British Journal of Anaesthesia

Editorials:

G. R. Park

Editorial I: Death and its diagnosis by doctors
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 625-628; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh115 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. E. Newby and A. F. Nimmo

Editorial II: Prevention of cardiac complications of non-cardiac surgery: stenosis and thrombosis
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 628-632; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh096 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Investigations:

M. D. D. Bell, E. Moss, and P. G. Murphy

Brainstem death testing in the UK—time for reappraisal?
BJA Advance Access published on March 19, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 633-640; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh108 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. Heinke, C. J. Fiebach, C. Schwarzbauer, M. Meyer, D. Olthoff, and K. Alter

Sequential effects of propofol on functional brain activation induced by auditory language processing: an event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging study
BJA Advance Access published on April 2, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 641-650; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh133 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. L. Pauca, N. D. Kon, and M. F. O’Rourke

The second peak of the radial artery pressure wave represents aortic systolic pressure in hypertensive and elderly patients
BJA Advance Access published on March 5, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 651-657; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh121 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Owczuk, M. A. Wujtewicz, W. Sawicka, M. Wujtewicz, and M. Swierblewski

Is prolongation of the QTc interval during isoflurane anaesthesia more prominent in women pretreated with anthracyclines for breast cancer?
BJA Advance Access published on April 2, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 658-661; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh132 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Hayashida, N. Kin, T. Tomioka, R. Orii, H. Sekiyama, H. Usui, M. Chinzei, and K. Hanaoka

Cerebral ischaemia during cardiac surgery in children detected by combined monitoring of BIS and near-infrared spectroscopy
BJA Advance Access published on March 19, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 662-669; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh120 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. N. H. Tan, A. Guha, N. D. A. Scawn, S. H. Pennefather, and G. N. Russell

Optimal concentration of epidural fentanyl in bupivacaine 0.1% after thoracotomy
BJA Advance Access published on March 19, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 670-674; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh129 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. D. Jackson, B. H. Heidemann, J. Wilson, I. Power, and R. D. Brown

Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial comparing rofecoxib with dexketoprofen trometamol in surgical dentistry
BJA Advance Access published on March 19, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 675-680; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh131 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. J. Gan, D. A. Lubarsky, E. M. Flood, T. Thanh, J. Mauskopf, T. Mayne, and C. Chen

Patient preferences for acute pain treatment
BJA Advance Access published on March 5, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 681-688; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh123 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. E. Powell, H. T. O. Davies, J. Bannister, and W. A. Macrae

Rhetoric and reality on acute pain services in the UK: a national postal questionnaire survey
BJA Advance Access published on March 19, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 689-693; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh130 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Metz

Perioperative use of the modified nasal trumpet in 346 patients
BJA Advance Access published on April 2, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 694-696; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh122 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laboratory Investigations:

H. Groeben, S. Meier, C. G. Tankersley, W. Mitzner, and R. H. Brown

Influence of volatile anaesthetics on hypercapnoeic ventilatory responses in mice with blunted respiratory drive
BJA Advance Access published on March 5, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 697-703; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh124 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. J. Weir, A. T. Y. Ling, D. Belelli, J. A. W. Wildsmith, J. A. Peters, and J. J. Lambert

The interaction of anaesthetic steroids with recombinant glycine and GABA_A receptors
BJA Advance Access published on March 19, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 704-711; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh125 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. S. Liu, O. Y. P. Hu, S. T. Ho, J. I. Tzeng, Y. W. Chen, and J. J. Wang

Antinociceptive effect of a novel long-acting nalbuphine preparation
BJA Advance Access published on March 5, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 712-715; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh126 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Schuerholz, R. Sümpelmann, S. Piepenbrock, M. Leuwer, and G. Marx

Ringer’s solution but not hydroxyethyl starch or modified fluid gelatin enhances platelet microvesicle formation in a porcine model of septic shock
BJA Advance Access published on March 19, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 716-721; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh127 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Articles:

S. Galloway and A. Bodenham

Long-term central venous access
BJA Advance Access published on March 5, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 722-734; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh109 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Communications:

A. J. Brooks, J. Eastwood, I. J. Beckingham, and K. J. Girling

Liver tissue partial pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide during partial hepatectomy
BJA Advance Access published on March 19, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 735-737; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh112 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Peratoner, C. S. Nascimento, M. C. E. Santana, R. A. Cadete, E. M. Negri, A. Gullo, P. R. M. Rocco, and W. A. Zin

Effects of propofol on respiratory mechanic and lung histology in normal rats
BJA Advance Access published on March 19, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 737-740; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh128 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Lirk, C. Keller, J. Colvin, H. Colvin, J. Rieder, H. Maurer, and B. Moriggl

Unintentional arterial puncture during cephalic vein cannulation: case report and anatomical study
BJA Advance Access published on March 5, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 740-742; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh118 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

C. Marcucci, P.-G. Chassot, J.-P. Gardaz, L. Magnusson, H.-B. Ris, A. Delabays, and D. R. Spahn

Fatal myocardial infarction after lung resection in a patient with prophylactic preoperative coronary stenting
BJA Advance Access published on March 5, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 743-747; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh110 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. I. P. Dornan

Acute postoperative biventricular failure associated with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
BJA Advance Access published on March 5, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 748-754; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh116 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Hayes-Bradley

Hypoxia from vasculitic pulmonary haemorrhage improved by prone position ventilation
BJA Advance Access published on March 5, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 754-757; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh114 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Mikasa, T. Sakuragi, K. Higa, and M. Yasumoto

Skin blood flow and plasma catecholamine concentrations during removal of a phaeochromocytoma in a child
BJA Advance Access published on March 5, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 757-760; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh119 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. E. Waters, G. French, and M. Burt

Difficulty in brainstem death testing in the presence of high spinal cord injury
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 760-764; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh117 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

A. P. Gulve, S. Eldabe, J. Richardson, I. Rice, and M. Y. K Wee

Obstetric epidural and chronic adhesive arachnoiditis
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 765-767; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh553 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. A. Aldrete, J. Barrios-Alarcon, S. Sagadai, A. Hunningher, R. Bell, and D. K. Turnbull

Post-dural puncture headache: pathogenesis, prevention and treatment
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 767-770; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh558 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Gibson, W. C. Lum Hee, B. Vadodaria, C. M. Goutcher, S. A. Jackson, D. Raw, and J. K. Beattie

Anaesthesia for spinal surgery in adults
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 770-772; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh557 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Hagihira, M. Takashina, T. Mori, T. Mashimo, J. W. Sleigh, J. Barnard, A. Miller, and D. A. Steyn-Ross

Bispectral analysis gives us more information than power spectral-based analysis
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 772-773; doi:10.1093/annhyg/aeh554 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Fodale, L. B. Santamaria, S. B. Backman, and G. Plourde

Different actions of sevoflurane and propofol on central nicotinic receptors may explain differences in hypnotic antagonism by cholinesterase inhibitors
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 773-775; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh547 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. J. Telford, M. D. Stoneham, and J. J. Pandit

Correct nomenclature of superficial cervical plexus blocks
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 775-776; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh550 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Stacey, H. Wakeling, L. Forni, R. Venn, M. J. Parker, R. Griffiths, and A. Boyle

Perioperative fluid optimization
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 776; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh552 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. McGlennan, M. Esler, G. Stocks, and V. Pandit

PFA-100^TM and regional analgesia in a parturient after ibuprofen overdose
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 776-777; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh548 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Agrò, G. Barzoi, and B. Gallì

The CobraPLA^TM in 110 anaesthetized and paralysed patients: what size to choose?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 777-778; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh546 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

E. Moss

Principles and Practice of Emergency Neurology. Handbook for Emergency Physicians
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 779; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh556 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Severn

Peripheral Nerve Blocks: a Colour Atlas
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 779-780; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh555 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Cunliffe

Pediatric Pain: Biological and Social Context. Progress in Pain Research and Management, Volume 26
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 780; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh549 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. McLaughlin and M. P. Shelly

Essential Guide to Acute Care
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 780; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh545 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. J. Desmond

‘Bloody easy’; Blood Transfusions, Blood Alternatives and Transfusion Reactions; A Guide to Transfusion Medicine
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 781; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh551 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

Erratum
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 782; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh999 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erratum
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 782; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh998 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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