October 2003 Vol. 58 Issue 10

945		Avoiding adverse outcomes when faced with 'difficulty with ventilation'
		Dominic Bell
949		Extubation - yesterday and today
		R. S. Vaughan
951		Pharmacokinetics of sevoflurane uptake into the brain and body
		C. C. Lu, C. S. Tsai, S. T. Ho, W. Y. Chen, C. S. Wong, J. J. Wang, O. Y. P. Hu and C. Y. Lin
957		A comparison of bispectral index and ARX-derived auditory evoked potential index in measuring the clinical interaction between ketamine and propofol anaesthesia
		H. E. M. Vereecke, M. M. R. F. Struys and E. P. Mortier
962		Consent and anaesthetic risk
		K. Jenkins and A B. Baker
985		Cardiac scoring systems - what is their value?
		S. Ridley
992		Conservation ethics and anaesthesia
		I. T. Houghton
998		A new mirrored laryngoscope*
		R. C. N. McMorrow and R. K. Mirakhur
1003		Assessing the learning needs of college tutors in anaesthesia: proposals for an introductory learning package*
		J. Edgar and R. Glavin
1007		Sacrococcygeal local anaesthesia versus general anaesthesia for pilonidal sinus surgery: a prospective randomised trial
		M. Z. Naja, M. F. Ziade and M. El Rajab
1012		Intragastric pressure and its relevance to protective cricoid force*
		N. Haslam, A. Syndercombe, C. R. Zimmer, L. Edmondson and J. E. Duggan
1015		Assessment of the effect upon maternal knowledge of an information leaflet about pain relief in labour*
		A. Stewart, V. Sodhi, N. Harper and S. M. Yentis
1019		Recent trends in tracheal intubation: a retrospective analysis of 97 904 cases
		S. Yarrow, J. Hare and K. N. Robinson
1023		Research for research's sake?
		N. Hutchinson
1024		Paediatric intensive care training
		B. Taylor, P. Donnison and M. Marsh
1025		Anorexia nervosa and the refeeding syndrome
		E. Whyte, P. Jefferson and D. R. Ball
1025		Herbal medicines in the United Kingdom
		G. M. Lynch
1026		Sleep disruption and performance
		J. Laurenson
1026		Teaching airway skills
		C. Taylor, M. Lim and H. Drewery
1027		Confirming tracheal cannulation during percutaneous tracheostomy without endoscopic guidance
		D. Honan, D. Malkan and E. Tierney
1029		Anaesthesia in an adolescent with Ohtahara syndrome
		H. Boyce and R. Satya-Krishna
1029		The nasal intubation aid (NIA)
		M. Doehn and E. Monaca
1030		A potential hazard with Graseby 3000 syringe pumps
		D. A. C. Wilkinson and N. Mc C. Schofield
1031		Clinical and economic choices in anaesthesia for day surgery
		A. P. J. Lake and M. Khater
1032		Prolonged paralysis following sequential mivacurium administration
		M. Williams, R. M. Young and Q. J. W. Milner
1033		Airway equipment failure due to a new staff member in Sterile Services
		C. Smith and R. Clark
1033		Digital block improves pulse oximetry signal in vasoconstricted patients
		P. D. Erasmus
1034		Gangrene of digits associated with radial artery cannulation
		A. Y. C. Wong and A. M. O'Regan
1035		Remifentanil infusion calculation made simple
		P. J. A. Lesser
1036		Pre-operative psychosis following oral lorazepam
		P. K. Sinha and S. P. Ambesh
1036		Solvents in pregnancy: an emerging problem in obstetrics and obstetric anaesthesia
		K. M. Kuczkowski
1037		Acute respiratory syndrome associated with extreme Superpruf aerosol
		M. S. Malik and B. Chappell
1038		An evaluation of safety of storage practices of laryngeal mask airways and tracheal tubes
		K. Z. Khan, M. West and R. J. Vickers
1040		Re-use of equipment between patients receiving total intravenous anaesthesia
		R. L. Marshall
1041		Transient hearing loss with labour epidural block
		P. A. J. Hardy
1041		Neurological sequelae following methylene blue injection for parathyroidectomy
		S. J. Martindale and J. C. Stedeford
1042		Caesarean section in a cocaine-intoxicated parturient: regional vs. general anaesthesia?
		K. M. Kuczkowski
1043		A method of blood conservation in Jehovah's witnesses
		T. Asai, K. Shingu and K. Fujise
1044		Labour-induced sickle cell crisis in a previously asymptomatic parturient with sickle cell disease
		K. M. Kuczkowski
1045		Was Che an anaesthetist?
		W. O. Roberts
1046		The pre-operative assessment and referral of elderly patients with high operative risk
		C. Allen, J. Myatt, H.J. Wise and M. Thomas
1046		Survey and audit of immediate medical management of patients with proximal femoral fracture admitted to a district hospital
		A. Ansari, S. Al-Rashed, D. Oliver and D. Harding
1047		Pre-operative saline versus gelatin for patients with fractured hip
		E. Chan, M.J. Parker and R. Griffiths
1048		Outcome in elderly patients after critical care
		A.K. Kayal and L. Gemmell
1049		Practical Perioperative Transoesophageal Echocardiography
		M. J. Bennett
1049		Making Sense of Lung Function Tests: A hands-on guide
		S. Harris
1050		Paediatric Anaesthesia and Critical Care in a District Hospital
		S. Courtman and S. Wrigley