March 2004 Vol. 59 Issue 3

211		Pre-preparation of succinylcholine: significant waste for questionable benefit
		A. M. Gurung and A. A. Tomlinson
213		Design issues for studies into prevention of chronic pain: lessons from post-herpetic neuralgia
		W. Opstelten, A. J. M. van Wijck and K. G. M. Moons
216		Pharmacokinetics of desflurane uptake into the brain and body
		C. C. Lu, C. S. Tsai, S. T. Ho, C. M. Chueng, J. J. Wang, C. S. Wong, S. Y. Chang and C. Y. Lin
222		A randomised, controlled study of peri-operative low dose s(+)-ketamine in combination with postoperative patient-controlled s(+)-ketamine and morphine after radical prostatectomy*
		D. G. Snijdelaar, H. B. Cornelisse, R. L. Schmid and J. Katz
229		The effects of indomethacin on intracranial pressure and cerebral haemodynamics in patients undergoing craniotomy: A randomised prospective study
		M. Rasmussen, A. Tankisi and G. E. Cold
237		Subcutaneous tissue oxygen tension after coronary revascularisation with and without cardiopulmonary bypass
		C. Cody, D. J. Buggy, B. Marsh and D. C. Moriarity
243		The effect of positive airway pressure during pre-oxygenation and induction of anaesthesia upon duration of non-hypoxic apnoea
		A. Herriger, Ph. Frascarolo, D. R. Spahn and L. Magnusson
248		Measuring tracheal airway pressures during transtracheal jet ventilation: an observational study*
		C. Patel and A. Diba
252		Pressures within air-filled tracheal cuffs at altitude - an in vivo study
		J. Henning, P. Sharley and R. Young
255		Thrombocytopenia in the parturient
		P. C. A. Kam, S. A. Thompson and A. C. S. Liew
265		The moisture-conserving performance of breathing system filters during the first three minutes of simulated use
		A. R. Wilkes
271		The moisture-conserving performance of breathing system filters in use with simulated circle anaesthesia breathing systems*
		A. R. Wilkes
278		The effect of gas flow on the filtration performance of breathing system filters
		A. R. Wilkes
283		Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor related angioedema and the anaesthetist
		M. R. Rai, F. Amen and F. Idrees
290		Local anaesthesia and sedation for rigid bronchoscopy for emergency relief of central airway obstruction
		I. D. Conacher and E. Curran
293		Viral gastroenteritis - a danger to the patient, a danger to the staff
		R. Appelboam and E. Hammond
296		CPR for the canary
		K. Stuart-Smith
297		ICU, cervical collars and immobilisation
		P. S. Jones and M. Healy
299		Nasotracheal intubation in a patient with maxillo-facial and basal skull fractures
		B. B. Lee
300		Use of the laryngeal tube during emergence from anaesthesia in a patient with an unstable neck
		T. Asai and K. Shingu
301		Capnography vs. bronchoscopy for percutaneous tracheostomy placement
		M. Gründling, D. Pavlovic, S.-O. Kuhn and F. Feyerherd
302		Internal jugular vein thrombophlebitis secondary to oropharyngeal infection with Fusobacterium necrophorum
		M. B. Khakhar, H. Al- Sahaf and L. Neville
303		Difficult intubation due to ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament
		M. Bougaki, S. Sawamura, F. Matsushita and K. Hanaoka
304		Check the capnograph
		P. Gauthama and E. Morris
305		Change of datasheet for ketorolac
		R. Knaggs and M. W. Bennett
305		Unusual complication during knee arthroscopy
		O. D. Tommaso, A. Nisticò and A. Vitullo
306		Isoflurane damage to a Draeger Primus anaesthetic machine
		T. Vemmer, R. Srikiran and B. Liban
307		Desflurane spillage during refilling
		G. D. Wearne
308		Perineal pruritus and dexamethasone
		K. M. Kuczkowski
309		Cerebral oximetry and an unanticipated circulatory arrest
		T. J. Papadimos and A. P. Marco
310		Unexpected failure of a laryngoscope
		M. K. Doddi and B. H. Heidemann
310		A better pill to swallow?
		K. Ramachandran, L. Vries and R. Haden
311		Local causes of inaccuracy in 'Who operates when? II'
		A. J. G. Gray
311		Erratum
312		Book review - Raising the Standard: Information for Patients
		Karen Grimsehl and Peter Davies