British Journal of Anaesthesia

Editorials:

N. R. Webster

Editorial I: Evidence based practice in intensive care—light on the horizon?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 377-379; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.377 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Laws, B. Verdon, L. Coyne, and G. Lees

Editorial II: Fatty acid amides are putative endogenous ligands for anaesthetic recognition sites in mammalian CNS
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 380-384; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.380 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Investigations:

S. Dahmani, H. Dupont, J. Mantz, J. M. Desmonts, and H. Keita

Predictive factors of early morphine requirements in the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU)
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 385-389; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.385 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. J. Bouwmeester, K. J. S. Anand, M. van Dijk, W. C. J. Hop, F. Boomsma, and D. Tibboel

Hormonal and metabolic stress responses after major surgery in children aged 0–3 years: a double-blind, randomized trial comparing the effects of continuous versus intermittent morphine
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 390-399; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.390 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Suraseranivongse, U. Santawat, K. Kraiprasit, S. Petcharatana, S. Prakkamodom, and N. Muntraporn

Cross-validation of a composite pain scale for preschool children within 24 hours of surgery
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 400-405; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.400 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.-A. Ewaldsson and R. G. Hahn

Volume kinetics of Ringer’s solution during induction of spinal and general anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 406-414; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.406 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. M. Blair, D. A. Hill, and J. P. H. Fee

Patient-controlled analgesia for labour using remifentanil: a feasibility study
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 415-420; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.415 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. D. Gugino, R. J. Chabot, L. S. Prichep, E. R. John, V. Formanek, and L. S. Aglio

Quantitative EEG changes associated with loss and return of consciousness in healthy adult volunteers anaesthetized with propofol or sevoflurane
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 421-428; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.421 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Sonzogni, G. Crupi, R. Poma, F. Annechino, F. Ferri, P. Filisetti, and P. Bellavita

Erythropoietin therapy and preoperative autologous blood donation in children undergoing open heart surgery
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 429-434; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.429 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Boldt, I. Hüttner, St. Suttner, B. Kumle, S. N. Piper, and G. Berchthold

Changes of haemostasis in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery—is there a difference between elderly and younger patients?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 435-440; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.435 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. E. Scholz, J. Sticher, G. Häufler, M. Müller, O. Böning, and G. Hempelmann

Combination of external chest wall oscillation with continuous positive airway pressure
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 441-446; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.441 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. A. O. Kinney, M. E. Warner, D. M. Nagorney, J. Rubin, D. R. Schroeder, P. M. Maxson, and M. A. Warner

Perianaesthetic risks and outcomes of abdominal surgery for metastatic carcinoid tumours
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 447-452; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.447 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Weiss, K. Hartmann, J. E. Fischer, and A. C. Gerber

Use of angulated video-intubation laryngoscope in children undergoing manual in-line neck stabilization
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 453-458; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.453 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laboratory Investigations:

K. Markstaller, B. Eberle, H.-U. Kauczor, A. Scholz, A. Bink, M. Thelen, W. Heinrichs, and N. Weiler

Temporal dynamics of lung aeration determined by dynamic CT in a porcine model of ARDS
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 459-468; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.459 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Ishikawa, K. Yokoyama, T. Kuroiwa, and K. Makita

Evolution of cerebral ischaemia induced by thromboembolism in rats detected by early sequential MR imaging
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 469-476; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.469 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Articles:

T. M. Cook, R. T. Protheroe, and J. M. Handel

Tetanus: a review of the literature
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 477-487; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.477 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Communications:

D. J. Birnbach, I. M. Browne, A. Kim, D. J. Stein, and D. M. Thys

Identification of polysubstance abuse in the parturient
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 488-490; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.488 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Calzia, M. Koch, W. Stahl, P. Radermacher, and A. Brinkmann

Stress response during weaning after cardiac surgery
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 490-493; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.490 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Decailliot, D. Cherqui, B. Leroux, M. Lanteri-Minet, S. Ben Saïd, E. Husson, P. Duvaldestin, and F. Stéphan

Effects of portal triad clamping on haemodynamic conditions during laparoscopic liver resection
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 493-496; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.493 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Nalos, U. Wachter, A. Pittner, M. Georgieff, P. Radermacher, and G. Froeba

Arterial and mixed venous xenon blood concentrations in pigs during wash-in of inhalational anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 497-498; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.497 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. A. H. Critchley and D. K. Woodward

Haemodynamic effects of three doses of dihydroergotamine during spinal anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 499-501; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.499 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. T. Cherian and I. Smith

Prophylactic ondansetron does not improve patient satisfaction in women using PCA after Caesarean section
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 502-504; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.502 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

J. Bruhn, T. W. Bouillon, and S. L. Shafer

Onset of propofol-induced burst suppression may be correctly detected as deepening of anaesthesia by approximate entropy but not by bispectral index
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 505-507; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.505 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Kanno, D. Yoshikawa, A. Tomioka, T. Kamijyo, K. Yamada, and F. Goto

Hydrothorax: an unexpected complication after laparoscopic myomectomy
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 507-509; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.507 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Takasaki and T. Arai

Transient right phrenic nerve palsy associated with central venous catheterization
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 510-511; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.510 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. R. Absalom, G. Martinelli, and N. B. Scott

Spinal cord injury caused by direct damage by local anaesthetic infiltration needle
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 512-515; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.512 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Thomas, C. Stonell, and K. Hasan

Tracheobronchopathia osteoplastica: incidental finding at tracheal intubation
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 515-517; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.515 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

Correspondence
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 518-524; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.518 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

Book Reviews
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 525-529; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.525 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

Erratum
Br. J. Anaesth. 2001 87: 530; doi:10.1093/bja/87.3.530 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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