BJA -- Table of Contents (84 [5])

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Contents: Volume 84, Issue 5   [Index by Author]      Other Issues:

       Clinical Investigation

       Laboratory Investigation

       Review Articles

       Short Communications

       Case Reports

       Equipment

       Commentaries

       Abstracts

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Clinical Investigation:

H. P. Duncan, A. Cloote, P. M. Weir, I. Jenkins, P. J. Murphy, A. K. Pawade,, C. A. Rogers, and A. R. Wolf: Reducing stress responses in the pre-bypass phase of open heart surgery in infants and young children: a comparison of different fentanyl doses
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 556-564; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.556 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A. Reber, B. Budmiger, M. Wenk, W. E. Haefeli, T. Wolff, T. Bein, and K. Skarvan: Inspired oxygen fraction after cardiopulmonary bypass: effects on pulmonary function with regard to endothelin-1 concentrations and venous admixture
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 565-570; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.565 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. M. Jakob, E. Ruokonen, and J. Takala: Assessment of the adequacy of systemic and regional perfusion after cardiac surgery
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 571-577; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.571 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. Kazmaier, G.-G. Hanekop, W. Buhre, A. Weyland, T. Busch, O. C. Radke,, R. Zoelffel, and H. Sonntag: Myocardial consequences of remifentanil in patients with coronary artery disease
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 578-583; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.578 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Hawkins, J. Harrison, and P. Charters: Severe carbon monoxide poisoning: outcome after hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 584-586; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.584 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

G. Cammu, J. Coddens, J. Hendrickx, and T. Deloof: Dose requirements of infusions of cisatracurium or rocuronium during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 587-590; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.587 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A. K. McIndoe and S. M. Underwood: A detailed analysis of theatre training activity in a UK teaching hospital
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 591-595; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.591 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Laboratory Investigation:

R. Liu, Y. Ishibe, N. Okazaki, and K. Kimura: Chemiluminescence underestimates nitric oxide concentration in the presence of potent inhalation anaesthetics
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 596-569; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.596 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C. Chin, B. O’Hare, J. Lerman, and J. Endo: Comparison of exogenous surfactant and positive end-expiratory pressure therapies in a model of human breast milk-induced acute lung injury in rabbits ${dagger}$
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 600-607; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.600 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. Kato and P. Foëx: Fentanyl reduces infarction but not stunning via ${delta}$ -opioid receptors and protein kinase C in rats
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 608-614; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.608 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review Articles:

D. J. Buggy and A. W. A. Crossley: Thermoregulation, mild perioperative hypothermia and post-anaesthetic shivering
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 615-628; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.615 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short Communications:

M. P. R. Watters, A. M. Cohen,, C. R. Monk, G. D. Angelini, and I. G. Ryder: Reduced cerebral embolic signals in beating heart coronary surgery detected by transcranial Doppler ultrasound
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 629-631; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.629 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Koichiroh Nandate, Alain Vuylsteke, Indrek Ratsep, Souad Messahel, Amo Oduro-Dominah, David K. Menon, and Basil F. Matta: Effects of isoflurane, sevoflurane and propofol anaesthesia on jugular venous oxygen saturation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 631-633; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.631 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

N. J. Morgan-Hughes and K. M. Sherry: Effect of anaesthesia on the cardiac response to intravenous adenosine
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 633-635; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.633 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P. Biro, M. Layer, K. Wiedemann, B. Seifert, and D. R. Spahn: Carbon dioxide elimination during high-frequency jet ventilation for rigid bronchoscopy
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 635-637; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.635 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P. C. Stuart, S. M. Stott, A. Millar, G. N. C. Kenny, and D. Russell: Cp50 of propofol with and without nitrous oxide 67%
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 638-639; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.638 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case Reports:

N. J. Wilkes, N. A. Smith, and S. V. Mallett: Anticoagulant-induced pseudothrombocytopenia in a patient presenting for coronary artery bypass grafting
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 640-642; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.640 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. R. Massey, A. Pitsis, D. Mehta, and M. Callaway: Oesophageal perforation following perioperative transoesophageal echocardiography
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 643-646; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.643 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A. J. De Vries, J. M. A. A. van der Maaten, and R. R. P. Laurens: Mallory–Weiss tear following cardiac surgery: transoesophageal echoprobe or nasogastric tube?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 646-649; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.646 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Equipment:

A. I. J. Brain, C. Verghese, and P. J. Strube: The LMA ‘ProSeal’—a laryngeal mask with an oesophageal vent
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 650-654; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.650 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Commentaries:

A. M. Møller, A. F. Smith, and T. Pedersen: Evidence-based medicine and the Cochrane Collaboration in anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 655-658; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.655 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Abstracts:

T. S. Walsh, S. J. Wigmore, A. Lee, and J. A. Ross: Soluble adhesion molecules and endothelin in patients with fulminant hepatic failure: evidence for endothelial activation and injury
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 659; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.659 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Sabato, D. F. Treacher, K. A. Brown, and V. Gant: The effects of leucodepletion in patients with the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 659-660; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.659-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C. Ralph, S. J. Tanser, P. Nelms, D. G. Sinclair, and P. D. Macnaughton: The effect of dopexamine on organ dysfunction in the critically ill patient
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 660; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.660 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

B. A. Foëx, T. Rainey, and R. A. Little: Injury abolishes the spontaneous haemodynamic recovery from simple haemorrhage
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 660-661; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.660-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J. S. Bewley, A. E. R. Young, and A. R. Manara: Indomethacin: its role in the management of intractable intracranial pressure (ICP) after severe head injury
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 661; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.661 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J. S. Bewley, F. E. M. Braddon, K. Waters, and A. R. Manara: The influence of intensive care unit (ICU) workload on decisions to withdraw treatment
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 661-662; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.661-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C. P. Subbe, G. G. Rao, P. Sedgwick, N. Van Heerden, and C. B. Groba: MRSA: predictor of outcome in critically ill patients
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 662; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.662 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. P. L. Meghjee and R. J. T. Wilson: A prospective study to assess the demand for a high dependency unit (HDU) in a district general hospital based on the guidelines issued by Department of Health (DoH) (NHS Executive) 1996
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 662-663; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.662-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C. Stenhouse, S. Coates, M. Tivey, P. Allsop, and T. Parker: Prospective evaluation of a modified Early Warning Score to aid earlier detection of patients developing critical illness on a general surgical ward
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 663; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.663 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. Marshall, S. Webb, and G. Bellingan: Outcome in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome transferred to a tertiary referral centre
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 663-664; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.663-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. Webb, M. Evans, S. Batson, R. Jennings, D. Mabey, A. Webb, and G. Bellingan: Intensive care for severe falciparum malaria; a retrospective study of clinical course and outcome of 53 cases managed in a London teaching hospital
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 664; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.664 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

F. Chua, H. Cooksley, S. Mutsaers, G. Laurent, and G. Bellingan: Effect of pro- and anti-inflammatory agents on the clearance of macrophages from the inflamed peritoneal cavity
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 664-665; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.664-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Mutunga, A. Gascoigne, A. Batchelor, R. Bullock, B. Fulton, J. Gillespie, and S. V. Baudouin: The detection of circulating endothelial cells in human septic shock
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 665; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.665 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. A. Brooks and K. M. Willett: Evaluation of the Oxford protocol for total spinal clearance in the unconscious trauma patient
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 665-666; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.665-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C. Jones, P. Skirrow, R. D. Griffiths, G. Humphris, S. Dawson, and J. Eddleston: The characteristics of patients given antidepressants while recovering from critical illness
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 666; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.666 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C. Jones, P. Skirrow, R. D. Griffiths, G. Humphris, S. Dawson, and J. Eddleston: Predicting intensive care relatives at risk of post traumatic stress disorder
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 666-667; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.666-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P. Gayatri and D. Higgins: Combined high frequency ventilation and kinetic therapy for the management of severe hypoxia in adult respiratory distress syndrome
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 667-668; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.667 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T. P. Simpson, N. M. Kane, R. L. Barton, C. A. Rowlands, A. R. Manara, and S. R. Butler: P300 evoked by the patient’s name as a predictor of recovery from coma
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 667-668; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.667-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P. J. Young, K. Burchett, and M. C. Blunt: The protective effect of cuff lubrication in critically ill patients with tracheostomies
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 668; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.668 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P. Hughes, C. Scott, and A. Bodenham: Ultrasonography of the femoral vessels in the groin: implications for vascular access
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 668-669; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.668-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Ashton and M. P. Shelly: Undergraduate education on the intensive care unit
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 669; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.669 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

K. E. Hawes, C. Kneebone, and M. P. Shelly: The perceived and actual use of healthcare resources following intensive care
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 669-670; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.669-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. Twigg, A. McCrirrick, and P. Sanderson: Post mortem findings reveal major diagnostic errors in one fifth of patients who die in a critical care unit
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 670; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.670 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C. N. H. Tan, J. Scott, and R. Wenstone: Response to inhaled nitric oxide in patients with ARDS and renal failure
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 670-671; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.670-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. P. Tandon, R. Bullock, A. Batchelor, A. Gascoigne, I. Warnell, I. Shaw, N. Hayes, S. M. Griffin, and S. V. Baudouin: Respiratory failure and intraoperative oxygenation following oesophagectomy
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 671; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.671 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. P. R. Watters, G. Thorne, C. M. Cox, and C. R. Monk: Tracheal rupture during percutaneous tracheostomy. Safety aspects of the Griggs method
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 671-672; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.671-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T. S. Walsh, O. J. Garden, and A. Lee: Acidaemia is less severe following reperfusion via the hepatic artery compared with the portal vein during liver transplantation
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 672; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.672 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

L. Douglas, K. C. H. Fearon, and T. S. Walsh: Hand grip dynamometry does not correlate with anthropometric measures of nutritional status in survivors of prolonged critical illness
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 672-673; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.672-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

H. Boralessa, M. P. Rao, C. Morgan, N. Soni, D. Goldhill, S. Brett, M. Smith, D. Watson, M. Contereras, and H. Boralessa: Transfusion practices survey in critically ill patients
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 673; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.673 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. M. A. Hubble, I. M. Davies, I. G. Ryder, S. P. K. Linter, and S. J. Howell: Post-operative renal replacement therapy after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) in the UK, is the outlook still bleak?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 673-674; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.673-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. Hubble, S. Howell, J. Cloake, and A. J. Padkin: Does increased lactate discriminate between survivors and non-survivors after abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 674; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.674 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. K. Singh, S. Simms, and P. G. Lawler: Why use more propofol as 2% formulation?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 674-675; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.674-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Z. Hashemi and I. W. McConachie: The predictive value of the base deficit for the cardiac index in post-arrest patients in the intensive care unit
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 675; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.675 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D. A. Sperry and J. Eddleston: Calibration of LOD scoring in a high mortality population
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 675-676; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.675-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. Bianchi, D. Sperry, J. Benson, and J. Eddleston: Haematological malignancy in ICU
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 676; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.676 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. Vaja, P. Spiers, and S. Gulley: Correlation of TISS and Nurse Dependency scores with the pilot version of the SOPRA score
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 676-677; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.676-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. P. Courtman and M. B. Walker: An audit of pre-operative optimization Derriford Hospital
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 677; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.677 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

N. Mehta, S. Nadel, A. Reeve, A. Nadel, and J. Britto: Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC)
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 677; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.677-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

N. Mehta, S. Nadel, M. Levin, and J. Britto: Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) on the intensive care unit
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 678; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.678 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

B. H. Cuthbertson, S. A. Stott, and N. R. Webster: Implementation of evidence base into clinical practice in UK intensive care units
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 678; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.678-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. Greer and J. Benson: An assessment of attitudes to pulmonary artery flotation catheters in the United Kingdom and Ireland
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 679; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.679 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C. Patel, A. C. Beaumont, and J. C. Banks: Chest drainage: clinical evaluation of a Seldinger drainage kit
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 679; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.679-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

O. A. Williams, J. A. Grabham, P. P. Musto, and D. G. Raitt: A simple method for calculating the required size of a high dependency unit
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 680; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.680 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. Tibby, H. Frndova, and P. Cox: Heart rate variability displays 1/f noise in critical illness and correlates with severity of multiple organ dysfunction
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 680-681; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.680-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. M. Tibby, M. Hatherill, S. M. Wright, P. Wilson, A. D. Postle, and I. A. Murdoch: Surfactant supplementation in respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 681; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.681 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. G. Rowlands and A. Beaumont: Is pre-optimization of patients undergoing major surgery justified?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 681-682; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.681-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A. Scase, D. R. Goldhill, and A. Sumner: Changes in intensive care admissions with an interval of 5 years: a case-matched comparison
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 682; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.682 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J. R. Nixon and M. S. Nielsen: Selective decontamination of the digestive tract — current national practice
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 682-683; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.682-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C. Hutchinson, S. Craig, and S. Ridley: Sequential organ scoring as a measure of effectiveness of critical care
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 683; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.683 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D. Rittoo, P. Gosling, S. Burnley, C. Bonnici, P. Millns, M. H. Simms, S. R. G. Smith, and R. K. Vohra: The protective effect of hydroxyethyl starch on pulmonary function in infra-renal aortic surgery is independent of neutrophil elastase
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 683-684; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.683-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Ravishankar and M. Naushad: Effect of inspiratory waveform on pulmonary ventilation and gas exchange
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 684; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.684 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C. Patel and A. C. Beaumont: The anaesthetic aspects of performing percutaneous tracheostomies in intensive care: report of a postal survey
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 684-685; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.684-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Hughes, G. Hilditch, F. N. MacKirdy, I. Lang, and L. Plenderleith: Safety of interhospital transport of critically ill patients
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 685; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.685 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

G. Hilditch, M. Hughes, F. N. MacKirdy, I. Lang, and L. Plenderleith: Demographics of critically ill transferred patients
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 685; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.685-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. Carr and J. Casement: What stress ulcer prophylaxis do you use?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 686; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.686 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D. Cameron, K. Brown, I. Grant, N. Leary, M. Fried, and A. Lee: Are we any better at predicting pulmonary artery occlusion pressure?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 686-687; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.686-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

G. O’Callaghan and R. J. Beale: Impact of a standard insulin sliding scale on the efficacy of controlling blood glucose levels in the critically ill
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 687; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.687 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. Hurley, M. Grocott, and M. G. Mythen: In vitro validation of the Tonocap^® and a modified Paratrend 7^® sensor
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 687-688; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.687-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D. D. Kennedy, S. N. Fletcher, I. R. Ghosh, C. J. Hinds, and J. H. Coakley: Early detection of the covert onset and evolution of critical illness polyneuromyopathy
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 688; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.688 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P. Dhadly, M. C. McDonald, G. Cockerill, C. J. Hinds, N. E. Miller, and C. Thiemermann: Pre-treatment with high density lipoprotein (HDL) attenuates the renal and hepatic dysfunction caused by endotoxin in rats
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 688; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.688-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. K. Street and O. Boyd on behalf of South Thames Intensive Care Committees: Tracheostomy: the change in practice in a region over a decade
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 689; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.689 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J. Morton, M. Morley, G. Blok, and J. van Dalen: Requesting donation: the satisfaction of the next-of-kin of potential organ donors
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 689-690; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.689-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. Stephens, M. Rashid, R. Barclay, R. Stidwell, M. Singer, D. Brealey, M. Mythen, and C. Hamilton-Davies: Sterile bred rats for studies involving septic challenges have differing levels of endogenous immunity to endotoxin core
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 690; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.690 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

K. Allen, R. D. Griffiths, and C. Jones: Reduced fungal infection in critically ill patients randomized to a glutamine containing parenteral nutrition
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 690-691; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.690-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C. M. H. Gómez, J. Sheldon, P. Riches, and M. G. A. Palazzo: Elimination of cytokines by the kidney: comparison between normal individuals and patients with severe sepsis or the systemic inflammatory response syndrome
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 691; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.691 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

N. Jackson, P. Donaldson, and J. Wendon: ACE gene polymorphism is not associated with outcome in patients requiring admission to liver ITU with paracetamol-induced acute liver failure
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 691-692; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.691-a [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

N. Jackson, S. Batouche, R. Sherwood, and J. Wendon: Serial plasma procalcitonin levels in patients requiring admission to liver ITU with paracetamol induced acute liver failure
Br. J. Anaesth. 2000 84: 692; doi:10.1093/bja/84.5.692 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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