British Journal of Anaesthesia

Editorials:

C.E.W. Hahn

Editorial I: KISS and indices of pulmonary oxygen transfer
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 465-466; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.465 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.J. van Lieshout and K.H. Wesseling

Editorial II: Continuous cardiac output by pulse contour analysis?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 467-468; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.467 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.R. Sneyd

Editorial III: Lessons from Stafford
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 469-472; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.469 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G.S. Thind and A.P. Rubin

Editorial IV: Local anaesthesia for eye surgery—no room for complacency
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 473-476; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.473 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Investigations:

M. Nirmalan, T. Willard, M. O. Columb, and P. Nightingale

Effect of changes in arterial-mixed venous oxygen content difference (C(a–)_O2) on indices of pulmonary oxygen transfer in a model ARDS lung^,
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 477-485; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.477 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. W. F. Linton* and R. A. F. Linton

Estimation of changes in cardiac output from the arterial blood pressure waveform in the upper limb^,
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 486-496; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.486 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Schmidlin, D. Bettex, E. Bernard, R. Germann, M. Tornic, R. Jenni, and E. R. Schmid

Transoesophageal echocardiography in cardiac and vascular surgery: implications and observer variability
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 497-505; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.497 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. W. Sear, S. J. Howell, Y. M. Sear, D. Yeates, M. Goldacre, and P. Foex

Intercurrent drug therapy and perioperative cardiovascular mortality in elective and urgent/emergency surgical patients
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 506-512; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.506 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Loveman, J. C. Van Hooff, and D. C. Smith

The auditory evoked response as an awareness monitor during anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 513-518; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.513 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Bojanic, T. Simpson, and C. Bolger

Ocular microtremor: a tool for measuring depth of anaesthesia?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 519-522; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.519 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Lysakowski, L. Dumont, M. Pellégrini, F. Clergue, and E. Tassonyi

Effects of fentanyl, alfentanil, remifentanil and sufentanil on loss of consciousness and bispectral index during propofol induction of anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 523-527; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.523 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. S. Goodchild, A. Robinson, and R. Nadeson

Antinociceptive properties of neurosteroids IV: pilot study demonstrating the analgesic effects of alphadolone administered orally to humans
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 528-534; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.528 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Schwabe and H.-B. Hopf

Persistent back pain after spinal anaesthesia in the non-obstetric setting: incidence and predisposing factors
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 535-539; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.535 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laboratory Investigations:

N. Hamaoka, Y. Oda, I. Hase, and A. Asada

Cytochrome P4502B6 and 2C9 do not metabolize midazolam: kinetic analysis and inhibition study with monoclonal antibodies
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 540-544; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.540 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. P. Weber, J. Stypmann, A. Meißner, M. Große Hartlage, H. Van Aken, and N. Rolf

Naloxone improves functional recovery of myocardial stunning in conscious dogs through its action on the central nervous system
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 545-549; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.545 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. C. Toner, K. Connelly, R. Whelpton, S. Bains, A. T. Michael-Titus, D. P. McLaughlin, and J. A. Stamford

Effects of sevoflurane on dopamine, glutamate and aspartate release in an in vitro model of cerebral ischaemia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 550-554; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.550 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Articles:

N. P. Hirsch, A. Murphy, and J. J. Radcliffe

Neurofibromatosis: clinical presentations and anaesthetic implications
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 555-564; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.555 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Communications:

S. M. Burns, C. M. Cowan, P. M. Barclay, and R. G. Wilkes

Intrapartum epidural catheter migration: a comparative study of three dressing applications
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 565-567; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.565 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. J. A. Vaughan, N. Ahmad, N. K. Lillywhite, N. Lewis, D. Thomas, and P. N. Robinson

Choice of opioid for initiation of combined spinal epidural analgesia in labour—fentanyl or diamorphine
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 567-569; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.567 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. V. G. Stewart, H. Vaghadia, L. Collins, and G. W. E. Mitchell

Small-dose selective spinal anaesthesia for short-duration outpatient gynaecological laparoscopy: recovery characteristics compared with propofol anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 570-572; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.570 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Viitanen and P. Annila

Analgesic efficacy of tramadol 2 mg kg^–1 for paediatric day-case adenoidectomy
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 572-575; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.572 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Royston and S. von Kier

Reduced haemostatic factor transfusion using heparinase-modified thrombelastography during cardiopulmonary bypass
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 575-578; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.575 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. F. Galley, A. E. Le Cras, K. Yassen, I. S. Grant, and N. R. Webster

Circulating tetrahydrobiopterin concentrations in patients with septic shock
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 578-580; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.578 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

J. Nolan and R. Sinclair

Review of management of purpura fulminans and two case reports
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 581-586; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.581 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Kerr and G. H. Mills

Intra-operative and post-operative hypercapnia leading to delayed respiratory failure associated with transanal endoscopic microsurgery under general anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 586-589; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.586 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Tohdoh, S. Sumita, T. Kawamata, K. Omote, S. Kawana, and A. Namiki

Acute respiratory and metabolic acidosis induced by excessive muscle contraction during spinal evoked stimulation
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 589-593; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.589 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

Correspondence
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 594-602; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.594 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

Book Reviews
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 603-604; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.603 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

Errata
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 86: 605; doi:10.1093/bja/86.4.605 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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