December 2002 Vol. 57 Issue 12

1153		Consent and Ethics in Postoperative Pain Management
1155		The use of nitrous oxide in anaesthetic practice: a questionnaire survey
		K. A. Henderson,N. Raj and J. E. Hall
1159		The effect of auricular acupuncture on anaesthesia with desflurane
		A. Taguchi,N. Sharma,S. Z. Ali,B. Dave,D. I. Sessler and A. Kurz
1164		Spinal anaesthesia for inguinal herniotomy in preterm infants sedated with nitrous oxide: a comparison of lumbar puncture in the lateral or sitting position
		R. Vilà,J. Lloret,F. Munar and J. Vinzo
1168		Use of intrathecal morphine for postoperative pain relief after elective laparoscopic colorectal surgery
		S-K. Kong,S. M. K. Onsiong,W. K. Y. Chiu and M. K. W. Li
1174		A standard XML Schema for computerised anaesthetic records
		M. Gardner and T. Peachey
1183		The long Bain breathing system: an investigation into the implications of remote ventilation
		C. J. Sweeting,P. W. Thomas and D. J. Sanders
1187		Convulsions following axillary brachial plexus blockade with levobupivacaine
		D. Pirotta and J. Sprigge
1190		Bispectral index-guided management of anaesthesia in permanent vegetative state
		J. J. Pandit,B. Schmelzle-Lubiecki,M. Goodwin and N. Saeed
1195		Facial fractures and submental tracheal intubation
		M. Amin,P. Dill-Russell,M. Manisali,R. Lee and I. Sinton
1200		Unwanted effects of morphine-6-glucuronide and morphine
		C. Cann,J. Curran,T. Milner and B. Ho
1204		Tracheal intubating conditions using propofol and remifentanil target-controlled infusions
		A. M. Troy,R. C. Hutchinson,W. R. Easy and G. N. Kenny
1207		Combined use of esmolol and nicardipine to blunt the haemodynamic changes following laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation*
		P.-H. Tan,L. C. Yang,H. C. Shih,C. R. Lin,K. C. Lan and C. S. Chen
1213		Research output in anaesthesia: a quantitative ranking
1214		Resuscitating academic anaesthesia – or trying to breathe life into a dead corpse?
1214		Medium fidelity manikins and medical student teaching
1215		Heart rate as a measure of stress during real and simulated anaesthetic emergencies
1216		Withholding and withdrawing life-prolonging treatments
1216		Anaesthesia and the media
1217		Emergency physicians: additional providers of appropriate emergency anaesthesia?
1217		A reply
1218		Emergency physicians are not anaesthetists
1219		Off-pump coronary artery surgery
1219		Different scavenging connections on Bain circuits
1220		A reply
1220		The Gallagher-Wilkinson reflex
1221		Protection from packaging
1221		Circuit obstruction - is there a foolproof way?
1222		A reply
1223		Assessment of correct central venous line placement
1223		Defective nasopharyngeal temperature probes
1223		A reply
1224		Effect of low-dose volatile anaesthetics on ventilation during acute hypoxia
1226		A reply
1226		Predicting difficult intubation – any one test is not enough
1227		A reply
1227		Airway management of a child with temporomandibular joint ankylosis following otitis media 1
1228		Airway management of a child with temporomandibular joint ankylosis following otitis media 2
1229		Anaesthesia for percutaneous vertebroplasty
1229		The two different types of Macintosh laryngoscope blades
1230		Blame the surgeon!
1231		Colour coding for syringe drug labels
1231		Doctors must implement new safety systems, not whinge about them
1232		Consent issues in obstetric anaesthesia
1233		Awake or asleep
1233		Aseptic practice and neuraxial blockade
1234		Seizures on emergence from sevoflurane anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a healthy parturient
1235		Head-up tilt and subarachnoid block
1235		Oxygen administration for elective Caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia
1235		A reply
1236		Blocked epidural catheter
1236		Local toxicity of local anaesthetics – do experimental data apply to clinical manifestations?
1236		Bowel preparations and hyperphosphataemia
1237		Prolonged closed-loop control of muscle relaxation using rocuronium
1238		Kinking of a long tracheostomy tube can present as severe acute asthma
1240		Lost in the adenoids
1241		In my experience …'
1242		History of anaesthesia
1242		Which fluid is best?
1243		A new mirrored laryngoscope for difficult intubation
		R.C.N. McMorrow and R.K. Mirakhur
1243		Application of pulmonary artery occlusion pressure to assess preload changes in sepsis
		J. Wigfull,R. Harding,A. Mallick and S. Howell
1244		Impedance respirometry: an assessment of its ability to distinguish oesophageal from tracheal intubation*
		K. Mehta,A. Turley,P. Peyrasse and J.E. Hall
1244		Bispectral index monitoring during awake craniotomy surgery
		P.L. Pemberton and J. Dinsmore
1245		Comparison of the efficacy of high dose intra-articular and intramuscular morphine analgesia in day case knee arthroscopy
		N. Raj,A. Sehgal,J.E. Hall and K.R. Murrin
1246		Mathematical simulation and capacity planning for critical care†
		A.X. Costa,S.A. Ridley,A.K. Shahani,P.R. Harper,V. DeSenna and M.S. Nielsen
1247		Book review: Ophthalmic Anaesthesia
1248		Deaths of members reported to Council October 2001 to September 2002
1249		Author index
1264		Keyword index