January 2003 Vol. 58 Issue 1

1		Consent for observational studies in critical care: time to open Pandora's Box
		Michael C. ReadeJ. Duncan Young
4		Getting There - by evolution, not revolution.
		Michael Harmer
6		Mechanisms contributing to the vaso-active effects of prilocaine in human skin
		D. J. Newton,E. L. Sur,F. Khan,G. A. McLeod and J. J. F. Belch
11		Anaesthetists' attitudes towards awareness and depth-of-anaesthesia monitoring
		P. S. Myles,J. A. Symons and K. Leslie
17		The neuroanaesthesia workforce in Great Britain and Ireland
		P. A. Farling
24		The effect of nitrous oxide on cerebral blood flow velocity in children anaesthetised with desflurane*
		C. Karsli,I. A. Luginbuehl and B. Bissonnette
28		The thienopyridine derivatives (platelet adenosine diphosphate receptor antagonists), pharmacology and clinical developments
		P. C. A. Kam and C. M. Nethery
36		A strange little book
		D. J. Wilkinson
42		A comparison of the laryngeal mask airway and PAXpressTM for short surgical procedures
		S. M. Ahmed,M. Maroof,R. M. Khan,V. Singhal and K. A. Rizvi
45		A comparison of simulated difficult intubation with multiple-use and single-use bougies in a manikin*
		R. Annamaneni,I. Hodzovic,A. R. Wilkes and I. P. Latto
50		The importance of metabolic rate and the folly of body surface area calculations
		S. Gibson and A. Numa
55		A study of the impact of long-term tobacco smoking on postoperative intensive care admission
		A. M. Møller,T. Pedersen,N. Villebro,A. Schnaberich,M. Haas and R. Tønnesen
60		The effect of neuromuscular blockade on the efficiency of mask ventilation of the lungs*
		M. W. P. Goodwin,J. J. Pandit,K. Hames,M. Popat and S. M. Yentis
64		The effect of intra-operative video on patient anxiety
		A. K. Y. Man,J. C. M. Yap,S. Y. Kwan,K. L. Suen,H. S. Yip and P. P. Chen
69		Plasma paracetamol concentrations after different doses of rectal paracetamol in older children A comparison of 1g vs. 40mg.kg-1
		T. K. Howell and D. Patel
73		Airway Alerts'. How UK anaesthetists organise, document and communicate difficult airway management*
		F. A. Barron,D. R. Ball,P. Jefferson and J. Norrie
77		Changes in cerebral oxygenation in children undergoing surgical repair of ventricular septal defects
		Y. Morimoto,Y. Niida,K. Hisano,Y. Hua,O. Kemmotsu,T. Murashita and K. Yasuda,
84		Global performance measures in intensive care
		J. C. Watts
86		Magnetic resonance compatible equipment: read the small print!
		P. FarlingM. E. McBrienR. J. Winder
87		Immediate postanaesthetic recovery
		J. S. Bewley
87		A case for 'doing it in theatre'
		R. Thomas
88		A new device to facilitate blind tracheal intubation
		P. Tjong Joe Wai
89		Wrong blood in theatre
		F. ReganP. Hewitt
90		Fibreoptic equipment and prion disease
		A. DombrovskiM. PopatA. Farmery
91		Awareness and traumatic recall of cricoid pressure
		A. J. CadamyC. Bong
91		Tension gastrothorax
		O. PrattO. R. Dearlove
92		Continuous saline flow technique' prevents air entrainment during intrapleural block
		P. NalwayaR. Dravid
93		Flash forward: the new flashback?
		M. H. Coupe
93		Glass particle contamination: is it here to stay?
		S. T. LyeN. C. Hwang
94		Injection cap with missing septum
		B. Fitzwilliams
95		Isoflurane and coronary steal
		A. TeoK. F. Koh
95		Anaesthesia management in a patient with Aicardi's Syndrome
		T. IacobucciM. GaleoneG. de Francisci
96		Total intravenous anaesthesia without muscle relaxant for eye surgery in a patient with Kugelberg-Welander Syndrome
		J. C. Watts
97		Carbon dioxide pneumothorax during laparoscopic fundoplication
		L. M. C. LeongA. Ali
97		Safety and effectiveness of epidurals
		M. R. DuffyR. J. WoodM. Alexander-Williams
98		Recurrent positional ventricular tachycardia in a patient with carcinoma of the oesophagus
		P. L. GautamS. Kathuria, D. SoodTeJ. K. Kaul
98		A postoperative respiratory arrest in a post poliomyelitis patient
		E. MagiC. Recine, B. KlockenbuschE. A. Cascianini
99		Drug syringe labelling
		P. Foster
100		Pain control in day-case surgery
		D. S. EarlS. GrimesS. M. Kinsella
101		Postoperative cough-induced recurrence of spinal anaesthesia in the parturient
		K. M. KuczkowskiJ. L. Benumof
101		Hypno-analgesia for a labouring parturient with contra-indications to central neuraxial block
		A. M. Cyna
101		Post dural puncture headache
		M. J. ClarkW. F. S. Sellers
102		Scary white stuff
		A. Kopka
103		Hold up' and the gum elastic bougie
		L. E. DaggP. JeffersonD. R. Ball
103		Development of the 'gum-elastic bougie'
		J. J. Henderson
104		Gum elastic bougies
		M. J. Boscoe
104		Remifentanil infusion rate calculation
		S. Chelliah
104		An unusual problem with pulse oximetry
		R. Spencer
105		Erratum
106		Book Review: How to Survive in Anaesthetics (2nd Edition)
		Richard Walker and Tasneem Ali