British Journal of Anaesthesia

Editorials:

J. R. Sneyd

Editorial: How low can we go?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 771-772; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg268 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Investigations:

S. C. Hoymork, J. Raeder, B. Grimsmo, and P. A. Steen

Bispectral index, serum drug concentrations and emergence associated with individually adjusted target-controlled infusions of remifentanil and propofol for laparoscopic surgery
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 773-780; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg258 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. J. Johnston, L. A. Steiner, D. A. Chatfield, M. R. Coleman, J. P. Coles, P. G. Al-Rawi, D. K. Menon, and A. K. Gupta

Effects of propofol on cerebral oxygenation and metabolism after head injury
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 781-786; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg256 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Vesely, J. A. Fisher, N. Sasano, D. Preiss, R. Somogyi, H. El-Beheiry, A. Prabhu, and H. Sasano

Isocapnic hyperpnoea accelerates recovery from isoflurane anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 787-792; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg269 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Streich, F. Decailliot, C. Perney, and P. Duvaldestin

Increased carbon dioxide absorption during retroperitoneal laparoscopy
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 793-796; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg270 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. R. Harrison, A. D. J. Critchley, C. A. Mayhew, and J. M. Thompson

Real-time breath monitoring of propofol and its volatile metabolites during surgery using a novel mass spectrometric technique: a feasibility study
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 797-799; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg271 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Laisalmi, A. Soikkeli, H. Kokki, H. Markkanen, A. Yli-Hankala, P. Rosenberg, and L. Lindgren

Fluoride metabolism in smokers and non-smokers following enflurane anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 800-804; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg272 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. J. Cronin, N. M. Aucutt-Walter, T. Budinetz, C. P. Bonafide, N. A. DiVittore, V. Gordin, H. G. Schuler, and R. H. Bonneau

Low-dose remifentanil infusion does not impair natural killer cell function in healthy volunteers
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 805-809; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg273 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Clark, L. Voss, J. Barnard, and J. Sleigh

Implicit memory formation in sedated ICU patients after cardiac surgery
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 810-814; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg274 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. M. Mostafa, S. Bhandari, G. Ritchie, N. Gratton, and R. Wenstone

Constipation and its implications in the critically ill patient
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 815-819; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg275 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. S. Grice, P. Picton, and C. D. S. Deakin

Study examining attitudes of staff, patients and relatives to witnessed resuscitation in adult intensive care units
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 820-824; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg276 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Shono, S. Sakura, Y. Saito, K. Doi, and T. Nakatani

Comparison of 1% and 2% lidocaine epidural anaesthesia combined with sevoflurane general anaesthesia utilizing a constant bispectral index
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 825-829; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg266 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Bianconi, L. Ferraro, G. C. Traina, G. Zanoli, T. Antonelli, A. Guberti, R. Ricci, and L. Massari

Pharmacokinetics and efficacy of ropivacaine continuous wound instillation after joint replacement surgery
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 830-835; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg277 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Du Manoir, F. Aubrun, M. Langlois, M. E. Le Guern, C. Alquier, M. Chauvin, and D. Fletcher

Randomized prospective study of the analgesic effect of nefopam after orthopaedic surgery
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 836-841; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg264 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Derrode, F. Lebrun, J.-C. Levron, M. Chauvin, and B. Debaene

Influence of peroperative opioid on postoperative pain after major abdominal surgery: sufentanil TCI versus remifentanil TCI. A randomized, controlled study
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 842-849; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg263 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. E. Wilson, N. M. Girdler, and R. R. Welbury

Randomized, controlled, cross-over clinical trial comparing intravenous midazolam sedation with nitrous oxide sedation in children undergoing dental extractions
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 850-856; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg278 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. L. Joris, N. J. Poth, A. M. Djamadar, D. I. Sessler, E. E. Hamoir, T. R. Defêchereux, M. R. Meurisse, and M. L. Lamy

Supplemental oxygen does not reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting after thyroidectomy
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 857-861; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg267 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laboratory Investigations:

R. Romberg, E. Sarton, L. Teppema, H. W. D. Matthes, B. L. Kieffer, and A. Dahan

Comparison of morphine-6-glucuronide and morphine on respiratory depressant and antinociceptive responses in wild type and µ-opioid receptor deficient mice
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 862-870; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg279 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Kurita, K. Morita, T. Kazama, and S. Sato

Comparison of isoflurane and propofol–fentanyl anaesthesia in a swine model of asphyxia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 871-877; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg259 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. J. Tenhunen, T. J. Martikainen, A. Uusaro, and E. Ruokonen

Dopexamine reverses colonic but not gastric mucosal perfusion defects in lethal endotoxin shock
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 878-885; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg261 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Articles:

D. A. Raw, J. K. Beattie, and J. M. Hunter

Anaesthesia for spinal surgery in adults
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 886-904; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg253 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Communications:

G. Schneider, W. Nahm, E. F. Kochs, P. Bischoff, C. J. Kalkman, H. Kuppe, and C. Thornton

Quality of perioperative AEP—variability of expert ratings
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 905-908; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg280 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

G. Price

Metformin lactic acidosis, acute renal failure and rofecoxib
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 909-910; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg255 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Narimatsu, M. Kawamata, M. Hase, Y. Kurimoto, Y. Asai, and A. Namiki

Severe paradoxical intracranial embolism and pulmonary emboli during hip hemiarthroplasty
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 911-913; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg260 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. M. Pearse, A. Draper, and R. M. Grounds

Non-invasive ventilation to avoid tracheal intubation in a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 913-916; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg252 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. E. Bigeleisen

Anatomical variations of the phrenic nerve and its clinical implication for supraclavicular block
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 916-917; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg254 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. A. Barrett and S. R. Sundaraj

Inadvertent intrathecal injection of tramadol
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 918-920; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg265 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

S. J. B. Nicoll, J. M. I. Hickman Casey, A. P. J. Lake, K. Puvanachandra, C. M. Mather, J. N. P. Kirkpatrick, K. Canavan, A. Dark, and M. A. Garrioch

Sub-Tenon’s administration of local anaesthetic: a review of the technique
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 921-923; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg650 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Sigston, D. Yates, S. Leonardi, A. Ng, and G. Smith

Use of PCA morphine as the sole analgesic for postoperative pain relief after TAH
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 923; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg648 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Crowe and D. O’Shea

The challenge of assessing and managing pain in early and later life
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 924; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg651 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. F. McDouall, R. C. Campbell, R. C. Tasker, J. R. Smart, and N. S. Bradbury

Clinical alert: failure in face mask seal as a consequence of incorrect face mask assembly
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 924-925; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg647 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. W. Ryan and A. J. Kilner

Another death after percutaneous dilational tracheostomy
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 925-926; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg649 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

J. E. Smith

Principles of Airway Management, 3rd Edn
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 927; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg652 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. G. Kevin and P. Seigne

Practical Perioperative Transoesphageal Echocardiography
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 927-928; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg656 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. G. Chassot

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 928; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg654 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. V. S. Murthy

Anesthesia: a Comprehensive Review, 3rd Edn
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 928-929; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg653 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. D. Axon

Drugs in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 3rd Edn
Br. J. Anaesth. 2003 91: 929; doi:10.1093/bja/aeg655 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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