British Journal of Anaesthesia

Editorials:

M. Smith

Editorial I: Neurocritical care: has it come of age?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 753-755; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh275 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Millar

Editorial II: Fast-tracking in day surgery. Is your journey to the recovery room really necessary?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 756-758; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh277 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Gillespie and P. A. Farling

Editorial III: Preoperative assessment of the airway: should anaesthetists be making use of modern imaging techniques?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 758-760; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh276 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Investigations:

T. J. Clayton, R. J. Nelson, and A. R. Manara

Reduction in mortality from severe head injury following introduction of a protocol for intensive care management
BJA Advance Access published on September 3, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 761-767; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh249 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Song, F. Chung, M. Ronayne, B. Ward, S. Yogendran, and C. Sibbick

Fast-tracking (bypassing the PACU) does not reduce nursing workload after ambulatory surgery
BJA Advance Access published on September 17, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 768-774; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh265 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Sanders, N. Mellor, K. Rickards, A. Rushton, I. Christie, J. Nicholl, A. Copplestone, and K. Hosie

Prospective randomized controlled trial of acute normovolaemic haemodilution in major gastrointestinal surgery
BJA Advance Access published on October 1, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 775-781; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh279 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Rex, S. Brose, S. Metzelder, R. Hüneke, G. Schälte, R. Autschbach, R. Rossaint, and W. Buhre

Prediction of fluid responsiveness in patients during cardiac surgery
BJA Advance Access published on October 1, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 782-788; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh280 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. V. Sheppard, R. V. Gibbs, and D. C. Smith

Does leucocyte depletion during cardiopulmonary bypass improve oxygenation indices in patients with mild lung dysfunction?
BJA Advance Access published on October 1, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 789-792; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh267 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. G. Loef, R. H. Henning, A. H. Epema, G. W. Rietman, W. van Oeveren, G. J. Navis, and T. Ebels

Effect of dexamethasone on perioperative renal function impairment during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass
BJA Advance Access published on September 17, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 793-798; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh266 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Y. Chia, M. H. Chan, N. H. Ko, and K. Liu

Role of ß-blockade in anaesthesia and postoperative pain management after hysterectomy
BJA Advance Access published on September 17, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 799-805; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh268 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O. Dressler, G. Schneider, G. Stockmanns, and E. F. Kochs

Awareness and the EEG power spectrum: analysis of frequencies
BJA Advance Access published on September 17, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 806-809; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh270 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laboratory Investigations:

J. A. Gredell, P. A. Turnquist, M. B. MacIver, and R. A. Pearce

Determination of diffusion and partition coefficients of propofol in rat brain tissue: implications for studies of drug action in vitro
BJA Advance Access published on September 17, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 810-817; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh272 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Jaillard, F. Elbaz, S. Bresson-Just, Y. Riou, V. Houfflin-Debarge, T. Rakza, B. Larrue, and L. Storme

Pulmonary vasodilator effects of norepinephrine during the development of chronic pulmonary hypertension in neonatal lambs
BJA Advance Access published on October 1, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 818-824; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh278 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Erkinaro, K. Mäkikallio, T. Kavasmaa, S. Alahuhta, and J. Räsänen

Effects of ephedrine and phenylephrine on uterine and placental circulations and fetal outcome following fetal hypoxaemia and epidural-induced hypotension in a sheep model
BJA Advance Access published on October 1, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 825-832; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh273 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. A. Vagts, K. Hecker, T. Iber, J. P. Roesner, A. Spee, B. Otto, R. Rossaint, and G. F. E. Nöldge-Schomburg

Effects of xenon anaesthesia on intestinal oxygenation in acutely instrumented pigs
BJA Advance Access published on October 1, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 833-841; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh271 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Articles:

A. M. Mahdy and N. R. Webster

Perioperative systemic haemostatic agents
BJA Advance Access published on July 26, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 842-858; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh227 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. D. Conacher, N. A. Soomro, and D. Rix

Anaesthesia for laparoscopic urological surgery
BJA Advance Access published on September 17, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 859-864; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh274 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

K. Toyota, H. Uchida, H. Ozasa, A. Motooka, S. Sakura, and Y. Saito

Preoperative airway evaluation using multi-slice three-dimensional computed tomography for a patient with severe tracheal stenosis
BJA Advance Access published on October 1, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 865-867; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh283 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Stotz, D. Thümmler, M. Schürch, J.-C. Renggli, A. Urwyler, and H. Pargger

Fulminant neuroleptic malignant syndrome after perioperative withdrawal of antiParkinsonian medication
BJA Advance Access published on September 17, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 868-871; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh269 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

A. Higgs and L. Parker

Difficulty in advancing a tracheal tube over a fibreoptic bronchoscope: incidence, causes and solutions
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 872; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh632 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Gund, M. Cooper, and N. Parekh

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the critically ill
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 872-873; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh631 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Y. C. Wong and C. W. Cheung

Dexmedetomidine for resection of a large phaeochromocytoma with invasion into the inferior vena cava
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 873; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh634 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. L. Garden, B. J. Robinson, C. U. Arancibia, T. J. Carron, S. Monk, J. Vollmer, W. Heinrichs, C. Grube, B. M. Graf, and E. B. Johnson

Unrecognized malfunction in computerized patient simulators
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 873-875; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh635 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. Marchant

Pacemakers and defibrillators: anaesthetic implications
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 875; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh633 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

J. W. Sear

Anesthetic Pharmacology: Physiologic Principles and Clinical Practice. A. S. Evers, M. Maze (editors). Published by Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia. Pp. 1000; indexed; illustrated. Price £61.99. ISBN 0443065799
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 876; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh629 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Andrzejowski

Handbook of Neurocritical Care. A. Bhardwaj, M. A. Mirski, J. A. Ulatowski (editors). Published by Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey. Pp. 337; indexed. Price £44.50. ISBN 1-58829-078-6
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 93: 876-877; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh630 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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