May 2002 Vol. 57 Issue 5

421		Anaesthesia in the Magnetic Resonance Unit: a hazardous environment
424		Efficacy of ropivacaine compared with ropivacaine plus sufentanil for postoperative analgesia after major knee surgery
		C. Lorenzini,L. B. Moreira and M. B. C. Ferreira
429		Study of a combined percutaneous local anaesthetic and nitric oxide-generating system for venepuncture
		A. T. Tucker,E. Makings and N. Benjamin
434		Outcome evaluation in a surgical intensive care unit in Barbados
		S. Hariharan,H. S. L. Moseley and A. Y. Kumar
442		Assessment of photoplethysmographic signals for the determination of splanchnic oxygen saturation in humans
		A. J. Crerar-Gilbert,P. A. Kyriacou,D. P. Jones and R. M. Langford
446		Comparison of sevoflurane and nitrous oxide mixture with nitrous oxide alone for inhalation conscious sedation in children having dental treatment: a randomised controlled trial
		G. Y. Lahoud and P. A. Averley
451		Gabapentin: pharmacology and its use in pain management
		M. A. Rose and P. C. A. Kam
463		Morton's design of the early ether vaporisers
		P. Desbarax
470		Assessment of the Caradyne WhisperFlow™ for administration of continuous positive airway pressure in a 3 Tesla magnetic resonance scanner
		L. A. Steiner,D. A. Chatfield,T. Donovan,J. P. Coles4 and D. K. Menon
475		Nasopharyngeal airway continuous positive airway pressure: a method to wean from or avoid mechanical ventilation in adults
		D. W. Ryan,O. G. W. Weldon and A. J. Kilner
478		Severe hyperphosphataemia and associated electrolyte and metabolic derangement following the administration of sodium phosphate for bowel preparation
		H. L. Tan,Q. Y. Liew,S. Loo and R. Hawkins
484		Quality of handover to the postanaesthesia care unit nurse
		J. S. Anwari
484		Obstetric anaesthetists' workload*
		M. Y. K. Wee,S. M. Yentis and P. Thomas
484		Effect of the addition of ketamine to morphine in patient-controlled analgesia
		C. J. Murdoch,B. A. Crooks and C. D. Miller
501		An alternative suctioning technique
501		Paravertebral block
501		A reply
501		The `facial flashing' of aortic regurgitation
501		Glycopyrronium and hypotension following combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia
501		Is your bougie helping or hindering you?
501		Posterior tracheal wall tear with PercuTwist™
501		Error in calculations
501		Blood contamination of laryngeal mask airways and laryngoscopes - what do we tell our patients?
501		The effect of nitrous oxide on the cuff pressure of the laryngeal tube
501		Take off of the pilot tube on the laryngeal mask
501		Christmas `trachys'
501		Pre-oxygenation
501		A reply
501		Monitoring of the anaesthetic volatile agent may be impaired in hydrocarbons abusers
501		Not so rare Internet sites
501		Propofol infusion for ICU sedation in children
501		Activated protein C in the treatment of sepsis
501		Hallucinations related to artificial ventilation in the prone position
501		Analysis of Internet usage by anaesthesia trainees in the UK and the USA
501		Breathing system obstruction from intravenous giving set caps
501		Anaesthetic management of a patient with Stiff-person syndrome
501		A reply
501		Epidural fixation
501		A reply
501		The influence of abdominoplasty surgery on assessment of level of subarachnoid block
501		Misleading epidural catheter gauge
501		A reply
501		Target-controlled infusions of propofol and remifentanil with closed-loop anaesthesia for hepatic resection
501		Chronic pain funding
501		Patient controlled analgesia (PCA), nurse controlled analgesia (NCA), or epidural controlled analgesia (ECA)
501		Protective effects of acidosis?
501		Anaesthesia and the elderly
522		Book reviews