British Journal of Anaesthesia

Editorials:

G. M. Cooper, G. Lewis, and J. Neilson

Editorial I: Confidential enquiries into maternal deaths, 1997–1999
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 369-372; doi:10.1093/bja/aef194 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. W. H. Watt

Editorial II: Pressure support ventilation and the critically ill patient with muscle weakness
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 373-375; doi:10.1093/bja/aef195 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Investigations:

I. Rundshagen, K. Schnabel, and J. Schulte am Esch

Impaired explicit memory after recovery from propofol/sufentanil anaesthesia is related to changes in the midlatency auditory evoked response
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 376-381; doi:10.1093/bja/aef199 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. P. Simpson, A. R. Manara, N. M. Kane, R. L. Barton, C. A. Rowlands, and S. R. Butler

Effect of propofol anaesthesia on the event-related potential mismatch negativity and the auditory-evoked potential N1
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 382-388; doi:10.1093/bja/aef175 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Luginbühl, F. Reichlin, G. H. Sigurdsson, A. M. Zbinden, and S. Petersen-Felix

Prediction of the haemodynamic response to tracheal intubation: comparison of laser-Doppler skin vasomotor reflex and pulse wave reflex
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 389-397; doi:10.1093/bja/aef196 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Müller, A. Junger, M. Bräu, M. M. Kwapisz, E. Schindler, H. Akintürk, M. Benson, and G. Hempelmann

Incidence and risk calculation of inotropic support in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass using an automated anaesthesia record-keeping system
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 398-404; doi:10.1093/bja/aef200 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. D. Perkins, C. Roberts, and F. Gao

Delays in defibrillation: influence of different monitoring techniques
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 405-408; doi:10.1093/bja/aef198 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. J. Dolin, J. N. Cashman, and J. M. Bland

Effectiveness of acute postoperative pain management: I. Evidence from published data
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 409-423; doi:10.1093/bja/aef207 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. A. Jeffs, J. E. Hall, and S. Morris

Comparison of morphine alone with morphine plus clonidine for postoperative patient-controlled analgesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 424-427; doi:10.1093/bja/aef216 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. N. Johnson, A. Rostami-Hodjegan, J. M. Goddard, M. S. Tanner, and G. T. Tucker

Contribution of midazolam and its 1-hydroxy metabolite to preoperative sedation in children: a pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic analysis
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 428-437; doi:10.1093/bja/aef213 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. I. Ala-Kokko, J. Karinen, E. Räihä, K. Kiviluoma, and S. Alahuhta

Pharmacokinetics of 0.75% ropivacaine and 0.5% bupivacaine after ilioinguinal–iliohypogastric nerve block in children
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 438-441; doi:10.1093/bja/aef211 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Z. Daoud, R. E. Collis, B. Ateleanu, and W. W. Mapleson

Evaluation of S1 motor block to determine a safe, reliable test dose for epidural analgesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 442-445; doi:10.1093/bja/aef214 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. H. Gould, K. Grace, G. Thorne, and M. Thomas

Effect of thoracic epidural anaesthesia on colonic blood flow
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 446-451; doi:10.1093/bja/aef208 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. M. Cowan, J. B. Kendall, P. M. Barclay, and R. G. Wilkes

Comparison of intrathecal fentanyl and diamorphine in addition to bupivacaine for Caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 452-458; doi:10.1093/bja/aef212 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. van der Vyver, S. Halpern, and G. Joseph

Patient-controlled epidural analgesia versus continuous infusion for labour analgesia: a meta-analysis
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 459-465; doi:10.1093/bja/aef217 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. A. Loughnan, F. Carli, M. Romney, C. J. Doré, and H. Gordon

Epidural analgesia and backache: a randomized controlled comparison with intramuscular meperidine for analgesia during labour
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 466-472; doi:10.1093/bja/aef215 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Sennaraj, D. Shende, S. Sadhasivam, S. Ilavajady, and D. Jagan

Management of post-strabismus nausea and vomiting in children using ondansetron: a value-based comparison of outcomes
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 473-478; doi:10.1093/bja/aef210 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laboratory Investigations:

B. Bouhemad, O. Langeron, G. Orliaguet, P. Coriat, and B. Riou

Effects of halothane and isoflurane on the contraction, relaxation and energetics of rat diaphragmatic muscle
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 479-485; doi:10.1093/bja/aef204 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Piriou, P. Chiari, F. Lhuillier, O. Bastien, J. Loufoua, O. Raisky, J. S. David, M. Ovize, and J.-J. Lehot

Pharmacological preconditioning: comparison of desflurane, sevoflurane, isoflurane and halothane in rabbit myocardium
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 486-491; doi:10.1093/bja/aef206 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.-F. Doursout, P. M. Joseph, Y. Y. Liang, C. J. Hartley, and J. E. Chelly

Role of propofol and its solvent, intralipid, in nitric oxide-induced peripheral vasodilatation in dogs
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 492-498; doi:10.1093/bja/aef205 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Articles:

T. A. Thomas and G. M. Cooper

Maternal deaths from anaesthesia. An extract from Why Mothers Die 1997–1999, the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in the United Kingdom
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 499-508; doi:10.1093/bja/aef193 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Communications:

H. Berkenstadt, R. Loebstein, I. Faibishenko, H. Halkin, I. Keidan, and A. Perel

Effect of a single dose of esmolol on the bispectral index scale (BIS) during propofol/fentanyl anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 509-511; doi:10.1093/bja/aef197 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

S. Kannan, N. Sherwood, and A. Armfield

Flow-by induced hypoventilation in high spinal cord lesions—report of two cases
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 512-514; doi:10.1093/bja/aef184 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. J. Edge, N. Hyman, V. Addy, P. Anslow, C. Kearns, R. Stacey, and C. Waldmann

Posterior spinal ligament rupture associated with laryngeal mask insertion in a patient with undisclosed unstable cervical spine
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 514-517; doi:10.1093/bja/aef209 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Francis, W. C. Russell, and J. P. Thompson

Complete airway obstruction in a ventilated patient after oesophageal dilatation
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 517-519; doi:10.1093/bja/aef191 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Wahl, F. R. Eberli, D. A. Thomson, and M. Luginbühl

Coronary artery spasm and non-Q-wave myocardial infarction following intravenous ephedrine in two healthy women under spinal anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 519-523; doi:10.1093/bja/aef201 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

R. I. P. Dornan, J. A. M. Anderson, and E. L. Saenko

Hirudin and its reversal
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 524; doi:10.1093/bja/aef542 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. Marchant, S. Mallet, S. Monte, and G. Lyons

Platelet function assessment in Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 525; doi:10.1093/bja/aef545 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. A. Brohi, H. G. Djurberg, and D. A. Rowney

Cerebrovascular carbon dioxide reactivity in children anaesthetized with sevoflurane
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 525-526; doi:10.1093/bja/aef544 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Ridley, P. Nightingale, A. G. Jones, and S. J. Harper

Ventilating in recovery—the way forward: intensive therapy or critical care?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 526-527; doi:10.1093/bja/aef537 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. B. Stefanutto, W. A. Shapiro, and P. M. C. Wright

Anaphylactic reaction to isosulphan blue
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 527-528; doi:10.1093/bja/aef536 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. E. Arrowsmith

Shortage of isoproterenol (isoprenaline) hydrochloride
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 528; doi:10.1093/bja/aef538 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Rodrigo

The confidential enquiries into maternal deaths in the UK (CEMD)—a ‘sub-standard’ report?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 528-529; doi:10.1093/bja/aef513 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

D. J. Baker

Problems in Anesthesia Series. L. A. Fleisher and D. S. Prough (editor-in-chief). Traumacare
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 530; doi:10.1093/bja/aef541 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

U. Geary

Accident and Emergency Diagnosis and Management. 4th Edn
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 530-531; doi:10.1093/bja/aef547 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Loughnan

Handbook of Obstetric Anaesthesia
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 531; doi:10.1093/bja/aef540 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. H. Pennyfather

Cardiac Arrhythmias. Practical Notes on Interpretation and Treatment. 6th Edn.
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 531; doi:10.1093/bja/aef543 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. S. Walsh

Critical Care Focus. Number 8: Blood and Blood Transfusion
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 531-532; doi:10.1093/bja/aef546 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. V. S. Murthy

Anaesthesia OSCE. 2nd Edn
Br. J. Anaesth. 2002 89: 532; doi:10.1093/bja/aef539 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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