol and halothane versus sevoflurane in paediatric day-case surgery: induction and recovery characteristics 380 Use of a ‘hospital-at-home’ service for patient J. K. Moore, E. W. Moore, R. A. Elliott, A. S. St Lege optimization before resection of phaeochromocytoma K. Payne and J. Ker C. E. Emerson and A. Rainbird Lumbar epidural fentanyl: segmental spread and effect on Anaesthesia for awake craniotomy with non-invasive temporal summation and muscle pain positive pressure ventilation U. Eichenberger, ¢ Giani, S. Petersen-Felix F. Yamamoto, R. Kato, J. Sato and T. Nishino T. Graven-Nielsen, I Arendt-Nielsen and M. Curatolo Ventilation by the Open Lung Concept in spite of Immediate extubation and epidural analgesia allow safe traumatic lung herniation management in a high-dependency unit after two-stage D. Schreiter, A. Reske, C. Glien, L. Scheibner and oesophagectomy. Results of eight years of experience in a C. Josten specialized upper gastrointestinal unit in a district general A modified nasal trumpet to facilitate fibreoptic hospital intubation M. V. Chandrashekar M. Irving, J. Wayman S. Metz and C. Beattie S.A Raimes and A. Linsley British Journal of Anaesthesia 480 Monitoring of neuromuscular block after administration CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS of vecuronium in patients with diabetes mellitus 580 Anaesthetists’ Non-Technical Skills (ANTS): evaluation y Saitoh, K. Kaneda, H. Hattori, H. Nakajima and of a behavioural marker system M Murakawa G. Fletcher, R. Flin, P. McGeorge, R. Glavin, N.M aran REVIEW ARTICLE and R. Patey 487 Caudal additives in children—solutions or problems? Ultrasound imaging of the axillary vein—anatomical D. A. H. de Beer and M. L. Thomas basis for central venous access S. Galloway and A. Bodenham SHORT COMMUNICATIONS Tranexamic acid decreases external blood loss but not 499 Near-patient testing for coagulopathy after cardiac hidden biood loss in total knee replacement surgery L. Good, E. Peterson and B. Lisander R. R. Johi, M. H. Cross and S$. D. Hansbro 600 Validation of volume kinetic analysis of glucose 2.5% Effects of halothane on action potential configuration in solution given by intravenous infusion sub-endocardial and sub-epicardial myocytes from F. Sjéstranadnd R. G. Hahn normotensive and hypertensive rat left ventricle \. Rithalia, P. M. Hopkins and S. M. Harrison Basal and nitroglycerin-induced exhaled nitric oxide before and after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary Pharmacological effects of intravenous melatonin: comparative studies with thiopental and propofol bypass VM. Naguib, D. L. Hammond, P. G. Schmid III, T. Kévesi, D. Royston, M. Yacoub and N. Marczin VM. T. Baker, J. Cutkomp, L. Queral and T. Smith Target-controlled infusion of propofol and remifentanil in Effect of continuous low-dose intravenous diltiazem on cardiac anaesthesia: influence of age on predicted effect- epidural fentanyl analgesia after lower abdominal surgery site concentrations K. Nitahara, M. Matsunaga, K. Katori, H. Yotsui, A. Ouattara, G. Boccara, §. Lemaire, U. Kéckler, H. Higuchi and K. Higa M. Landi, E. Vaissier, P. Léger and P. Coriat Could ultrasonography be used by an anaesthetist to Propofol sparing effect of remifentanil using closed-loop identify a specified lumbar interspace before spinal anaesthesia anaesthesia? S. E. Milne, G. N. C. Kenny and S. Schraag M. J. Watson, S. Evans andJ . M. Thorp Relationship between awareness and middle latency Comparison of L-bupivacaine 0.75% and lidocaine 2% auditory evoked responses during surgical anaesthesia with bupivacaine 0.75% and lidocaine 2% for peribulbar P. Aceto, A. Valente, M. Gorgoglione, E. Adducci and anaesthesia G. De Cosmo F. Lai, B. Sutton and G. Nicholson Cerebral autoregulation in children during sevoflurane Misuse of standard error of the mean (SEM) when anaesthesia reporting variability of a sample. A critical evaluation of M. S. Vavilala, L. A. Lee, M. Lee, A. Graham, E. Visco four anaesthesia journals andA . M. Lam P. Nagele Age- and therapy-related effects on morphine CASE REPORTS requirements and plasma concentrations of morphine and 517 Acute fatal haemorrhage during percutaneous dilatational its metabolites in postoperative infants tracheostomy N. J. Bouwmeester, J. N. van den Anker, W. C. J. Hop, D. Shlugman, R. Satya-Krishna and L. Loh K. J. S. Anand and D. Tibboel Incidental detection of paradoxical air embolism with a Dextromethorphan and intrathecal morphine for analgesia transoesophageal Doppler probe inserted for measuring after Caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia descending aortic blood flow D. M. A. Choi, A. P. Kliffer and M. J. Douglas J. Draganov and T. W. L. Scheeren Comparison of intrathecal isobaric bupivacaine—morphine and ropivacaine—morphine for Caesarean delivery CORRESPONDENCE C. O. Ogiin, E. N. Kirgiz, A. Duman, S. Okesli and C. Akyiirek BOOK REVIEWS Prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after ABSTRACTS spinal morphine for Caesarean section: comparison of Proceedings of the Intensive Care Society ‘State of the cyclizine, dexamethasone and placebo art’ Meeting, London, December 12-13, 2002 S.-A. Nortcliffe, J. Shah and D. J. Buggy LABORATORY INVESTIGATION 671 Effects of three different L-type Ca2+ entry blockers on airway constriction induced by muscarinic receptor stimulation ‘ORIALS K. Hirota, E. Hashiba, H. Yoshioka, S. Kabara and I. Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)—under- A. Matsuki diagnosed and under-reported J. P. Wallis REVIEW ARTICLE [I]. Preanaesthetic H, antagonists for acid aspiration 676 HIT/HITT and alternative anticoagulation: current pneumonia prophylaxis. Is there evidence of tolerance? concepts K. Hirota and T. Kushikata E. Pravinkumar and N. R. Webster British Journal of Anaesthesia SHORT COMMUNICATIONS 746 Analgesic effects of parecoxib following total abdominal 686 Ceasing routine use of nitrous oxide—a follow up hysterectomy M. Enlund, L. Edmark and B. Revendis A. Ng, G. Smith and A. C. Davidson 689 Warming by resistive heating maintains perioperative LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS normothermia as well as forced air heating 750. Cerebral and lung kinetics of morphine in conscious Y. Matsuzaki, T. Matsukawa, K. Ohki, Y. Yamamoto, M. Nakamura and T. Oshibuchi sheep after short intravenous infusions Does the platelet function analyser (PFA-100%) predict R. N. Upton, G. L. Ludbrook, A. M. Martinez, ¢ Grant and R. W. Milne blood loss after cardiopulmonary bypass? M. Fattorutto, O. Pradier, D. Schmartz, B. Ickx and Effects of halogenated anaesthetics on diaphragmatic L. Barvais actin—myosin cross-bridge kinetics O. Langeron, B. Bouhemad, G. Orliaguet, P Coriat CASE REPORT Y. Lecarpentier and B. Riou 694 Detection of cerebral hypoperfusion with bispectral index Effects of sevoflurane on sympathetic neurotransmission during paediatric cardiac surgery in human omental arteries and veins M. Hayashida, M. Chinzei, K. Komatsu, H. Yamamoto, K. Thorlacius, C. Zhoujun and M. Bodelssor H. Tamai, R. Orii, K. Hanaoka and A. Murakami REVIEW ARTICLES CORRESPONDENCE 774 Cerebral oxygen vasoreactivity and cerebral tissue oxygen BOOK REVIEWS reactivity 4. J. Johnston, L 4. Steiner, A. K. Gupta and ERRATUM D. K. Menon Sub-Tenon’s administration of local anaesthetic a review of the technique JUNE K. S. Canavan, A. Dark and M 4. Garrioch EDITORIALS SHORT COMMUNICATION 715 I. Anaesthesia and SARS 794 A simple method to pass a pulmonary artery flotation D. Kamming, M. Gardam and F. Chung catheter rapidly into the pulmonary artery in anaesthetized 719 Il. When should we transfuse critically ill and patients perioperative patients with known coronary artery Z. Szabo disease? T. S. Walsh and D. B. L. McClelland CASE REPORTS Ili. Old dog—new (ma)trix 797 Hyperlordosis as a possible factor in the development of K. Budd and B. J. Collett spinal cord infarction IV. Do genes influence outcome from anaesthesia? D. R. D. Roberts, J. Roe and C. Baudouin B. P. Sweeney Acute heart failure during spinal surgery in a boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS 728 Effects of dexamethasone on clinical course, C-reactive G. N. Schmidt, M.-A. Burmeister, ¢ Lilje I Wapple rand P. Bischoff protein, S100B protein and von Willebrand factor antigen after paediatric cardiac surgery Unusual presentation of long QT syndrome L. Lindberg, C. Forsell, P. Jogi and A.-K. Olsson G. Cucchiaro and L. A. Rhodes Left ventricular regional wall motion abnormalities during pneumoperitoneum in children 808 CORRESPONDENCE E. Huettemann, S. G. Sakka, G. Petrat, F. Schier and K. Reinhart 813. BOOK REVIEWS Closed-loop control of propofol anaesthesia using bispectral index'™: performance assessment in patients 817 ERRATA receiving computer-controlled propofol and manually controlled remifentanil infusions for minor surgery 818P ABSTRACTS A. R. Absalom and G. N. C. Kenny Proceedings of the Anaesthetic Research Society Meeting Sedation caused by clonidine in patients with spinal cord (joint meeting with the Pain Society), Glasgow, April injury 3—4, 2003 J.-M. Malinovsky, M. Malinge, J.-Y. Lepage and M. Pinaud 8»32 2 INDEX TO VOLUME 90