April 2002 Vol. 57 Issue 4

317		Up, up and away: watching the Caesarean section rate rise
319		Osteocalcin and the hormonal, inflammatory and metabolic response to major orthopaedic surgery
		G. Nicholson,A. E. Bryant,I. A. Macdonald and G. M. Hall
326		A novel method of measuring cricoid force*
		T. J. Clayton and R. G. Vanner
330		The cardiovascular response to insertion of the intubating laryngeal mask airway
		A. Choyce,M. S. Avidan,A. Harvey,C. Patel,C. Timberlake,K. Sarang and L. Tilbrook
334		A retrospective observational study of pre-operative sickle cell screening
		P. L. Pemberton,J. F. Down, J. B. Porter and L. M. Bromley
338		Isoflurane and coronary heart disease
		N. M. Agnew,S. H. Pennefather and G. N. Russell
348		Acid-base physiology: the 'traditional' and the 'modern' approaches"
		A. A. Sirker, A. Rhodes, R. M. Grounds and E. D. Bennett
357		Sir Humphry Davy; his researches in respiratory physiology and his debt to Antoine Lavoisier
		J. S. Sprigge
365		A survey of the use of portable ultrasound for central vein cannulation on critical care units in the UKApparatus
		P. Jefferson,M. N. Ogbue,K. E. StC. Hamilton and D. R. Ball
369		Pump activated by a foot switch pedal for controlled administration of local anaesthetic drugs
		C. Ayoub,A. Lteif,M. Rizk,Z. Khalily and S. Aoude
374		Pressure in the cuffs of tracheal tubes at altitude
		R. P. R. Smith and B. H. McArdle
379		Survey of the use of the gum elastic bougie in clinical practice
		I. P. Latto,M. Stacey,J. Mecklenburgh and R. S. Vaughan
385		A combined technique utilising regional anaesthesia and target-controlled sedation in a patient with myotonic dystrophy
		A. Aquilina and J. Groves
387		Patient-maintained propofol sedation: a follow-up safety study using a modified system in volunteers
		F. Henderson,A. R. Absalom and G. N. C. Kenny
387		A pilot study of patient-led identification of the midline of the lumbar spine
		J. S. Wills,R. Bowie and D. G. Bogod
387		Postanaesthetic shivering - a new look at tramadol
		S. Mathews,A. Al Mulla,P. K. Varghese,K. Radim, and S. Mumtaz
387		The efficacy of lidocaine administered via the LITA™ tracheal tube in attenuating the extubation response in beta-blocked patients following craniotomy*
		J. Andrzejowski and G. Francis
387		The champagne angle
		P. L. Pemberton,I. Calder,C. O'Sullivan and H A. Crockard
404		Midazolam - an anti-emetic?
404		Training surgeons in critical care
404		Cement implantation syndrome
404		A reply
404		Neurophysiological investigation of neurological complication after regional anaesthesia
404		Eldor Needle for combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia
404		Accidental dural puncture and an occluded Tuohy needle
404		Epidural catheter migration
404		Prolonged pre-operative fluid fasting
404		Colour coding for piped Entonox hoses
404		Survey of airway management equipment in day surgery centres
404		Intubating laryngeal mask use in neck injury patients 1
404		Intubating laryngeal mask use in neck injury patients 2
404		Malocclusion testing with the flexible laryngeal mask airway
404		National Anaesthesia Day activities
404		Pre-operative optimisation of high risk surgical patients
404		Alpha-agonists use in cardiac arrest
404		Use of thiopental for rapid sequence induction
404		A reply
404		Switching on to ultrasound
404		Nasal insertion of the oesophageal Doppler probe
404		Reflection; end of an era and a new beginning!
404		Etomidate, adrenal dysfunction and critical care
404		The acute pain service, a model for outreach critical care
404		The intubating laryngeal mask airway as a guide to fibreoscopy
404		Sniff the morning air or drink a pint of beer?
419		Critical Care Focus 7: Nutritional Issues
419		Enjoy your childbirth, the epidural option
419		Prehospital Trauma Care