British Journal of Anaesthesia

Editorials:

Deepak K. Tempe and L. Satyanarayana

Editorial I: Is there any alternative to the Bispectral Index Monitor?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 1-3; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh002 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. C. Ballantyne

Editorial II: Does epidural analgesia improve surgical outcome?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 4-6; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh005 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jennifer M. Hunter

Editorial III: The latest changes ... no more shorts
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 7; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh027 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Investigations:

A. Miller, J. W. Sleigh, J. Barnard, and D. A. Steyn-Ross

Does bispectral analysis of the electroencephalogram add anything but complexity?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 8-13; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh003 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. J. Davidson and C. Czarnecki

The Bispectral Index in children: comparing isoflurane and halothane
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 14-17; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh011 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.-M. Huotari, M. Koskinen, K. Suominen, S. Alahuhta, R. Remes, K. M. Hartikainen, and V. Jäntti

Evoked EEG patterns during burst suppression with propofol
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 18-24; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh022 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. A. Tooley, C. L. Stapleton, G. L. Greenslade, and C. Prys-Roberts

Mid-latency auditory evoked response during propofol and alfentanil anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 25-32; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh007 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Rundshagen, T. Schröder, L. S. Prichep, E. R. John, and W. J. Kox

Changes in cortical electrical activity during induction of anaesthesia with thiopental/fentanyl and tracheal intubation: a quantitative electroencephalographic analysis
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 33-38; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh020 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. K. Moppett, M. J. Wild, R. W. Sherman, J. A. Latter, K. Miller, and R. P. Mahajan

Effects of ephedrine, dobutamine and dopexamine on cerebral haemodynamics: transcranial Doppler studies in healthy volunteers
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 39-44; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh014 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. C. Sewell and J. W. Sear

Derivation of preliminary three-dimensional pharmacophoric maps for chemically diverse intravenous general anaesthetics
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 45-53; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh016 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. A. Story, H. Morimatsu, and R. Bellomo

Strong ions, weak acids and base excess: a simplified Fencl–Stewart approach to clinical acid–base disorders
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 54-60; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh018 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Rittoo, P. Gosling, S. Burnley, C. Bonnici, P. Millns, M. H. Simms, S. R. G. Smith, and R. K. Vohra

Randomized study comparing the effects of hydroxyethyl starch solution with Gelofusine on pulmonary function in patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 61-66; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh024 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. J. Parker, R. Griffiths, and A. Boyle

Preoperative saline versus gelatin for hip fracture patients; a randomized trial of 396 patients
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 67-70; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh006 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. L. Ansell and J. E. Montgomery

Outcome of ASA III patients undergoing day case surgery
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 71-74; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh012 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Albrecht, H. Nave, D. Breitmeier, B. Panning, and H. D. Tröger

Applied anatomy of the superior vena cava—the carina as a landmark to guide central venous catheter placement
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 75-77; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh013 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Weiss, A. Dullenkopf, C. Gysin, C. M. Dillier, and A. C. Gerber

Shortcomings of cuffed paediatric tracheal tubes
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 78-88; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh023 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. A. Fernández, R. Robles, F. Acosta, T. Sansano, and P. Parrilla

Cardiovascular changes during drainage of pericardial effusion by thoracoscopy
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 89-92; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh017 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laboratory Investigations:

P. Friederich, A. Solth, S. Schillemeit, and D. Isbrandt

Local anaesthetic sensitivities of cloned HERG channels from human heart: comparison with HERG/MiRP1 and HERG/MiRP1_T8A
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 93-101; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh026 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O. Picker, L. A. Schwarte, H. J. Roth, J. Greve, and T. W. L. Scheeren

Comparison of the role of endothelin, vasopressin and angiotensin in arterial pressure regulation during sevoflurane anaesthesia in dogs
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 102-108; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh025 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Articles:

I. Rice, M. Y. K. Wee, and K. Thomson

Obstetric epidurals and chronic adhesive arachnoiditis
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 109-120; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh009 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. J. Hardy, P. M. Hawkey, F. Gao, and B. A. Oppenheim

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the critically ill
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 121-130; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh008 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Communications:

C. M. N. O’Malley, R. J. Frumento, B. Mets, Y. Naka, and E. Bennett-Guerrero

Endotoxaemia during left ventricular assist device insertion: relationship between risk factors and outcome
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 131-133; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh010 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. L. Ackland, D. Singh-Ranger, S. Fox, B. McClaskey, J. F. Down, D. Farrar, M. Sivaloganathan, and M. G. Mythen

Assessment of preoperative fluid depletion using bioimpedance analysis
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 134-136; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh015 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Ahonen, A. Sahlman, A. Yli-Hankala, H. Eriksson, A. Nemlander, J. Rämö, and M. Salmenperä

No effect of cardiopulmonary bypass on hypnosis in patients anaesthetized with propofol and alfentanil
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 137-139; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh021 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

K. Robins and G. Lyons

Supraventricular tachycardia in pregnancy
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 140-143; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh004 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Awan, J. P. Nolan, and T. M. Cook

Use of a ProSeal^TM laryngeal mask airway for airway maintenance during emergency Caesarean section after failed tracheal intubation
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 144-146; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh019 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Zeidan, P. Narchi, E. Goujard, and D. Benhamou

Postoperative nerve irritation syndrome after epidural analgesia in a six-year-old child
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 146-148; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh001 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

W. Schummer, C. Schummer, J. A. Hayes, W. A. Ames, G. N. Schmidt, M.-A. Burmeister, F. Wappler, and P. Bischoff

Acute heart failure during spinal surgery in a boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 149-150; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh500 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.-Y. Lin, A. W. Schindler, T. W. L. Scheeren, O. Picker, M. Doehn, and J. Tarnow

Accuracy of feedback-controlled oxygen delivery into a closed anaesthesia circuit for measurement of oxygen consumption
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 150-151; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh508 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Hill-Tout, M. Smithies, and C. Todd

Stress in UK intensive care doctors
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 151-152; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh507 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. C. Huddy, K. Kiff, M. L. Thomas, and D. A. H. de Beer

Preservative-free ketamine
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 152; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh501 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Singh, D. K. Tempe, M. Gupta, V. Dutt, P. Lena, and F. Bonnet

Intrathecal morphine for coronary bypass grafting
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 153; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh505 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. Rahman and R. M. Gregson

Diplopia after cataract surgery
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 153-154; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh504 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. M. Roche, M. G. Mythen, and M. F. M. James

Effects of a new modified balanced hydroxyethyl starch preparation (Hextend) on measures of coagulation
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 154-155; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh502 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Prout and N. Williams

Anaesthesia records—international access
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 155; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh503 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

H. C. Romer

Bandolier’s Little Book of Pain
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 156; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh506 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Halligan

A Pocket Reference to Anaesthesia, 2nd Edn
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 156-157; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh509 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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