British Journal of Anaesthesia

Editorials:

S. F. Jones and I. Power

Editorial I: Postoperative NSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors: cardiovascular risks and benefits
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 281-284; doi:10.1093/bja/aei204 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Hutton and G. M. Cooper

Editorial II: Careers in anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 284-286; doi:10.1093/bja/aei211 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Articles:

P. G. Firth

Anaesthesia for peculiar cells—a century of sickle cell disease
BJA Advance Access published on April 29, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 287-299; doi:10.1093/bja/aei129 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cardiovascular:

M. P. Mueller, T. Christ, D. Dobrev, I. Nitsche, S. N. Stehr, U. Ravens, and T. Koch

Teaching antiarrhythmic therapy and ECG in simulator-based interdisciplinary undergraduate medical education
BJA Advance Access published on June 17, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 300-304; doi:10.1093/bja/aei174 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Bru-Mercier, P. M. Hopkins, and S. M. Harrison

Halothane and sevoflurane inhibit Na/Ca exchange current in rat ventricular myocytes
BJA Advance Access published on July 1, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 305-309; doi:10.1093/bja/aei185 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Mittermayr, J. Margreiter, C. Velik-Salchner, A. Klingler, W. Streif, D. Fries, and P. Innerhofer

Effects of protamine and heparin can be detected and easily differentiated by modified thrombelastography (Rotem^®): an in vitro study
BJA Advance Access published on July 15, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 310-316; doi:10.1093/bja/aei197 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. L. Raisis, K. J. Blissitt, W. Henley, K. Rogers, V. Adams, and L. E. Young

The effects of halothane and isoflurane on cardiovascular function in laterally recumbent horses
BJA Advance Access published on June 24, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 317-325; doi:10.1093/bja/aei180 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. B. de Vaal, R. B. P. de Wilde, P. C. M. van den Berg, J. J. Schreuder, and J. R. C. Jansen

Less invasive determination of cardiac output from the arterial pressure by aortic diameter-calibrated pulse contour
BJA Advance Access published on July 8, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 326-331; doi:10.1093/bja/aei189 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Practice:

G. Turner, M. J. Goldacre, T. Lambert, and J. W. Sear

Career choices for anaesthesia: national surveys of graduates of 1974–2002 from UK medical schools
BJA Advance Access published on July 8, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 332-338; doi:10.1093/bja/aei191 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. C. Walsh and P. C. W. Beatty

Establishing scales of perceived severity for clinical situations during anaesthesia
BJA Advance Access published on July 8, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 339-343; doi:10.1093/bja/aei192 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] Appendix [Request Permissions]  

C. M. Goutcher and V. Lochhead

Reduction in mouth opening with semi-rigid cervical collars
BJA Advance Access published on July 8, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 344-348; doi:10.1093/bja/aei190 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Barbara, M.-C. Santais, D. A. Levy, F. Ruff, and F. Leynadier

Prevention of latex sensitization in guinea pigs by a bacterial and viral filter used in anaesthesia
BJA Advance Access published on June 24, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 349-354; doi:10.1093/bja/aei181 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Critical Care:

G. Steinmann, C. Charpentier, T. M. O'Neill, H. Bouaziz, and P. M. Mertes

Liposuction and extravasation injuries in ICU
BJA Advance Access published on July 15, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 355-357; doi:10.1093/bja/aei193 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. L. Errando, J. Tatay, A. Serrano-Romero, M. Gudín-Uriel, M. Revert, and C. M. Peiró

Splenic rupture and haemoperitoneum in a patient with non-compaction of the left ventricular myocardium
BJA Advance Access published on July 22, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 358-361; doi:10.1093/bja/aei207 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Neurosciences And Neuroanaesthesia:

H. S. Kim, A. Y. Oh, C. S. Kim, S. D. Kim, K. S. Seo, and J. H. Kim

Correlation of bispectral index with end-tidal sevoflurane concentration and age in infants and children
BJA Advance Access published on July 15, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 362-366; doi:10.1093/bja/aei196 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Ihmsen, M. Schywalsky, A. Tzabazis, and H. Schwilden

Development of acute tolerance to the EEG effect of propofol in rats
BJA Advance Access published on June 24, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 367-371; doi:10.1093/bja/aei179 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Deschamps, G. Trager, P. A. Mathieu, and T. M. Hemmerling

The staircase phenomenon at the corrugator supercilii muscle in comparison with the hand muscles
BJA Advance Access published on July 8, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 372-376; doi:10.1093/bja/aei183 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pain:

K. Shibutani, M. A. Inchiosa, Jr, K. Sawada, and M. Bairamian

Pharmacokinetic mass of fentanyl for postoperative analgesia in lean and obese patients
BJA Advance Access published on July 15, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 377-383; doi:10.1093/bja/aei195 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Ando and C. Watanabe

Characteristics of propofol-evoked vascular pain in anaesthetized rats
BJA Advance Access published on July 1, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 384-392; doi:10.1093/bja/aei184 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. D. Sanders, N. Patel, M. Hossain, D. Ma, and M. Maze

Isoflurane exerts antinociceptive and hypnotic properties at all ages in Fischer rats
BJA Advance Access published on July 1, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 393-399; doi:10.1093/bja/aei182 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Respiration And The Airway:

I. K. Moppett, C. B. Gornall, and J. G. Hardman

The dependence of measured alveolar deadspace on anatomical deadspace volume
BJA Advance Access published on June 24, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 400-405; doi:10.1093/bja/aei177 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Guglielminotti, T. Rackelboom, A. Tesniere, X. Panhard, F. Mentre, M. Bonay, J. Mantz, and J. M. Desmonts

Assessment of the cough reflex after propofol anaesthesia for colonoscopy
BJA Advance Access published on June 10, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 406-409; doi:10.1093/bja/aei175 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Silva-Costa-Gomes, L. Gallart, J. Vallès, L. Trillo, J. Minguella, and M. M. Puig

Low- vs high-dose almitrine combined with nitric oxide to prevent hypoxia during open-chest one-lung ventilation
BJA Advance Access published on July 15, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 410-416; doi:10.1093/bja/aei194 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. S. Grigo, N. D. P. Hall, A. J. Crerar-Gilbert, and B. P. Madden

Rigid bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous tracheostomy
BJA Advance Access published on July 22, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 417-419; doi:10.1093/bja/aei186 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Brimacombe, G. Clarke, and C. Keller

Lingual nerve injury associated with the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway: a case report and review of the literature
BJA Advance Access published on July 8, 2005
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 420-423; doi:10.1093/bja/aei187 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

R. G. Davies

Deep brain stimulators and anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 424; doi:10.1093/bja/aei579 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. King and D. Banker

Etomidate as an antiarrhythmic
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 425; doi:10.1093/bja/aei580 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Cook and A. R. Gande

Aspiration and death associated with the use of the laryngeal mask airway
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 425-426; doi:10.1093/bja/aei581 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Heath

CEMACH report: oesophageal intubation
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 426; doi:10.1093/bja/aei582 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Eipe

Nasotracheal intubation
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 426-427; doi:10.1093/bja/aei583 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. A. W. Wildsmith

Minimum effective local anaesthetic dose for spinal anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 427; doi:10.1093/bja/aei584 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

K. H. Simpson

Pharmacology for Anaesthesiologists. J. P. H. Fee and J. J. Bovill (editors). Published by Taylor and Francis, Basingstoke. Pp. 304; indexed; illustrated. Price £55.00. ISBN 1-84184-236-2
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 428; doi:10.1093/bja/aei585 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. P. Mahajan

Physiology for Anaesthesiologists. J. P. H. Fee and J. J. Bovill (editors). Published by Taylor and Francis, Basingstoke. Pp. 208; indexed; illustrated. Price £52.50. ISBN 1-84184-235-4
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 428; doi:10.1093/bja/aei586 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Murray

Anaesthesia for Minimally Invasive Surgery. T. A. Crozier. Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Pp. 187; indexed; illustrated. Price £50.00. ISBN 1-841-10191-5
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 429; doi:10.1093/bja/aei587 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Smith

Ralph Milton Waters. Mentor to a Profession. L. E. Morris, M. E. Schroeder and M. E. Warner (editors). Published by Wood Library Museum of Anesthesiology, ASA, Illinois. Pp. 260; illustrated. Price US$45.00. ISBN 1-889595-13-6
Br. J. Anaesth. 2005 95: 429; doi:10.1093/bja/aei588 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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