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In the August 2008 BJA...
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: vii; doi:10.1093/bja/aen206 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EDITORIALS Back

J. W. Sear, J. W. Giles, G. Howard-Alpe, and P. Foëx
Perioperative beta-blockade, 2008: What does POISE tell us, and was our earlier caution justified?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 135-138; doi:10.1093/bja/aen194 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. C. Buckenmaier, III and L. L. Bleckner
Continuous peripheral nerve blocks and anticoagulation
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 139-140; doi:10.1093/bja/aen192 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEW ARTICLES Back

J. M. Handy and N. Soni
Physiological effects of hyperchloraemia and acidosis
BJA Advance Access published on June 4, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 141-150; doi:10.1093/bja/aen148 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Sun, T. J. Gan, J. W. Dubose, and A. S. Habib
Acupuncture and related techniques for postoperative pain: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
BJA Advance Access published on June 2, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 151-160; doi:10.1093/bja/aen146 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

CARDIOVASCULAR Back

G. Gouvêa, R. Diaz, L. Auler, and J. M. Martinho
Evaluation of the right ventricular ejection fraction during orthotopic liver transplantation under propofol anaesthesia
BJA Advance Access published on June 4, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 161-165; doi:10.1093/bja/aen145 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. D. Leonard, C. M. Allsager, J. L. Parker, A. Swami, and J. P. Thompson
Comparison of central venous and external jugular venous pressures during repair of proximal femoral fracture
BJA Advance Access published on May 29, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 166-170; doi:10.1093/bja/aen125 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. A. De Blasi, S. Palmisani, M. Boezi, R. Arcioni, S. Collini, F. Troisi, and G. Pinto
Effects of remifentanil-based general anaesthesia with propofol or sevoflurane on muscle microcirculation as assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy
BJA Advance Access published on June 3, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 171-177; doi:10.1093/bja/aen136 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE Back

C. L. Errando, J. C. Sigl, M. Robles, E. Calabuig, J. García, F. Arocas, R. Higueras, E. del Rosario, D. López, C. M. Peiró, J. L. Soriano, S. Chaves, F. Gil, and R. García-Aguado
Awareness with recall during general anaesthesia: a prospective observational evaluation of 4001 patients
BJA Advance Access published on May 30, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 178-185; doi:10.1093/bja/aen144 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

F. Ravenelle, P. Vachon, A. E. Rigby-Jones, J. R. Sneyd, D. Le Garrec, S. Gori, D. Lessard, and D. C. Smith
Anaesthetic effects of propofol polymeric micelle: a novel water soluble propofol formulation
BJA Advance Access published on June 11, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 186-193; doi:10.1093/bja/aen147 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

M. Buettner, W. Schummer, E. Huettemann, S. Schenke, N. van Hout, and S. G. Sakka
Influence of systolic-pressure-variation-guided intraoperative fluid management on organ function and oxygen transport
BJA Advance Access published on May 28, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 194-199; doi:10.1093/bja/aen126 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Cannesson, O. Desebbe, P. Rosamel, B. Delannoy, J. Robin, O. Bastien, and J.-J. Lehot
Pleth variability index to monitor the respiratory variations in the pulse oximeter plethysmographic waveform amplitude and predict fluid responsiveness in the operating theatre
BJA Advance Access published on June 2, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 200-206; doi:10.1093/bja/aen133 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Bleeker, T. Vree, A. Lagerwerf, and E. Willems-van Bree
Recovery and long-term renal excretion of propofol, its glucuronide, and two di-isopropylquinol glucuronides after propofol infusion during surgery
BJA Advance Access published on June 5, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 207-212; doi:10.1093/bja/aen134 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROANAESTHESIA Back

P. Mahon, B. R. Greene, C. Greene, G. B. Boylan, and G. D. Shorten
Behaviour of spectral entropy, spectral edge frequency 90%, and alpha and beta power parameters during low-dose propofol infusion
BJA Advance Access published on June 11, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 213-221; doi:10.1093/bja/aen161 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Glossop and P. Dobbs
Coronary artery vasospasm during awake deep brain stimulation surgery
BJA Advance Access published on June 4, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 222-224; doi:10.1093/bja/aen149 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OBSTETRICS Back

I. Sullivan, J. Faulds, and C. Ralph
Contamination of salvaged maternal blood by amniotic fluid and fetal red cells during elective Caesarean section
BJA Advance Access published on May 30, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 225-229; doi:10.1093/bja/aen135 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

B. M. P. Rademaker, F. A. Groenman, P. A. van der Wouw, and E. A. Bakkum
Paradoxical gas embolism by transpulmonary passage of venous emboli during hysteroscopic surgery: a case report and discussion
BJA Advance Access published on June 3, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 230-233; doi:10.1093/bja/aen138 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PAEDIATRICS Back

C. Yi and D. Jee
Influence of the anaesthetic depth on the inhibition of the oculocardiac reflex during sevoflurane anaesthesia for paediatric strabismus surgery
BJA Advance Access published on June 3, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 234-238; doi:10.1093/bja/aen129 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.-M. Machata, H. Willschke, B. Kabon, S. C. Kettner, and P. Marhofer
Propofol-based sedation regimen for infants and children undergoing ambulatory magnetic resonance imaging
BJA Advance Access published on June 4, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 239-243; doi:10.1093/bja/aen153 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PAIN Back

M. Avellanal and G. Diaz-Reganon
Interlaminar approach for epiduroscopy in patients with failed back surgery syndrome
BJA Advance Access published on June 13, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 244-249; doi:10.1093/bja/aen165 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA Back

J. E. Chelly, D. M. Szczodry, and K. J. Neumann
International normalized ratio and prothrombin time values before the removal of a lumbar plexus catheter in patients receiving warfarin after total hip replacement
BJA Advance Access published on May 30, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 250-254; doi:10.1093/bja/aen132 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Sentürk, B. Güçyetmez, T. Özkan-Seyhan, M. Karadeniz, S. Dinçer, D. Akpir, T. Sengül, and T. Denkel
Comparison of the effects of thoracic and lumbar epidural anaesthesia on induction and maintenance doses of propofol during total i.v. anaesthesia
BJA Advance Access published on June 4, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 255-260; doi:10.1093/bja/aen160 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Kallio, M. L. Niskanen, M. Havia, P. J. Neuvonen, P. H. Rosenberg, and E. Kentala
I.V. ropivacaine compared with lidocaine for the treatment of tinnitus
BJA Advance Access published on June 2, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 261-265; doi:10.1093/bja/aen137 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RESPIRATION AND THE AIRWAY Back

T. M. Cook and R. Alexander
Major complications during anaesthesia for elective laryngeal surgery in the UK: a national survey of the use of high-pressure source ventilation
BJA Advance Access published on June 3, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 266-272; doi:10.1093/bja/aen139 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Kawaguchi, I. Takamatsu, K. Masui, and T. Kazama
Effect of landiolol on bispectral index and spectral entropy responses to tracheal intubation during propofol anaesthesia
BJA Advance Access published on June 9, 2008
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 273-278; doi:10.1093/bja/aen162 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CORRESPONDENCE Back

T. W. L. Scheeren, C. Wiesenack, F. D. Compton, B. Zukunft, C. Hoffmann, W. Zidek, and J.-H. Schaefer
Performance of a minimally invasive cardiac output monitoring system (Flotrac/Vigileo)
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 279-280; doi:10.1093/bja/aen195 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Gómez-Carretero, V. Monsalve Dolz, J. F. Soriano Pastor, and J. De Andrés
Patients scheduled for admission to intensive care unit: satisfaction with the information and frame of mind
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 281-282; doi:10.1093/bja/aen200 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. K. Tempe, and G. Godet (on behalf of the authors)
Drug-eluting stent thrombosis in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 282; doi:10.1093/bja/aen196 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. D. Conacher, H. Velasquez, and C. Snowden
Significance of tricuspid valve dysfunction as a consequence of one-lung ventilation
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 283; doi:10.1093/bja/aen197 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. V. Waikar and R. Wadsworth
A patient with severe central core disease
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 284; doi:10.1093/bja/aen198 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. H. C. Liu
A LMA CTrachTM for large patients
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 284-285; doi:10.1093/bja/aen199 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Carron and C. Ori
Thrombolysis for massive pulmonary tumour embolism in a patient with cavoatrial renal carcinoma
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 285-286; doi:10.1093/bja/aen201 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK REVIEWS Back

R. M. Venn
Principles of Physiology for the Anaesthetist
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 287; doi:10.1093/bja/aen187 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Gray
MCQs for the Primary FRCA
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 287-288; doi:10.1093/bja/aen188 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Wrench
Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 288; doi:10.1093/bja/aen189 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. K. Gupta and P. M. Hopkins
Pocket Clinician: Manual of Anesthesia Practice
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 288-289; doi:10.1093/bja/aen190 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. J. D. Wagstaff and M. W. R. Reed
Principles of Surgery, Everything you Need to Know but Were Frightened to Ask
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008 101: 289-290; doi:10.1093/bja/aen191 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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