February 2003 Vol. 58 Issue 2

107		Novel Airway Devices: Spoilt for Choice?
		T. M. Cook
111		Alveolar recruitment strategy improves arterial oxygenation after cardiopulmonary bypass
		B. A. Claxton,P. Morgan,H. Mckeague,A. Mulpur and J. Berridge
117		Pre-operative screening: Criteria for referring to anaesthetists
		W. G. Hilditch, A. J. Asbury and J. M. Crawford
125		Multivariate analysis of factors associated with umbilical arterial pH and standard base excess after Caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia*
		W. D. Ngan Kee and A. Lee
131		Effect of intra-operative magnesium sulphate on pain relief and patient comfort after major lumbar orthopaedic surgery
		Ch. Levaux, V. Bonhomme, P. Y. Dewandre, J. F. Brichant and P. Hans
136		Laboratory and clinical comparisons of the Streamlined Liner of the Pharynx Airway (SLIPA™) with the laryngeal mask airway*
		D. M. Miller and D. Light
143		Assessment of the Ventrix parenchymal intracranial pressure monitoring probe (NL950-P) and Monitor (NL950-100) in a 3 Tesla magnetic resonance scanner
		J. P. Coles,L. A. Steiner,J. Martin,T. Donovan,P. J. Hutchinson,T. A. Carpenter and D. K. Menon
149		Mainstream vs. sidestream capnometry for prediction of arterial carbon dioxide tension during supine craniotomy
		K. L. Chan,M. T. V. Chan and T. Gin
156		Calibration of three capnographs for use with helium and oxygen gas mixtures*
		J. A. S. Ball and R. M. Grounds
161		The need for a regional weaning centre, a one-year survey of intensive care weaning delay in the Northern Region of England*
		V. Robson,J. Poynter,P. G. Lawler and S. V. Baudouin
165		Prevention of propofol-induced injection pain by remifentanil: a placebo-controlled comparison with lidocaine*
		K. D. Roehm, S. N. Piper, W. H. Maleck and J. Boldt
170		A comparison of target-controlled with patient-controlled administration of propofol combined with midazolam for sedation during dental surgery
		R. Burns,A. F. McCrae and B. Tiplady
176		A comparison of total intravenous with balanced anaesthesia for middle ear surgery: effects on postoperative nausea and vomiting, pain and conditions of surgery*
		K. Mukherjee,C. Seavell,E. Rawlings and A. Weiss
180		White cell count and intensive care unit outcome
		U. Waheed,P. Williams,S. Brett,G. Baldock and N. Soni
183		Peri-operative optimisation
184		The role of evidence-based methods in scientific study
184		Making herbal medicines safe
185		Airway management training for all
185		Unfinished business
185		Emergency physicians: additional providers of emergency anaesthesia?
186		A 'foreign body' in the circuit filter
187		Unexpected difficult intubation with Portex tracheal tube introducer
187		Post intubation airway obstruction in thyroid surgery
188		Treatment of laryngospasm
189		Another use for capnography
189		Improved submental intubation
190		Finding a use for the lumen in the Portex Tracheal Tube Guide
190		Oxygen delivery failure
191		An evaluation of the PAxpress Pharyngeal Airway
192		Bougie trauma - what trauma?
194		Air - oxygen flowmeter confusion
195		Bronchospasm and difficult intubation
196		Cricoid ring thing
196		Anaphylaxis to rocuronium
196		Remifentanil for phaeochromocytoma resection
197		Sedation using remifentanil
198		Todd's paralysis following sedation for sleep nasendoscopy
199		Local clinical research and changes in local clinical practice
200		A vaginal ultrasound probe is better than nothing
201		Bretylium in the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome: uncommon side-effect of a common drug
202		Donepezil and succinylcholine
202		Ipsilateral arm swelling - a rare complication of jugular venous catheterisation
203		Blood bath
204		Book review - Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia
		Martin B. Coates
204		Book reviews - Self-Assessment Colour Review of General Critical Care
		P. MacNaughton