British Journal of Anaesthesia

Editorials:

E. T. Riley

Editorial I: Spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean delivery: keep the pressure up and don’t spare the vasoconstrictors
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 459-461; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh084 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. R. Spahn and H.-J. Priebe

Editorial II: Preoperative hypertension: remain wary? ‘Yes’—cancel surgery? ‘No’
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 461-464; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh085 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Ragheb and D. J. Buggy

Editorial III: Tissue oxygen tension (PT_O2) in anaesthesia and perioperative medicine
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 464-468; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh090 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Investigations:

W. D. Ngan Kee, K. S. Khaw, and F. F. Ng

Comparison of phenylephrine infusion regimens for maintaining maternal blood pressure during spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section
BJA Advance Access published on February 20, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 469-474; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh088 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. N. Upton

The two-compartment recirculatory pharmacokinetic model—an introduction to recirculatory pharmacokinetic concepts
BJA Advance Access published on February 6, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 475-484; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh089 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Sjöstrand and R. G. Hahn

Volume kinetics of glucose 2.5% solution during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
BJA Advance Access published on February 20, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 485-492; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh095 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Pitsiu, A. Wilmer, A. Bodenham, D. Breen, V. Bach, J. Bonde, P. Kessler, S. Albrecht, G. Fisher, and A. Kirkham

Pharmacokinetics of remifentanil and its major metabolite, remifentanil acid, in ICU patients with renal impairment
BJA Advance Access published on February 6, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 493-503; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh086 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Constant, Y. Leport, P. Richard, M.-L. Moutard, and I. Murat

Agitation and changes of Bispectral Index^TM and electroencephalographic-derived variables during sevoflurane induction in children: clonidine premedication reduces agitation compared with midazolam
BJA Advance Access published on February 20, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 504-511; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh093 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Tauzin-Fin, M. Sesay, P. Gosse, and P. Ballanger

Effects of perioperative ₁ block on haemodynamic control during laparoscopic surgery for phaeochromocytoma
BJA Advance Access published on February 6, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 512-517; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh083 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. S. Khaw, W. D. Ngan Kee, A. Lee, C. C. Wang, A. S. Y. Wong, F. Ng, and M. S. Rogers

Supplementary oxygen for elective Caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia: useful in prolonged uterine incision-to-delivery interval?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 518-522; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh092 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. R. Hegi, T. Bombeli, B. Seifert, P. C. Baumann, U. Haller, M. P. Zalunardo, T. Pasch, and D. R. Spahn

Effect of rofecoxib on platelet aggregation and blood loss in gynaecological and breast surgery compared with diclofenac
BJA Advance Access published on February 20, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 523-531; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh107 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. M. Schubert, I. H. Lorenz, F. Zschiegner, C. Kremser, M. Hohlrieder, M. Biebl, C. Kolbitsch, and P. L. Moser

Testing of a new pneumatic device to cause pain in humans
BJA Advance Access published on February 6, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 532-535; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh097 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. H. Jackson, P. Wong, and B. Orr

Randomized, controlled trial of the double setup tracheal tube during fibreoptic orotracheal intubation under general anaesthesia
BJA Advance Access published on February 6, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 536-540; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh087 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Maruyama, H. Sakai, H. Miyazawa, N. Toda, Y. Iinuma, N. Mochizuki, K. Hara, and T. Otagiri

Sore throat and hoarseness after total intravenous anaesthesia
BJA Advance Access published on February 6, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 541-543; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh098 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Lamonerie, E. Marret, A. Deleuze, N. Lembert, M. Dupont, and F. Bonnet

Prevalence of postoperative bladder distension and urinary retention detected by ultrasound measurement
BJA Advance Access published on February 20, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 544-546; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh099 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laboratory Investigations:

G. A McLeod

Density of spinal anaesthetic solutions of bupivacaine, levobupivacaine, and ropivacaine with and without dextrose
BJA Advance Access published on February 6, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 547-551; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh094 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Haelewyn, L. Zhu, J. L. Hanouz, E. Persehaye, S. Roussel, P. Ducouret, and J. L. Gérard

Cardioprotective effects of desflurane: effect of timing and duration of administration in rat myocardium
BJA Advance Access published on February 20, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 552-557; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh100 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Funakoshi, Y. Ishibe, N. Okazaki, K. Miura, R. Liu, S. Nagai, and Y. Minami

Effect of re-expansion after short-period lung collapse on pulmonary capillary permeability and pro-inflammatory cytokine gene expression in isolated rabbit lungs
BJA Advance Access published on February 20, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 558-563; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh101 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

EEG-controlled closed-loop dosing of propofol in rats
BJA Advance Access published on February 20, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 564-569; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh102 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review Articles:

S. J. Howell, J. W. Sear, and P. Foëx

Hypertension, hypertensive heart disease and perioperative cardiac risk
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 570-583; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh091 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] Longer version of article [Request Permissions]  

Short Communications:

R. R. Gaiser, T. G. Cheek, and B. B. Gutsche

Glass recycling in the labour suite is environmentally sound and economical
BJA Advance Access published on February 20, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 584-586; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh103 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

A. R. Heller, R. J. Litz, and T. Koch

A fine balance—one-lung ventilation in a patient with Eisenmenger syndrome
BJA Advance Access published on February 20, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 587-590; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh104 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Kause and M. J. Parr

Bilateral subcapital neck of femur fractures after eclamptic seizures
BJA Advance Access published on February 20, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 590-592; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh105 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. J. Schmitt, S. Wick, and T. Münster

Rocuronium for muscle relaxation in two children with Friedreich’s ataxia
BJA Advance Access published on February 20, 2004
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 592-596; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh106 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

P. Older, A. Hall, M. P. W. Grocott, E. Chaloner, M. G. Mythen, and S. J. Mackenzie

Should perioperative management target oxygen delivery?
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 597-598; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh540 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. J. M. Bayly and R. J. T. Wilson

Effect of adding dopexamine to intraoperative volume expansion in patients undergoing major elective abdominal surgery
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 598-599; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh536 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Salmela, U. Aromaa, G. A. Gronert, W. Schummer, C. Schummer, and J. Steenbeck

Intra-atrial ECG guidance for positioning central vein catheters
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 599-601; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh535 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Seigne, G. D. Puri, G. Niraj, D. Arun, V. Chakravarty, J. Aveek, and P. Chari

Intraoperative blood transfusions
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 601; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh539 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Mizutani, C. Nakamura, M. Mackenzie, and K. MacLeod

Endobronchial intubation
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 601-602; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh530 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.-F. Hardy, M. Mackenzie, and K. MacLeod

Inadvertence refers to a lack of attention
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 602; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh532 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. J. Platt

Heads up display
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 602-603; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh534 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

C. Pinnock

Wylie and Churchill-Davidson’s A Practice of Anesthesia, 7th Edn.
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 604; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh538 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Richardson

Atlas of Interventional Pain Management
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 604-605; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh544 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Colvin

Handbook of Pain Management. A Clinical Companion to Wall and Melzack’s Textbook of Pain
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 605; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh541 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Nash

Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Pain (Progress in Pain Research and Management, Volume 24)
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 605-606; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh543 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. M. Dearden

Hypothermia and Cerebral Ischemia: Mechanisms and Clinical Applications
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 606-607; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh542 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. W. W. Gothard

Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, 2nd Edn.
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 607; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh537 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. V. S. Murthy

Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures, 3rd Edn.
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 607-608; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh533 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. M. Florence

The Oxford Dictionary of Medical Quotations, 1st Edn.
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 608; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh531 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

Erratum
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 609; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh160 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Abstracts:

Proceedings of the Intensive Care Society 'State of the Art' meeting, London, November 24–25, 2003
Br. J. Anaesth. 2004 92: 610P-623P; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh498 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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