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In the June 2008 BJA ...
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: NP; doi:10.1093/bja/aen131 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EDITORIALS Back

M. Smith and P. Murphy
A historic opportunity to improve organ donation rates in the UK
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 735-737; doi:10.1093/bja/aen124 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. D. D. Bell
Non-heart beating organ donation: in urgent need of intensive care
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 738-741; doi:10.1093/bja/aen127 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. R. Sneyd and D. M. Mathews
Memory and awareness during anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 742-744; doi:10.1093/bja/aen130 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. P. Mahajan and J. M. Hunter
Volume 100: Case reports: should they be confined to the dustbin?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 744-746; doi:10.1093/bja/aen128 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEW ARTICLE Back

K. T. S. Pattinson
Opioids and the control of respiration
BJA Advance Access published on May 1, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 747-758; doi:10.1093/bja/aen094 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

CARDIOVASCULAR Back

B. G. Loef, R. H. Henning, G. Navis, A. J. Rankin, W. van Oeveren, T. Ebels, and A. H. Epema
Changes in glomerular filtration rate after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with mild preoperative renal dysfunction
BJA Advance Access published on April 9, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 759-764; doi:10.1093/bja/aen081 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Neuhäuser, V. Preiss, M.-K. Feurer, M. Müller, S. Scholz, M. Kwapisz, M. Mogk, and I. D. Welters
Comparison of S-(+)-ketamine- with sufentanil-based anaesthesia for elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery: effect on troponin T levels
BJA Advance Access published on April 24, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 765-771; doi:10.1093/bja/aen095 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.-K. Yum, J.-T. Kim, and H.-S. Kim
Increased non-stationarity of heart rate during general anaesthesia with sevoflurane or desflurane in children
BJA Advance Access published on April 9, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 772-779; doi:10.1093/bja/aen080 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE Back

P. S. Myles, M. T. V. Chan, K. Leslie, P. Peyton, M. Paech, and A. Forbes
Effect of nitrous oxide on plasma homocysteine and folate in patients undergoing major surgery
BJA Advance Access published on April 9, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 780-786; doi:10.1093/bja/aen085 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

M. Coburn, O. Kunitz, C. C. Apfel, M. Hein, M. Fries, and R. Rossaint
Incidence of postoperative nausea and emetic episodes after xenon anaesthesia compared with propofol-based anaesthesia
BJA Advance Access published on April 8, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 787-791; doi:10.1093/bja/aen077 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Levrat, A. Gros, L. Rugeri, K. Inaba, B. Floccard, C. Negrier, and J.-S. David
Evaluation of rotation thrombelastography for the diagnosis of hyperfibrinolysis in trauma patients
BJA Advance Access published on April 24, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 792-797; doi:10.1093/bja/aen083 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Soltész, T. Mencke, C. Mey, S. Röhrig, C. Diefenbach, and G. P. Molter
Influence of a continuous prednisolone medication on the time course of neuromuscular block of atracurium in patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease
BJA Advance Access published on April 9, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 798-802; doi:10.1093/bja/aen084 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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I. Berkestedt, A. Nelson, and M. Bodelsson
Endogenous antimicrobial peptide LL-37 induces human vasodilatation
BJA Advance Access published on April 8, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 803-809; doi:10.1093/bja/aen074 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. P. Williams, J. P. Thompson, S. P. Young, S. J. Gold, J. McDonald, D. J. Rowbotham, and D. G. Lambert
Nociceptin and urotensin-II concentrations in critically ill patients with sepsis
BJA Advance Access published on April 22, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 810-814; doi:10.1093/bja/aen093 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. F. Galley, N. E. El Sakka, N. R. Webster, D. A. Lowes, and B. H. Cuthbertson
Activated protein C inhibits chemotaxis and interleukin-6 release by human neutrophils without affecting other neutrophil functions
BJA Advance Access published on April 19, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 815-819; doi:10.1093/bja/aen079 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROANAESTHESIA Back

I. Thomas, S. Caborn, and A. R. Manara
Experiences in the development of non-heart beating organ donation scheme in a regional neurosciences intensive care unit
BJA Advance Access published on May 1, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 820-826; doi:10.1093/bja/aen106 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. H. Lorenz, K. Egger, H. Schubert, C. Schnürer, W. Tiefenthaler, M. Hohlrieder, M. F. Schocke, C. Kremser, R. Esterhammer, A. Ischebeck, P. L. Moser, and C. Kolbitsch
Lornoxicam characteristically modulates cerebral pain-processing in human volunteers: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study
BJA Advance Access published on April 21, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 827-833; doi:10.1093/bja/aen082 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PAIN Back

R. Jokela, J. Ahonen, M. Tallgren, M. Haanpää, and K. Korttila
Premedication with pregabalin 75 or 150 mg with ibuprofen to control pain after day-case gynaecological laparoscopic surgery
BJA Advance Access published on April 29, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 834-840; doi:10.1093/bja/aen098 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Kurita, K. Takata, K. Morita, and S. Sato
Lipophilic β-adrenoceptor antagonist propranolol increases the hypnotic and anti-nociceptive effects of isoflurane in a swine model
BJA Advance Access published on April 19, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 841-845; doi:10.1093/bja/aen089 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA Back

A. Michalek-Sauberer, M. J. Oehmke, G. Scharbert, K. Neumann, S. A. Kozek-Langenecker, and E. Deusch
Withdrawal forces of lumbar spinal catheters: no dependence on body position
BJA Advance Access published on April 28, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 846-849; doi:10.1093/bja/aen086 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RESPIRATION AND THE AIRWAY Back

N. M. Woodall, R. J. Harwood, and G. L. Barker
Complications of awake fibreoptic intubation without sedation in 200 healthy anaesthetists attending a training course
BJA Advance Access published on April 19, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 850-855; doi:10.1093/bja/aen076 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CORRESPONDENCE Back

F. M. Brunkhorst, M. Oppert, M. Leone, V. Blasco, J. Albanèse, and C. Martin
Nephrotoxicity of hydroxyethyl starch solution
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 856-857; doi:10.1093/bja/aen109 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. J. Stienen, H. van Oostrom, and L. J. Hellebrekers
Unexpected awakening from anaesthesia after hyperstimulation of the medial thalamus in the rat
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 857-859; doi:10.1093/bja/aen110 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Y. Qudaisat
Coanda effect as an explanation for unequal ventilation of the lungs in an intubated patient?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 859-860; doi:10.1093/bja/aen111 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Kathirgamanathan, H. Schlotterbeck, R. Schaeffer, W. A. Dow, Y. Touret, S. Bailey, and P. Diemunsch
Ultrasound technique for neuraxial procedures
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 860-861; doi:10.1093/bja/aen112 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W.-P. Fong, L.-C. Yang, J.-I. Wu, H.-S. Chen, and P.-H. Tan
Does celecoxib have pre-emptive analgesic effect after Caesarean section surgery?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 861-862; doi:10.1093/bja/aen113 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. S. Kruger (on behalf of The STATInS Investigators)
Statins and sepsis
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 862; doi:10.1093/bja/aen114 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Sesay, P. Tauzin-Fin, O. Verdonck, V. Dousset, and P. Maurette
A wireless remote controlled infusion pump for anaesthesia during magnetic resonance imaging
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 862-863; doi:10.1093/bja/aen115 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK REVIEWS Back

S. Ramani
Understanding Anesthesia Equipment
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 864; doi:10.1093/bja/aen116 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. R. Bodenham
Manual of Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 864-865; doi:10.1093/bja/aen117 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Clark
Obstetric Anesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 865-866; doi:10.1093/bja/aen118 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. F. Smith
Crisis Management in Acute Care Settings
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 866; doi:10.1093/bja/aen121 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. S. Sprigge
Resuscitation Greats
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 866-867; doi:10.1093/bja/aen122 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ABSTRACTS Back

Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium Memory and Awareness in Anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 100: 868-880; doi:10.1093/bja/aen053 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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