British Journal of Anaesthesia

Editorials:

Damon Kamming, Michael Gardam, and Frances Chung

I. Anaesthesia and SARS
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 715-718; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg173 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. S. Walsh and D. B. L. McClelland

II. When should we transfuse critically ill and perioperative patients with known coronary artery disease?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 719-722; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg109 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Budd and B. J. Collett

III. Old dog—new (ma)trix
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 722-724; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg133 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. P. Sweeney

IV. Do genes influence outcome from anaesthesia?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 725-727; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg103 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Investigations:

L. Lindberg, C. Forsell, P. Jögi, and A.-K. Olsson

Effects of dexamethasone on clinical course, C-reactive protein, S100B protein and von Willebrand factor antigen after paediatric cardiac surgery
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 728-732; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg125 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Huettemann, S. G. Sakka, G. Petrat, F. Schier, and K. Reinhart

Left ventricular regional wall motion abnormalities during pneumoperitoneum in children
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 733-736; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg130 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. R. Absalom and G. N. C. Kenny

Closed-loop control of propofol anaesthesia using bispectral index^TM: performance assessment in patients receiving computer-controlled propofol and manually controlled remifentanil infusions for minor surgery
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 737-741; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg137 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.-M. Malinovsky, M. Malinge, J.-Y. Lepage, and M. Pinaud

Sedation caused by clonidine in patients with spinal cord injury
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 742-745; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg134 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Ng, G. Smith, and A. C. Davidson

Analgesic effects of parecoxib following total abdominal hysterectomy
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 746-749; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg139 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laboratory Investigations:

R. N. Upton, G. L. Ludbrook, A. M. Martinez, C. Grant, and R. W. Milne

Cerebral and lung kinetics of morphine in conscious sheep after short intravenous infusions
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 750-758; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg131 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O. Langeron, B. Bouhemad, G. Orliaguet, P. Coriat, Y. Lecarpentier, and B. Riou

Effects of halogenated anaesthetics on diaphragmatic actin–myosin cross-bridge kinetics
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 759-765; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg140 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Thorlacius, C. Zhoujun, and M. Bodelsson

Effects of sevoflurane on sympathetic neurotransmission in human omental arteries and veins
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 766-773; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg135 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Articles:

A. J. Johnston, L. A. Steiner, A. K. Gupta, and D. K. Menon

Cerebral oxygen vasoreactivity and cerebral tissue oxygen reactivity
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 774-786; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg104 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. S. Canavan, A. Dark, and M. A. Garrioch

Sub-Tenon’s administration of local anaesthetic: a review of the technique
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 787-793; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg105 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Communications:

Z. Szabó

A simple method to pass a pulmonary artery flotation catheter rapidly into the pulmonary artery in anaesthetized patients
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 794-796; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg127 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

D. R. D. Roberts, J. Roe, and C. Baudouin

Hyperlordosis as a possible factor in the development of spinal cord infarction
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 797-800; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg136 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. N. Schmidt, M.-A. Burmeister, C. Lilje, F. Wappler, and P. Bischoff

Acute heart failure during spinal surgery in a boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 800-804; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg116 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Cucchiaro and L. A. Rhodes

Unusual presentation of long QT syndrome
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 804-807; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg138 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

K. Hillman and B. H. Cuthbertson

Outreach critical care
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 808-809; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg573 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. G. Ruttmann, P. Innerhofer, D. Fries, A. Klingler, and W. Streif

The effect of haemodilution on coagulation
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 809-810; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg568 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. J. Fawcett and A. J. McShane

Atracurium is associated with postoperative residual curarization
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 810; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg570 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. A. van den Berg, L. Nguyen, M. von-Maszewski, H. Hoefer, C. D. Oliver, and S. A. White

Unexplained fitting in patients with post-dural puncture headache. Risk of iatrogenic pneumocephalus with air rationalizes use of loss of resistance to saline
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 810-812; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg571 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. M. Fusco, G. Barzoi, and F. Agrò

Repeated intranasal capsaicin applications to treat chronic migraine
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 812; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg572 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

J. M. Hunter

Oxford Textbook of Medicine, 4th Edn
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 813; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg576 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. T. Cohen

Respiratory Critical Care
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 814; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg569 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Smith

Sedation and Analgesia for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 814-815; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg575 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Park

Antidotes
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 815-816; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg574 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. M. Barclay

www.painfreebirthing.com
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 816; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg567 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

Errata
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 817; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg997 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 817; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg998 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Abstracts:

Proceedings of the Anaesthetic Research Society Meeting (joint meeting with the Pain Society): Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, April 3-4, 2003
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 90: 818P-831P; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg199 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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