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In the April 2008 BJA ...
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: NP; doi:10.1093/bja/aen055 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EDITORIALS Back

R. D. Evans and Y. Niu
Hypolipidaemic effects of high-dose insulin therapy
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 429-433; doi:10.1093/bja/aen027 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. A. Colvin and A. M. Møller
Volume 100: clinical investigations: where next?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 433-435; doi:10.1093/bja/aen049 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEW ARTICLE Back

E. J. Footitt, M. D. Sinha, J. A. J. Raiman, A. Dhawan, S. Moganasundram, and M. P. Champion
Mitochondrial disorders and general anaesthesia: a case series and review
BJA Advance Access published on February 19, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 436-441; doi:10.1093/bja/aen014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

CARDIOVASCULAR Back

C. J. Zuurbier, F. J. Hoek, J. van Dijk, N. G. Abeling, J. C. M. Meijers, J. H. M. Levels, E. de Jonge, B. A. de Mol, and H. B. Van Wezel
Perioperative hyperinsulinaemic normoglycaemic clamp causes hypolipidaemia after coronary artery surgery
BJA Advance Access published on February 27, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 442-450; doi:10.1093/bja/aen018 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. D. Compton, B. Zukunft, C. Hoffmann, W. Zidek, and J.-H. Schaefer
Performance of a minimally invasive uncalibrated cardiac output monitoring system (FlotracTM/VigileoTM) in haemodynamically unstable patients
BJA Advance Access published on February 6, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 451-456; doi:10.1093/bja/aem409 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Boldt, Ch. Brosch, K. Röhm, M. Papsdorf, and A. Mengistu
Comparison of the effects of gelatin and a modern hydroxyethyl starch solution on renal function and inflammatory response in elderly cardiac surgery patients
BJA Advance Access published on February 27, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 457-464; doi:10.1093/bja/aen016 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

R. Huhn, A. Heinen, N. C. Weber, M. W. Hollmann, W. Schlack, and B. Preckel
Hyperglycaemia blocks sevoflurane-induced postconditioning in the rat heart in vivo: cardioprotection can be restored by blocking the mitochondrial permeability transition pore
BJA Advance Access published on February 27, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 465-471; doi:10.1093/bja/aen022 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Godet, Y. Le Manach, F. Lesache, S. Perbet, and P. Coriat
Drug-eluting stent thrombosis in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: is it always a problem?
BJA Advance Access published on March 1, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 472-477; doi:10.1093/bja/aen033 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE Back

J. A. Kolsen-Petersen, K. Bendtzen, and E. Tonnesen
Infusion of hypertonic saline before elective hysterectomy: effects on cytokines and stress hormones
BJA Advance Access published on February 27, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 478-484; doi:10.1093/bja/aen015 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. A. Mowafi, N. Aldossary, S. A. Ismail, and J. Alqahtani
Effect of dexmedetomidine premedication on the intraocular pressure changes after succinylcholine and intubation
BJA Advance Access published on February 19, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 485-489; doi:10.1093/bja/aen020 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O. Canbay, N. Celebi, A. Sahin, V. Celiker, S. Ozgen, and U. Aypar
Ketamine gargle for attenuating postoperative sore throat
BJA Advance Access published on March 1, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 490-493; doi:10.1093/bja/aen023 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CRITICAL CARE Back

A. Morelli, C. Ertmer, M. Lange, M. Dünser, S. Rehberg, H. Van Aken, P. Pietropaoli, and M. Westphal
Effects of short-term simultaneous infusion of dobutamine and terlipressin in patients with septic shock: the DOBUPRESS study
BJA Advance Access published on February 27, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 494-503; doi:10.1093/bja/aen017 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

V. Blasco, M. Leone, F. Antonini, A. Geissler, J. Albanèse, and C. Martin
Comparison of the novel hydroxyethylstarch 130/0.4 and hydroxyethylstarch 200/0.6 in brain-dead donor resuscitation on renal function after transplantation
BJA Advance Access published on February 6, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 504-508; doi:10.1093/bja/aen001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROANAESTHESIA Back

C. Jeleazcov, H. Ihmsen, J. Schmidt, C. Ammon, H. Schwilden, J. Schüttler, and J. Fechner
Pharmacodynamic modelling of the bispectral index response to propofol-based anaesthesia during general surgery in children
BJA Advance Access published on February 12, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 509-516; doi:10.1093/bja/aem408 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PAEDIATRICS Back

M. Tomaske, W. Knirsch, O. Kretschmar, K. Woitzek, C. Balmer, A. Schmitz, U. Bauersfeld, and M. Weiss on behalf of the Working Group on Non-invasive Haemodynamic Monitoring in Paediatrics
Cardiac output measurement in children: comparison of Aesculon® cardiac output monitor and thermodilution
BJA Advance Access published on February 27, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 517-520; doi:10.1093/bja/aen024 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Arendts, M. Stevens, and M. Fry
Topical anaesthesia and intravenous cannulation success in paediatric patients: a randomized double-blind trial
BJA Advance Access published on February 20, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 521-524; doi:10.1093/bja/aen003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Allegaert, J. N. van den Anker, J. N. de Hoon, R. H. N. van Schaik, A. Debeer, D. Tibboel, G. Naulaers, and B. J. Anderson
Covariates of tramadol disposition in the first months of life
BJA Advance Access published on February 26, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 525-532; doi:10.1093/bja/aen019 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. K. Karmakar, A. M.-H. Ho, X. Li, W. H. Kwok, K. Tsang, and W. D. Ngan Kee
Ultrasound-guided lumbar plexus block through the acoustic window of the lumbar ultrasound trident
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 533-537; doi:10.1093/bja/aen026 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Eschertzhuber, M. Hohlrieder, C. Keller, E. Oswald, G. Kuehbacher, and P. Innerhofer
Comparison of high- and low-dose intrathecal morphine for spinal fusion in children
BJA Advance Access published on February 27, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 538-543; doi:10.1093/bja/aen025 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RESPIRATION AND THE AIRWAY Back

Y. Enomoto, T. Asai, T. Arai, K. Kamishima, and Y. Okuda
Pentax-AWS, a new videolaryngoscope, is more effective than the Macintosh laryngoscope for tracheal intubation in patients with restricted neck movements: a randomized comparative study
BJA Advance Access published on January 31, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 544-548; doi:10.1093/bja/aen002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Kozian, T. Schilling, F. Fredén, E. Maripuu, C. Röcken, C. Strang, T. Hachenberg, and G. Hedenstierna
One-lung ventilation induces hyperperfusion and alveolar damage in the ventilated lung: an experimental study
BJA Advance Access published on February 27, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 549-559; doi:10.1093/bja/aen021 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CORRESPONDENCE Back

R. Perry, J. G. Larsson, I. Holmström, and U. Rosenqvist
Burdened by training not by anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 560-561; doi:10.1093/bja/aen040 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Melarkode, G. Cooper, and J. McClure
Saving mothers' lives
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 561; doi:10.1093/bja/aen041 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. V. Dimitrov, C. Verghese, G. M. Haslam, S. Laver, J. P. Nolan, K. Gupta, T. M. Cook, U. Linstedt, F. Möller, N. Grote, M. Zenz, and A. Prengel
Intubating laryngeal mask as a ventilatory device
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 561-564; doi:10.1093/bja/aen042 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. J. Scrutton, M. Kinsella, I. Gardner, N. Wharton, S. Patil, P. Sinha, and S. Krishnan
Successful delivery in a morbidly obese patient after failed intubation and regional technique
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 564-565; doi:10.1093/bja/aen043 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Combeer, H. Hussein, J. G. Jenkins, and Y. Soon
Tension enterothorax
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 565-566; doi:10.1093/bja/aen044 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Y. Lai, A. Chen, and Y. Lee
Nasal tracheal intubation improves the success rate when the Airway Scope blade fails to reach the larynx
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 566-567; doi:10.1093/bja/aen045 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. P. Georgiou and J. Gatward
Emergency anaesthesia in central core disease
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 567; doi:10.1093/bja/aen046 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Sidi, B. Naik, J. D. Muehlschlegel, D. S. Kirby, and E. B. Lobato
Ethanol-induced acute pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular dysfunction in pigs
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 568-569; doi:10.1093/bja/aen047 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Langford and M. Sair
Placement of enterogastric tubes
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 569-570; doi:10.1093/bja/aem385 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK REVIEWS Back

M. Garfield
Cardiac Arrest—The Science and Practice of Resuscitation Medicine
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 571; doi:10.1093/bja/aen028 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. M. Venn and C. Doyle
The Objective Structured Clinical Examination in Anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 571-572; doi:10.1093/bja/aen029 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Moore
Anesthesia and Co-existing Disease
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 572-573; doi:10.1093/bja/aen030 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Lyons
Epidurals for Childbirth
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 573; doi:10.1093/bja/aen031 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ABSTRACTS Back

Proceedings of the Anaesthetic Research Society Meeting
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 574-590; doi:10.1093/bja/aem397 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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