January 2005 Vol. 60 Issue 1

1		Toward safer central venous access: ultrasound guidance and sound advice
		A. P. Hall and W. C. Russell
5		Predictors of long-term mortality and cardiac events in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease who survive major non-cardiac surgery
		M. Filipovic, R. V. Jeger, T. Girard, C. Probst, M. Pfisterer, L. Gürke, W. Studer and M. D. Seeberger
12		Peri-operative complications during percutaneous tracheostomy in obese patients
		C. Byhahn, V. Lischke, D. Meininger, S. Halbig and K. Westphal
16		B-Type natriuretic peptide and the prediction of outcome in patients admitted to intensive care
		B. H. Cuthbertson, R. R. Patel, B. L. Croal, J. Barclay and G. S. Hillis
22		Patient controlled analgesia for labour: a comparison of remifentanil with pethidine*
		J. M. Blair, G. T. Dobson, D. A. Hill, G. R. McCracken and J. P. H. Fee
28		Randomised trial of intravenous infusion of ephedrine or mephentermine for management of hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section
		A. Kansal, M. Mohta, A. K. Sethi, A. Tyagi and P. Kumar
35		A comparative study of preload-adjusted maximal and peak power: assessment of ventricular performance in clinical practice
		R. Amà, T. Claessens, C. Roosens, P. Segers, P. Verdonck and J. Poelaert
41		Effect of cricoid pressure on the view at laryngoscopy*
		N. Haslam, L. Parker and J. E. Duggan
48		Drug related critical incidents
		F. A. Khan and M. Q. Hoda
53		A quantitative analysis of anaesthetist-patient communication during the pre-operative visit
		C. H. Kindler, L. Szirt, D. Sommer, R. Häusler and W. Langewitz
60		The Glidescope® system: a clinical assessment of performance
		M. R. Rai, A. Dering and C. Verghese
65		The desaturation response time of finger pulse oximeters during mild hypothermia*
		D. B. MacLeod, L. I. Cortinez, J. C. Keifer, D. Cameron, D. R. Wright, W. D. White, E. W. Moretti, L. R. Radulescu and J. Somma
72		Randomised controlled cross-over comparison of continuous positive airway pressure through the Hamilton Galileo ventilator with a Dräger CF 800 device*
		P. J. Sutton, C. L. Perkins, S. P. Giles, D. F. McAuley and F. Gao
77		Management of a parturient with respiratory failure secondary to cystic fibrosis
		A. J. D. Cameron and T. A. J. Skinner
81		Postoperative course and anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse - a case report
		M. Medras, U. Tworowska, P. Jozkow, A. Dumanski and A. Dubinski
85		Spinal anaesthesia despite combined clopidogrel and aspirin therapy in a patient awaiting lung transplantation: effects of platelet transfusion on clotting tests
		F. Herbstreit and J. Peters
88		Interaction between infusion equipment resulting in drug overdose in a critically ill patient
		R. Sundaram and A. E. Dell
92		Stanley Arthur Mason MB BS, FRCA, MRCS LRCP, DA, AKC
		M E Ward & T B Boulton
94		Is ethical approval necessary for manikin studies?
		C. Cann, J. E. Hall, P. S. Sudheer and A. Turley
96		Effects of the EWTD on anaesthetic training in the UK
		A. Tomlinson
97		Airway alert information following difficult intubations
		K. Chandradeva and S. M. Ghosh
97		Another double 'tails-up' capnograph
		K. PattinsonC. Imray
98		Effect of injected epinephrine on the end-tidal carbon dioxide concentration
		Z. Tabboush and M. Diab
98		Low' femoral vein puncture
		A. K. Saxena
98		Continuous paravertebral block for thoraco-abdominal oesophageal surgery
		F. E. Kelly, J. A. Murdoch, D. J. Sanders and R. G. Berrisford
99		Horner's syndrome after general anaesthesia
		D. Atkinson, A. McCluskey and A. M. T. Richardson
100		An unusual complication of hand hygiene
		H. S. Roberts, R. J. Self and M. Coxon
101		Unilateral hypoglossal nerve injury following the use of a ProSeal™ laryngeal mask
		P. Trümpelmann and T. Cook
102		Gel pads for the difficult airway trolley
		N. Levy
102		Laryngeal mask airway to prevent a gas leak around a tracheal tube
		T. Asai, K. Murao and K. Shingu
102		A live 'foreign body' in an anaesthetic circuit
		S. A. H. Razvi
104		A response to 'Accidental tenfold overdose of propofol in a 6-month old infant undergoing elective craniosynostosis repair', Patermann B, Buzello S, Dück M, Paul M, Kampe S, Anaesthesia 2004; 59: 912-4
		David Crawford
104		A response to 'Alveolar and plasma concentrations of interleukin and vascular endothelial growth factor following oesophagectomy', Cree RTJ, Warnell I, Staunton M, Shaw I, Bullock R, Griffin SM, Baudouin, Anaesthesia 2004; 59: 867-71
		Andrew R. L. Medford
105		A response to 'Conversion reaction following anaesthesia', Haden RA, Anaesthesia 2004; 59: 728-9
		DrVincent Perkins and DrRosel Tallach
105		A response to 'Emergency cricothyrotomy: a randomised crossover trial comparing the wire-guided and catheter-over-needle techniques', Fikkers BG, van Vugt S, van der Hoeven JG, van den Hoogen FJA, Marres HAM, Anaesthesia 2004; 59: 1008-11
		DrRichard Hodgson
105		A response to 'Clearing the cervical spine in unconscious adult trauma patients: A survey of practice in specialist centres in the UK', Jones PS, Wadley J, Healy M, Anaesthesia 2004; 59: 1095-9
		Radha Sundaram and SK Koteeswaren
106		A reply
		P. S. Jones and M. Healy
108		Problems in Anaesthesia: Paediatric Anaesthesia
		S. P. Courtman
108		Anaesthetic and Obstetric Management of High-Risk Pregnancy, 3rd edn
		P. Cowlishaw