October 2004 Vol. 59 Issue 10

943		Routine pre-oxygenation - a new 'minimum standard' of care?
		DrM. D. Dominic BellMPhil MB ChB FRCA
946		Critical care rosters and workload
		S. A. Ridley, MD, FRCA
948		Left ventricular mechanical performance in elderly patients after induction of anaesthesia. A comparison of inhalational induction with sevoflurane and intravenous induction with fentanyl and propofol
		K. Nishikawa, N. Kanaya, M. Kawamata and A. Namiki
954		Effect of propofol and isoflurane anaesthesia on the immune response to surgery*
		T. Inada, Y. Yamanouchi, S. Jomura, S. Sakamoto, M. Takahashi, T. Kambara and K. Shingu
960		A National Survey of ICU consultant working practices at weekends*
		E. O. Thomas
967		Non-invasive ventilation in surgical patients in a district general hospital
		R. Badiger, M. Green, H. Hackwood, C. Palin and C. D. Shee
971		The accuracy of trained nurses in pre-operative health assessment: results of the OPEN study
		W. A. van Klei, P. J. Hennis, J. Moen, C. J. Kalkman and K. G. M. Moons
979		Stability of an epidural analgesic admixture containing epinephrine, fentanyl and bupivacaine
		M. J. Priston, J. M. Hughes, M. Santillo and I. W. Christie
984		A pharmacokinetic study of piroxicam in children*
		P. Dix, D. P. Prosser and P. Streete
988		Extending low-dose epidural analgesia for emergency Caesarean section using ropivacaine 0.75%
		R. D. Sanders, S. Mallory, D. N. Lucas, T. Chan, S. Yeo and S. M. Yentis
993		Vasopressin and terlipressin: pharmacology and its clinical relevance
		P. C. A. Kam, S. Williams and F. F. Y. Yoong
1002		Bibliometric analysis of original molecular biology research in anaesthesia
		K. Schreiber, T. Girard and C. H. Kindler
1008		Emergency cricothyrotomy: a randomised crossover trial comparing the wire-guided and catheter-over-needle techniques
		B. G. Fikkers, S. van Vugt, J. G. van der Hoeven, F. J. A. van den Hoogen and H. A. M. Marres
1012		A homemade model for training in cricothyrotomy*
		S. S. Varaday, S. M. Yentis and S. Clarke
1016		The Cardiff paediatric laryngoscope blade: a comparison with the Miller size 1 and Macintosh size 2 laryngoscope blades*
		R. M. Jones, P. L. Jones, C. D. Gildersleve, J. E. Hall, L. J. E. Harding and M. S. Chawathe
1020		Thyroid storm prior to induction of anaesthesia
		E. A. Hirvonen, L. K. Niskanen, and M. M. Niskanen
1023		Ultrasound guidance for a lateral approach to the sciatic nerve in the popliteal fossa
		C. J. L. McCartney, I. Brauner and V. W. S. Chan
1026		Precautions against infection from anaesthetic procedures
		M. Akioyame and P. Radford
1027		Clearing the cervical spine in polytrauma
		G. Imrie
1028		Thoracic paravertebral blockade
		K. Fitzgerald and D. Harmon
1029		Emergency airway access equipment
		B. E. McGuire
1030		Respiratory obstruction secondary to laryngeal mask failure
		A. J. England
1031		Intra-operative 'hypertensive crisis' due to faulty transducer
		A. Bhatia and I. Mackenzie
1032		Anaesthesia after cleft palate repair
		O. Dearlove, R. J. Perkins and G. Briggs
1033		International Colour Coding for syringe drug labels: a survey
		R. Baba and A. S. Ravalia
1033		Monitoring seizures with the Bispectral index
		R. E. Tallach, D. R. Ball and P. Jefferson
1034		The double 'tails-up' capnograph
		S. Rassam, J. Hall and J. Mecklenburgh
1035		Incompatibility of defibrillators and electrode pads
		F. Melvin and C. Brown
1036		Correct positioning of feeding tubes
		I. Ahmad
1036		Sleep deprivation and performance
		O. Dearlove and G. Briggs
1037		Abstracts from the Pain Society's Annual Meeting in Manchester, 30 March-2 April 2004
1042		Abstracts from the Annual Meeting of the Difficult Airway Society in Edinburgh, December 2003
1047		Chloroform. The quest for oblivion
		David J Wilkinson
1047		Handbook of Pain Relief in Older Adults. An Evidence-Based Approach
		L. Margetts and A. Dashfield