November 2005 Vol. 60 Issue 11

1055		Anaesthetic practitioners in the UK: promise, perils and psychology
1059		The pharmaco-economics of peri-operative statin therapy
		B. M. Biccard, J. W. Sear and P. Foëx
1064		A prospective, randomised controlled trial comparing the efficacy of pre-oxygenation in the 20° head-up vs supine position*
		S. Lane, D. Saunders, A. Schofield, R. Padmanabhan, A. Hildreth and D. Laws
1068		Effect of amniotic fluid on coagulation and platelet function in pregnancy: an evaluation using thromboelastography*
		M. J. P. Harnett, D L. Hepner, S. Datta and B. S. Kodali
1073		The effects of ambient music on simulated anaesthesia monitoring
		P. M. Sanderson, N. Tosh, S. Philp, J. Rudie, M. O. Watson and W. J. Russell
1079		Anaesthetic management of placenta accreta: use of a pre-operative high and low suspicion classification*
		C. F. Weiniger, T. Elram, Y. Ginosar, D. Mankuta, C. Weissman and Y. Ezra
1085		Predictors of emotional outcomes of intensive care
		J. E. Rattray, M. Johnston and J. A. W. Wildsmith
1093		Implementation of a tight glycaemic control protocol using a web-based insulin dose calculator
		A. N. Thomas, A. E. Marchant, M. C. Ogden and S. Collin
1101		Variation in end-of-life decision making between critical care consultants*
		B. Poulton, S. Ridley, R. Mackenzie-Ross and S. Rizvi
1106		Statin therapy: a potentially useful peri-operative intervention in patients with cardiovascular disease
		B. M. Biccard, J. W. Sear and P. Foëx
1115		The nuclear power industry as an alternative analogy for safety in anaesthesia and a novel approach for the conceptualisation of safety goals
		C. S. Webster
1123		Outer diameter and shape of paediatric tracheal tube cuffs at higher inflation pressures
		V. Bernet, A. Dullenkopf, P. Maino and M. Weiss
1129		Airway rescue in acute upper airway obstruction using a ProSeal™ Laryngeal mask airway and an Aintree Catheter™: a review of the ProSeal™ Laryngeal mask airway in the management of the difficult airway
		T. M. Cook, J. Silsby and T. P. Simpson
1137		Caesarean section following the Fontan procedure: two different deliveries and different anaesthetic choices in the same patient
		L. Eid, Y. Ginosar, U. Elchalal, A. Pollak and C. F. Weiniger
1141		An unusual case of early fulminant post-traumatic fat embolism syndrome
		M. Huber-Lang, A. Brinkmann, J. Straeter, A. Beck, A. Gauss and F. Gebhard
1144		More on the CobraPLA
1147		Management of the unexpected difficult airway
1149		Patient choice vs. finite resources
1149		Spina bifida, tethered cord and regional anaesthesia
1150		Interpleural anaesthesia for mastectomy
1151		Sevoflurane delivery via the Triservice apparatus
1151		Remifentanil sedation in a critically ill obstetric patient
1152		Use of the common gas outlet for supplementary oxygen during Caesarean section
1153		Single-use laryngeal masks for the management of unexpected failed intubation
1154		Preventing leaks during positive pressure ventilation via the laryngeal mask airway
1154		A novel method of nasogastric tube insertion
1156		A response to ‘Delayed haemolytic transfusion reaction and hyperhaemolysis complicating peri-operative blood transfusion in sickle cell disease
1156		A reply
1156		A response to ‘The use of recombinant activated Factor VII in the control of haemorrhage following blunt pelvic trauma
1157		A reply
1157		A response to ‘Cervical epidural abscess: a rare complication of intravenous cannulation’
1158		A response to ‘Lipid emulsion to treat bupivacaine toxicity’
1158		A response to ‘Lymphocyte contamination of laryngoscope blades – a possible vector for transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease’
1159		A reply