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In the November 2009 BJA...
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: NP; doi:10.1093/bja/aep302 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EDITORIAL Back

A. F. Smith and R. P. Mahajan
National critical incident reporting: improving patient safety
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 623-625; doi:10.1093/bja/aep273 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEW ARTICLES Back

A. Kotzé, A. Scally, and S. Howell
Efficacy and safety of different techniques of paravertebral block for analgesia after thoracotomy: a systematic review and metaregression
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 626-636; doi:10.1093/bja/aep272 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

M. T. Giglio, M. Marucci, M. Testini, and N. Brienza
Goal-directed haemodynamic therapy and gastrointestinal complications in major surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 637-646; doi:10.1093/bja/aep279 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

CARDIOVASCULAR Back

B. H. Cuthbertson, B. L. Croal, D. Rae, P. H. Gibson, J. D. McNeilly, R. R. Jeffrey, W. Cairns Smith, G. J. Prescott, K. G. Buchan, H. El-Shafei, G. A. Gibson, and G. S. Hillis
N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels and early outcome after cardiac surgery: a prospective cohort study
BJA Advance Access published on August 27, 2009
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 647-653; doi:10.1093/bja/aep234 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. T. Andrews, A. G. Royse, and C. F. Royse
Functional comparison of anaesthetic agents during myocardial ischaemia–reperfusion using pressure–volume loops
BJA Advance Access published on August 27, 2009
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 654-664; doi:10.1093/bja/aep238 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE Back

D. H. J. Davis, M. Oliver, and A. J. Byrne
A novel method of measuring the mental workload of anaesthetists during simulated practice
BJA Advance Access published on September 22, 2009
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 665-669; doi:10.1093/bja/aep268 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Charabati, D. Bracco, P. A. Mathieu, and T. M. Hemmerling
Comparison of four different display designs of a novel anaesthetic monitoring system, the ‘integrated monitor of anaesthesia (IMATM)’
BJA Advance Access published on September 18, 2009
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 670-677; doi:10.1093/bja/aep258 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

A. Derichard, E. Robin, B. Tavernier, M. Costecalde, M. Fleyfel, J. Onimus, G. Lebuffe, J.-P. Chambon, and B. Vallet
Automated pulse pressure and stroke volume variations from radial artery: evaluation during major abdominal surgery
BJA Advance Access published on September 29, 2009
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 678-684; doi:10.1093/bja/aep267 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. A. Deegan, D. Murray, P. Doran, P. Ecimovic, D. C. Moriarty, and D. J. Buggy
Effect of anaesthetic technique on oestrogen receptor-negative breast cancer cell function in vitro
BJA Advance Access published on September 22, 2009
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 685-690; doi:10.1093/bja/aep261 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CRITICAL CARE Back

S. Maier, W. Hasibeder, W. Pajk, C. Hengl, H. Ulmer, H. Hausdorfer, B. Wurzinger, and H. Knotzer
Arginine-vasopressin attenuates beneficial norepinephrine effect on jejunal mucosal tissue oxygenation during endotoxinaemia
BJA Advance Access published on August 30, 2009
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 691-700; doi:10.1093/bja/aep239 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROANAESTHESIA Back

J. J. Pandit and K. J. Buckler
Differential effects of halothane and sevoflurane on hypoxia-induced intracellular calcium transients of neonatal rat carotid body type I cells
BJA Advance Access published on August 21, 2009
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 701-710; doi:10.1093/bja/aep223 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Werdehausen, S. Fazeli, S. Braun, H. Hermanns, F. Essmann, M. W. Hollmann, I. Bauer, and M. F. Stevens
Apoptosis induction by different local anaesthetics in a neuroblastoma cell line
BJA Advance Access published on August 22, 2009
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 711-718; doi:10.1093/bja/aep236 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. Y. Lee, C. J. Park, T. J. Shin, K. W. Yum, T. G. Yoon, K. S. Seo, and H. J. Kim
Only tetracaine and not other local anaesthetics induce apoptosis in rat cortical astrocytes
BJA Advance Access published on August 30, 2009
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 719-725; doi:10.1093/bja/aep237 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OBSTETRICS Back

D. Belavy, P. J. Cowlishaw, M. Howes, and F. Phillips
Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block for analgesia after Caesarean delivery
BJA Advance Access published on August 22, 2009
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 726-730; doi:10.1093/bja/aep235 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PAEDIATRICS Back

G. Frawley, K. R. Smith, and P. Ingelmo
Relative potencies of bupivacaine, levobupivacaine, and ropivacaine for neonatal spinal anaesthesia
BJA Advance Access published on September 18, 2009
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 731-738; doi:10.1093/bja/aep259 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

A. Chhabra, R. Sinha, R. Subramaniam, P. Chandra, D. Narang, and S. P. Garg
Comparison of sub-Tenon's block with i.v. fentanyl for paediatric vitreoretinal surgery
BJA Advance Access published on August 25, 2009
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 739-743; doi:10.1093/bja/aep230 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PAIN Back

T. Koyama, T. Mayahara, T. Wakamatsu, I. Sora, and K. Fukuda
Deletion of µ-opioid receptor in mice does not affect the minimum alveolar concentration of volatile anaesthetics and nitrous oxide-induced analgesia
BJA Advance Access published on September 18, 2009
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 744-749; doi:10.1093/bja/aep246 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA Back

S. Y. Kim, J. E. Cho, J. Y. Hong, B. N. Koo, J. M. Kim, and H. K. Kil
Comparison of intrathecal fentanyl and sufentanil in low-dose dilute bupivacaine spinal anaesthesia for transurethral prostatectomy
BJA Advance Access published on September 28, 2009
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 750-754; doi:10.1093/bja/aep263 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RESPIRATION AND THE AIRWAY Back

L. Powell, J. Andrzejowski, R. Taylor, and D. Turnbull
Comparison of the performance of four laryngoscopes in a high-fidelity simulator using normal and difficult airway
BJA Advance Access published on August 26, 2009
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 755-760; doi:10.1093/bja/aep232 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. A. Malik, R. Subramaniam, C. H. Maharaj, B. H. Harte, and J. G. Laffey
Randomized controlled trial of the Pentax AWS®, Glidescope®, and Macintosh laryngoscopes in predicted difficult intubation
BJA Advance Access published on September 24, 2009
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 761-768; doi:10.1093/bja/aep266 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CORRESPONDENCE Back

I. K. Moppett, P. Brassard, T. Seifert, and N. H. Secher
Sympathetic activity and cerebral oxygenation
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 769-770; doi:10.1093/bja/aep281 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Guha, M. J. Moneypenny, S. J. Mercer, D. W. Wheeler, C. E. Williams, and A. F. Merry
Simulation and training in anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 770-771; doi:10.1093/bja/aep282 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Jochum, A. Bondàr, L. Delaunay, M. Egan, H. Bouaziz, M. Abrahams, M. Aziz, and J.-L. Horn
One size does not fit all: proposed algorithm for ultrasonography in combination with nerve stimulation for peripheral nerve blockade
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 771-774; doi:10.1093/bja/aep283 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. A. Zausig, H. Künzig, G. Roth, and B. M. Graf
Anaesthetist's opinions on simulator-based training in continuing education
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 774-775; doi:10.1093/bja/aep284 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Pasquier, S. Ausset, G. Pelee De Saint Maurice, P. Vest, J. X. Mazoit, and Y. Auroy
Convulsions associated with a low plasma level of local anaesthetics
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 776; doi:10.1093/bja/aep285 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. T. Ausma, F. J. Schuitemaker, and B. J. M. van der Meer
Kinking of a transluminal pacing probe
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 776-777; doi:10.1093/bja/aep286 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. del Castillo and M. Zaballos
Successful use of the laryngeal mask airway supremeTM in a patient with craneo-cervical dystonia during magnetic resonance imaging
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 777-778; doi:10.1093/bja/aep287 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Carron, A. Marchet, and C. Ori
Supreme laryngeal mask airway for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patient with severe pulmonary fibrosis
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 778-779; doi:10.1093/bja/aep288 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK REVIEWS Back

R. P. Mahajan
Essentials of Neuroanesthesia and Neurointensive Care
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 780; doi:10.1093/bja/aep275 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. R. Armstrong
Anaesthesia for Day Case Surgery
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 780-781; doi:10.1093/bja/aep276 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. K. Gupta and P. M. Hopkins
Ultrasound-guided Nerve Blocks on DVD: Lower Limb
Br. J. Anaesth. 2009 103: 781; doi:10.1093/bja/aep277 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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