February 2002 Vol. 57 Issue 2

105		Predicting difficult intubation - worthwhile exercise or pointless ritual?
110		Effects of desflurane and isoflurane on intestinal tissue oxygen pressure during colorectal surgery
		M. Müller,E. Schindler,S. Roth,A. Schürholz,M. Vollerthunand G. Hempelmann
116		Personality testing and profiling for anaesthetic job recruitment: attitudes of anaesthetic specialists/consultants in New Zealand and Scotland
		M. T. Kluger,D. Watson,T. M. Laidlaw and T. Fletcher
123		Orotracheal fibreoptic intubation for rapid sequence induction of anaesthesia*
		J. J. Pandit,R. M. Dravid,R. Iyer and M. T. Popat
128		Comparison of times to achieve tracheal intubation with three techniques using the laryngeal or intubating laryngeal mask airway*
		J. J. Pandit,K. MacLachlan,R. M. Dravid and M. T. Popat
133		Remifentanil and the tunnelling phase of paediatric ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion. A double-blind, randomised, prospective study
		N. Chambers,T. Lopez,J. Thomas and M. F. M. James
140		Anions and the anaesthetist
		D. G. Maloney,I. R. Appadurai and R. S. Vaughan
155		Tracheal intubation and sore throat: a mechanical explanationapparatus
		M. Chandler
162		APPARATUS Measuring the filtration performance of breathing system filters using sodium chloride particles*
		A. R. Wilkes
169		The margin of safety associated with the use of cuffed paediatric tracheal tubes
		A. M.-H. Ho,C. S. T. Aun and M. K. Karmakar
169		The effect of 10° head-up tilt in the right lateral position on the systemic blood pressure after subarachnoid block for Caesarean section
		G. P. Y. Loke,E. H. Y. Chan and A. T. H. Sia
169		Day surgery and body mass index: results of a national survey
		M. Atkins,J. White and K. Ahmed
176		Effect of videotape feedback on anaesthetists' performance while managing simulated anaesthetic crises: a multicentre study
		A. J. Byrne,A. J. Sellen,J. G. Jones,A. R. Aitkenhead,S. Hussain,F. Gilder,H. L. Smith and P. Ribes
183		Outreach critical care is not the solution
183		Outreach critical care
183		Intensive care costs
183		Overcoming difficulties with percutaneous tracheostomy
183		An unexpected complication resulting from the use of a laryngeal mask during an operation to remove a branchial cyst
184		A reply
184		Cricoid pressure application by intensive care nurses
185		Cardiac output determination using compliance
185		Manpower requirements when implementing a partial shift system for anaesthetic juniors
186		Probability of winning the National Lottery
186		A reply
187		Anaesthesia induction rooms - sheer luxury
188		Compartment syndrome
188		Obstruction of airway equipment
189		Another airway foreign body
189		Yet another foreign body in a laryngeal mask airway
190		A phantom capnograph trace
191		Phantom anaesthetic vapour
192		A reply
192		Anaesthetic machine safety - the story continues
193		Halothane vs. sevoflurane in the difficult airway
193		A reply
194		Novel use of capnography during an awake fibreoptic intubation
195		Flush volume for a vascular access device
195		Experience of complications of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy
195		Arterial line insertion
197		Single-lung ventilation via a double lumen tube in a patient with a tracheostomy
198		Acid-base disorders in the critically ill
198		A reply
198		Inadvertent catheterisation of a partial anomalous pulmonary venous channel during central venous cannulation
200		Correct nomenclature for stereo isomers
200		Hypo-osmolar Hartmann's
201		Effective labelling is difficult, but safety really does matter
202		Persistent cough following target-controlled infusion (TCI) with propofol
203		Use of herbal medicines in ambulatory surgical patients
204		Cheese, drug labels and anaesthetic room error
205		A-Q alphabetic anaesthetic assessment algorithm
206		An unusual complication of fasting
206		Can propofol cause keratitis?
206		The incidence of pulmonary oedema in fit patients of African origin
207		Preventing rubber stopper coring
207		Non-English information on ampoules and drug package-inserts
207		Anaesthetic history of a patient: 250 anaesthetics in 30 years
208		Just who do they think we are?
208		Erratum