British Journal of Anaesthesia

Editorial:

J. M. Hunter and E. A. Flockton

The doughnut and the hole: a new pharmacological concept for anaesthetists
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 123-126; doi:10.1093/bja/ael158 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Articles:

J. A. Symons and P. S. Myles

Myocardial protection with volatile anaesthetic agents during coronary artery bypass surgery: a meta-analysis
BJA Advance Access published on June 21, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 127-136; doi:10.1093/bja/ael149 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cardiovascular:

F. Lhuillier, M.-O. Robert, P. Crova, J. Goudable, F. Arnal, R. Cespuglio, G. Annat, and J.-P. Viale

Nitric oxide and liver microcirculation during autoregulation and haemorrhagic shock in rabbit model
BJA Advance Access published on April 13, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 137-146; doi:10.1093/bja/ael097 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. K. Tempe, A. Gandhi, V. Datt, M. Gupta, A. S. Tomar, V. Rajesh, S. Virmani, and A. Banerjee

Length of insertion for pulmonary artery catheters to locate different cardiac chambers in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
BJA Advance Access published on June 21, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 147-149; doi:10.1093/bja/ael150 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Hinterseer, M. Irlbeck, L. Ney, B.-M. Beckmann, A. Pfeufer, G. Steinbeck, and S. Kaab

Acute respiratory distress syndrome with transiently impaired left ventricular function and Torsades de Pointes arrhythmia unmasking congenital long QT syndrome in a 25-yr-old woman
BJA Advance Access published on May 23, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 150-153; doi:10.1093/bja/ael118 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Practice:

L.S. Rasmussen, W. Schmehl, and J. Jakobsson

Comparison of xenon with propofol for supplementary general anaesthesia for knee replacement: a randomized study
BJA Advance Access published on June 17, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 154-159; doi:10.1093/bja/ael141 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Suzuki, G. Masaki, and S. Ogawa

Neostigmine-induced reversal of vecuronium in normal weight, overweight and obese female patients
BJA Advance Access published on June 17, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 160-163; doi:10.1093/bja/ael142 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Hans, A. Vanthuyne, P. Y. Dewandre, J. F. Brichant, and V. Bonhomme

Blood glucose concentration profile after 10 mg dexamethasone in non-diabetic and type 2 diabetic patients undergoing abdominal surgery
BJA Advance Access published on May 12, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 164-170; doi:10.1093/bja/ael111 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. M. Kennedy and A. M. van Rij

Drug absorption from the small intestine in immediate postoperative patients
BJA Advance Access published on May 26, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 171-180; doi:10.1093/bja/ael117 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Neurosciences And Neuroanaesthesia:

C. A. Wong, R. J. Fragen, P. Fitzgerald, and R. J. McCarthy

A comparison of the SNAP II^TM and BIS XP^TM indices during sevoflurane and nitrous oxide anaesthesia at 1 and 1.5 MAC and at awakening
BJA Advance Access published on May 23, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 181-186; doi:10.1093/bja/ael131 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Ledowski, M. J. Paech, H. Storm, R. Jones, and S. A. Schug

Skin conductance monitoring compared with bispectral index^® monitoring to assess emergence from general anaesthesia using sevoflurane and remifentanil
BJA Advance Access published on May 23, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 187-191; doi:10.1093/bja/ael119 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Cechova and Z. Zuo

Inhibition of glutamate transporters increases the minimum alveolar concentration for isoflurane in rats
BJA Advance Access published on June 21, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 192-195; doi:10.1093/bja/ael152 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Obstetrics:

W. L. Corbett, C. M. Reiter, J. R. Schultz, R. J. Kanter, and A. S. Habib

Anaesthetic management of a parturient with the postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: a case report
BJA Advance Access published on May 12, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 196-199; doi:10.1093/bja/ael105 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paediatrics:

H. Willschke, P. Marhofer, A. Bösenberg, S. Johnston, O. Wanzel, C. Sitzwohl, S. Kettner, and S. Kapral

Epidural catheter placement in children: comparing a novel approach using ultrasound guidance and a standard loss-of-resistance technique
BJA Advance Access published on May 23, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 200-207; doi:10.1093/bja/ael121 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Goyal, U. Kiran, S. Chauhan, R. Juneja, and M. Choudhary

Efficacy of nitroglycerin inhalation in reducing pulmonary arterial hypertension in children with congenital heart disease
BJA Advance Access published on May 17, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 208-214; doi:10.1093/bja/ael112 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Pacilli, A. Pierro, C. Kingsley, J. I. Curry, J. Herod, and S. Eaton

Absorption of carbon dioxide during laparoscopy in children measured using a novel mass spectrometric technique
BJA Advance Access published on May 23, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 215-219; doi:10.1093/bja/ael134 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. R. J. Sury and K. Fairweather

The effect of melatonin on sedation of children undergoing magnetic resonance imaging
BJA Advance Access published on June 17, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 220-225; doi:10.1093/bja/ael144 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pain:

E. Munsterhjelm, T. T. Niemi, O. Ylikorkala, P. J. Neuvonen, and P. H. Rosenberg

Influence on platelet aggregation of i.v. parecoxib and acetaminophen in healthy volunteers
BJA Advance Access published on May 12, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 226-231; doi:10.1093/bja/ael108 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. M. Thomasy, E. P. Steffey, K. R. Mama, A. Solano, and S. D. Stanley

The effects of i.v. fentanyl administration on the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane in horses
BJA Advance Access published on May 23, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 232-237; doi:10.1093/bja/ael116 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Regional Anaesthesia:

U. Eichenberger, M. Greher, L. Kirchmair, M. Curatolo, and B. Moriggl

Ultrasound-guided blocks of the ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerve: accuracy of a selective new technique confirmed by anatomical dissection
BJA Advance Access published on May 12, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 238-243; doi:10.1093/bja/ael103 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Willschke, A. Bösenberg, P. Marhofer, S. Johnston, S. C. Kettner, O. Wanzel, and S. Kapral

Ultrasonography-guided rectus sheath block in paediatric anaesthesia—a new approach to an old technique
BJA Advance Access published on June 23, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 244-249; doi:10.1093/bja/ael143 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Duflo, V. Sautou-Miranda, A. Pouyau, P. Taylor, S. Combet, F. Chotel, N. Bleyzac, and D. Chassard

Efficacy and plasma levels of ropivacaine for children: controlled regional analgesia following lower limb surgery
BJA Advance Access published on June 19, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 250-254; doi:10.1093/bja/ael145 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Respiration And The Airway:

P. Biro, U. Bättig, J. Henderson, and B. Seifert

First clinical experience of tracheal intubation with the SensaScope^®, a novel steerable semirigid video stylet
BJA Advance Access published on June 1, 2006
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 255-261; doi:10.1093/bja/ael135 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

J. W. Severinghaus, J. F. A. Hendrickx, R. Carette, H. J. M. Lemmens, and A. M. De Wolf

Can large volume N₂O uptake alone explain the second gas effect?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 262-263; doi:10.1093/bja/ael163 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Epidural haematoma
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 263-265; doi:10.1093/bja/ael164 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Date, J. Hughes, and K. Milligan

Acute pain management
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 265; doi:10.1093/bja/ael165 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Flynn, S. Clarke, and V. Mitchell

Single-use LMAs—a cautionary tale
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 265-266; doi:10.1093/bja/ael166 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Pfitzner, H. J. Stevens, V. Rao, J. S. Close, and D. G. Lance

One-lung ventilation in a patient with an organizing empyema and severe idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 266-268; doi:10.1093/bja/ael167 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Roussin, M. Mirepoix, G. Lassabe, V. Dumestre-Toulet, V. Gardette, J.-L. Montastruc, and M. Lapeyre-Mestre

Death related to a recreational abuse of propofol at therapeutic dose range
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 268; doi:10.1093/bja/ael168 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

J. J. Ross

Foundations of Anaesthesia: Basic Sciences for Clinical Practice, 2nd Edn. H. C. Hemmings Jr and P. M. Hopkins (editors). Published by Elsevier Mosby. Pp. 903; indexed; illustrated. Price £111.00. ISBN 0 3230 3707 0
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 269; doi:10.1093/bja/ael159 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. F. Russell

Obstetric Anesthesia Handbook. S. Datta (editor). Published by Springer, New York and Heidelberg. Pp. 409; indexed; illustrated. Price 45.96. ISBN 0-387-26075-7
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 269-270; doi:10.1093/bja/ael160 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. H. Simpson

Cholecystokinin and Its Antagonists in Pain Management. G. J. Mccleane. Published by Haworth Medical Press, New York. Pp. 156; indexed; illustrated. Price US$ 29.95. ISBN 978-0-7890-2892-1
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 270; doi:10.1093/bja/ael161 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Wigfull

Advanced Life Support, 5th Edn. J. Nolan (editor). Published by The Resuscitation Council (UK), London, UK. Pp. 172; illustrated. Price £35.00. ISBN 1-903812-11-9
Br. J. Anaesth. 2006 97: 271; doi:10.1093/bja/ael162 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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