British Journal of Anaesthesia

Editorials:

R. J. Glavin and N. J. Maran

Editorial I: Development and use of scoring systems for assessment of clinical competence
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 329-330; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.329 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. C. Baker, M. A. Armstrong, S. J. Allen, and W. T. McBride

Editorial II: Role of the kidney in perioperative inflammatory responses
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 330-334; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.330 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Nyabadza and S. Das

Editorial III: Anaesthesia and the Internet
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 334-337; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.334 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Investigations:

F. C. Forrest, M. A. Taylor, K. Postlethwaite, and R. Aspinall

Use of a high-fidelity simulator to develop testing of the technical performance of novice anaesthetists
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 338-344; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.338 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Helm, J. Hauke, and L. Lampl

A prospective study of the quality of pre-hospital emergency ventilation in patients with severe head injury
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 345-349; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.345 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Della Rocca, M. G. Costa, L. Pompei, C. Coccia, and P. Pietropaoli

Continuous and intermittent cardiac output measurement: pulmonary artery catheter versus aortic transpulmonary technique
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 350-356; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.350 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. A. Rowney, R. Fairgrieve, and B. Bissonnette

Cerebrovascular carbon dioxide reactivity in children anaesthetized with sevoflurane
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 357-361; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.357 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Rundshagen, K. Schnabel, and J. Schulte am Esch

Recovery of memory after general anaesthesia: clinical findings and somatosensory evoked responses
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 362-368; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.362 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Allaouchiche, F. Duflo, R. Debon, A. Bergeret, and D. Chassard

Noise in the postanaesthesia care unit
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 369-373; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.369 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. A. Thurlow, C. H. Laxton, A. Dick, P. Waterhouse, L. Sherman, and N. W. Goodman

Remifentanil by patient-controlled analgesia compared with intramuscular meperidine for pain relief in labour
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 374-378; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.374 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S.-C. Yu, W. D. Ngan Kee, and A. S. K. Kwan

Addition of meperidine to bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 379-383; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.379 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. B. Drummond and M. K. Duncan

Abdominal pressure during laparoscopy: effects of fentanyl
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 384-388; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.384 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. M. Hemmerling, F. Donati, P. Beaulieu, and D. Babin

Phonomyography of the corrugator supercilii muscle: signal characteristics, best recording site and comparison with acceleromyography
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 389-393; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.389 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Heinonen, G. Nyman, P. Meriläinen, and M. Högman

Effect of different pulses of nitric oxide on venous admixture in the anaesthetized horse
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 394-398; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.394 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laboratory Investigations:

M. Beaussier, S. Mouren, R. Souktani, M. Arthaud, L. Massias, E. Vicaut, A. Lienhart, and P. Coriat

Role of nitric oxide and cyclooxygenase pathways in the coronary vascular effects of halothane, isoflurane and desflurane in red blood cell-perfused isolated rabbit hearts
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 399-407; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.399 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Uemura, Y. Fujii, and H. Toyooka

Inhaled olprinone improves contractility of fatigued canine diaphragm
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 408-411; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.408 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Ishii, T. Arai, H. Segawa, S. Morikawa, T. Inubushi, and K. Fukuda

Effects of propofol on lactate accumulation and oedema formation in focal cerebral ischaemia in hyperglycaemic rats
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 412-417; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.412 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Articles:

G. C. L. Fletcher, P. McGeorge, R. H. Flin, R. J. Glavin, and N. J. Maran

The role of non-technical skills in anaesthesia: a review of current literature
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 418-429; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.418 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Communications:

A. S. Habib, J. L. Parker, A. M. Maguire, D. J. Rowbotham, and J. P. Thompson

Effects of remifentanil and alfentanil on the cardiovascular responses to induction of anaesthesia and tracheal intubation in the elderly
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 430-433; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.430 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

N. A. Jones and S. D. Jones

Management of life-threatening autonomic hyper-reflexia using magnesium sulphate in a patient with a high spinal cord injury in the intensive care unit
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 434-438; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.434 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Jaeger, E. Rickels, A. Schmidt, M. Samii, and U. Blömer

Lumbar ependymoma presenting with paraplegia following attempted spinal anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 438-440; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.438 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. J. Baldwin and A. P. Morley

Intraoperative pulmonary oedema in a child following systemic absorption of phenylephrine eyedrops
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 440-442; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.440 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Szekely, T. Saint-Marc, A.-C. Degrémont, M.-H. Castelain, and M. Fischler

Value of bispectral index monitoring during cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 443-444; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.443 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

History:

J. Norman

The British Journal of Anaesthesia: An informal history of the first 25 years
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 445-450; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.445 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

Correspondence
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 451-459; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.451 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

Book Reviews
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 88: 460-465; doi:10.1093/bja/88.3.460 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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