November 2003 Vol. 58 Issue 11

1051		Cervical immobilisation collars in ICU: friend or foe?
		C. G. T. Morris and E. McCoy
1053		Doing more with less
		Ian Smith
1056		Pharmacological characteristics and side effects of a new galenic formulation of propofol without soyabean oil*
		M. Paul, M. Dueck, S. Kampe, H. Fruendt and S. M. Kasper
1063		The provision and practice of renal replacement therapy on adult intensive care units in the United Kingdom
		S. E. Wright, A. Bodenham, A. I. K. Short, J. H. Turney
1070		Making monitoring 'work': human-machine interaction and patient safety in anaesthesia
		A. F. Smith, M. Mort, D. Goodwin and C. Pope
1079		A web-based system for teaching, assessment and examination of the undergraduate peri-operative medicine curriculum
		D. W. Wheeler, K. D. Whittlestone, H. L. Smith, A. K. Gupta and D. K. Menonon behalf of the East Anglian Peri-operative Medicine Undergraduate Teaching Forum
1087		A clinical evaluation of the Bonfils Intubation Fibrescope*
		M. Halligan and P. Charters
1092		Anaesthetic considerations in a parturient with varicella presenting for Caesarean section
		N. W. Brown, A. P. R. Parsons and P. C. A. Kam
1096		Pre-operative hepatitis in a woman treated with Chinese medicines
		L. A. H. Critchley, D. Q. Chen, T. T. Chu, B. S. Fok and C. Yeung
1101		Assessment of postsurgical recovery after discharge using a pen computer diary*
		A. Begg, G. Drummond and B. Tiplady
1106		Post-splenectomy thrombocytopenia: implications for regional analgesia
		H. A. McLure, S. Trenfield, A. Quereshi and J. Williams
1111		Prediction of difficult laryngoscopy in obese patients by ultrasound quantification of anterior neck soft tissue*
		T. Ezri, G. Gewürtz, D. I. Sessler, B. Medalion, P. Szmuk, C. Hagberg and S. Susmallian
1114		Anaesthesia for Caesarean section: a survey in a UK region from 1992 to 2002
		J. G. Jenkins and M. M. Khan
1119		Pre-operative information about anaesthesia - is more better?
		S. El-Sayeh and N. G. Lavies
1120		Patient refusal of risk information and consent
		N. G. Smart, D. A. Varveris and S. Hivey
1120		Mortgage advice - helping you to choose your anaesthetic
		F. Martin
1121		Consultation before anaesthesia
		J.-J. Lehot
1121		Consent in patients with language dificulties
		S. Quadri and P. Saunders
1121		The use of ethnicity to identify the population at risk in pre-operative sickle cell screening
		P. Aspinall
1123		Sleep quality following general anaesthesia
		L. M. Bromley, B. Brandner and M. Blagrove
1124		An interesting case of postoperative stridor
		P. Hynam
1125		Double labelling syringes
		B. Phypers
1125		Cannabis abuse and anaesthesia
		P. M. Mills and N. Penfold
1127		Paediatric central venous catheter insertion
		C. R. Carey and R. Stenz
1128		Medico legal awareness regarding unlicensed drug administration
		E. A. Elrazek
1129		Nasotracheal intubation for head and neck surgery
		R. Williamson
1131		Capnography during fibreoptic intubation
		T. Asai, K. Murao and K. Shingu
1131		Breathing system malfunction and the 'extra circuit'
		O. Sanehi
1132		Use of a Proseal LMA for maintenance after failed intubation during a modified rapid sequence induction
		S. Baxter, A. Brooks and T. Cook
1133		ProSeal exchange using a gum elastic bougie in the lateral body position
		J. Brimacombe, T. Diprose, Y. Lim and C. Keller
1134		Lingual tonsil hypertrophy: airway management
		M. Al Shamaa, P. Jefferson and D. R. Ball
1135		No pressure! Just feel the force...
		N. P. Wilson
1136		One handed central line technique
		M. Wilson
1136		Evaluation of an insulated Tuohy needle system for the placement of interscalene brachial plexus catheters
		F. J. Singelyn
1137		Prolonged succinylcholine apnoea resulting from acquired deficiency of plasma cholinesterase
		J. C. Norris
1137		Use of vegetarian propofol in Jain community of India
		M. Munjal, D. Sood, V. K. Gupta, A. Singh and T. K. Kaul
1137		Remifentanil for the pain of pancreatitis
		S. T. Gopal, M. P. Lane and G. R. Park
1138		An unusual cause of diabetic ketoacidosis
		A. Myburgh
1139		Sciatic nerve block in amputees
		M. Hariprasad and D. Greig
1139		Confirming the position of the thoracic epidural catheter
		J. Isaac
1139		Managing accidentally cut epidural catheters
		J. Armstrong
1140		Scabies: a differential diagnosis of pruritus following subarachnoid opioid administration
		K. M. Kuczkowski
1141		A new sign of successful paediatric caudal placement
		O. Hill and S. Rolfe
1142		Use of mini Doppler for arterial cannulation
		R. K. Kota
1142		The eye of a pregnant woman and obstetric anaesthesia
		K. M. Kuczkowski
1143		A novel use for the ProSeal laryngeal mask
		S. Green and M. Soskin
1143		Radiographic guided epidural placement
		M. Khan and S. J. Dolin
1144		The management of succinylcholine apnoea
		I. Barker
1144		Scavenging malfunction
		J. S. Gray and G. A. Evans
1145		A comparison of simulated difficult intubation with multiple-use and single-use bougies
		M. M. Lim and M. Pead
1147		A response to 'Mobile phones in the hospital - past, present and future', Klein AA, Djaiani GN, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 353-7.
		C. Morris
1147		A response to 'Anaesthetised for evacuation of retained products of conception; delivered a baby instead', Kuehn B, Saxenta HN, Menon G, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 725-6.
		C. Morris
1148		A response to 'Uncommon cause of itchy back in pregnancy', Ng HP, Plaat F, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 399-400.
		B. B. Bhala
1148		A response to 'Editorial - Patient information, risk and choice', Smith AF, Anaesthesia 2003: 58; 409-11.
		A. Prabhu and P. Pradhan
1149		A response to 'Sexual hallucinations during and after sedation and anaesthesia' Balasubramaniam B, Park GR, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 549-53.
		R. Satya-Krishna
1149		A response to 'Syringe labelling in critical care areas', Souter A, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 713.
		N. Puttick
1149		In response to 'Syringe labelling in critical care areas', Souter A, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 713.
		W. J. Russell
1150		A response to 'Post dural puncture headache' Davies JR, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 398.
		J. R. Davies
1150		A response to 'Editorial 2 - Syringe labelling - an international standard' Birks RJS, Simpson PJ, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 518-19.
		P. Pradhan and A. Prabhu
1151		A response to 'A comparison of cyclizine, ondansetron and placebo as prophylaxis against postoperative nausea and vomiting in children' O'Brien CM, Titley G, Whitehurst P, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 707-11.
		M Oldman, P. Youngs and A. Johnson
1151		A response to 'Rapidly repeated intravenous boluses of salbutamol for acute severe asthma' Sellers WFS, Messahel B, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 680-3.
		N. J. D. MaCartney
1152		A response to 'Major incident preparation' Johnson RV, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 807.
		E. Walsh
1152		In response to 'Editorial 1 - Use of intravenous salbutamol in acute severe asthma', Browne GJ, Wilkins BH, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 729-32.
		A. McD. Johnson
1152		In response to 'Assessing the difficult airway', Hosking E, Morris EAJ, Johnson CJH, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 811.
		R. A. Semonov
1153		In response to 'Consent for anaesthesia', White SM, Baldwin TJ, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 760-74.
		P. Jones
1153		In response to 'Consent for anaesthesia', White SM, Baldwin TJ, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 760-74.
		T. Woodcock
1154		In response to 'Effect of introducing the Modified Early Warning score on clinical outcomes, cardio-pulmonary arrests and intensive care utilisation in acute medical admissions', Subbe CP et al., Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 797-802.
		P. Frost
1154		In response to 'Adverse events following NPSA guidelines', Slater RM, Shaw J, Anaesthesia 2003: 58; 817.
		L. Bandara
1154		In response to 'Local anaesthetic antibacterial activity', Eldor J, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 926-8.
		F. Reynolds
1154		In response to 'Locking the K away', Phypers B, Thomas R, Anaesthesia 2003; 58: 816-7.
		L. Bandara
1156		Recent Advances in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 22
		S. Boumphrey
1156		Atlas of Pain Injection Techniques
		C. Stannard
1158		Errata