May 2005 Vol. 60 Issue 5

423		Anaesthetists and Sedation in the Radiology Department: Involved or left behind?
426		Evaluation of a non-invasive method of assessing opioid induced respiratory depression
		K. T. S. Pattinson, M. Bowes, R G. Wise, M. J. Parkes and M. J. Morrell
433		Physostigmine for the prevention of postanaesthetic shivering following general anaesthesia – a placebo-controlled comparison with nefopam
		K. D. Röhm, J. Riechmann, J. Boldt, S. Schuler, S. W. Suttner and S. N. Piper
439		The effect of calcium channel blockers on outcome following the surgical treatment of phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas
		G. Lebuffe, E. D. Dosseh, G. Tek, H. Tytgat, S. Moreno, B. Tavernier, B. Vallet and C. A. G. Proye
445		A comparison of direct laryngoscopy and jaw thrust to aid fibreoptic intubation*
		M. R. Stacey, S. Rassam, R. Sivasankar, J. E. Hall and I. P. Latto
449		A comparison of 0.2 and 0.5 mg intrathecal morphine for postoperative analgesia after total knee replacement
		S. Bowrey, J. Hamer, I. Bowler, C. Symonds and J. E. Hall
453		A comparison of intrathecal fentanyl and diamorphine as adjuncts in spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section
		S. Lane, P. Evans, Z. Arfeen and U. Misra
458		The effect of high altitude commercial air travel on oxygen saturation
		S. Humphreys, R. Deyermond, I. Bali, M. Stevenson and J. P. H. Fee
461		Effect of low dose inhaled anaesthetic agents on the ventilatory response to carbon dioxide in humans: a quantitative review
		J. J. Pandit
470		Management of subarachnoid haemorrhage in a non-neurosurgical centre
		S. R. Wilson, N. P. Hirsch and I. Appleby
486		Appropriate cuff volumes of the Laryngeal Tube
		T. Asai and K. Shingu
490		Mortality from percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy. A report of three cases*
		B. McCormick and A. R. Manara
496		Nitrite-induced methaemoglobinaemia – aetiology, diagnosis and treatment
		J. S. W. Chui, W. T. Poon, K. C. Chan, A. Y. W. Chan and T. A. Buckley
501		Paradoxical embolism through a patent foramen ovale: an unexpected complication of tracheal extubation
		A. J. Turley, J. Thambyrajah, F. L. Clarke and M. J. Stewart
505		Role of electrophysiological study and ablation in the management of recurrent atrial flutter associated with haemodynamic compromise in a critically ill patient
		P. Kojodjojo, P. Kanagaratnam, D. W. Davies, N. S. Peters and V. Markides
509		Shipman and the Anaesthetist
		M. Vickers
510		There is nothing new under the sun
		J. N. Lunn
510		Early thoughts on 'Why Mothers Die 2000-2002'
		N. I. McDonald
511		Percutaneous tracheostomy in obese patients
		P. Morgan
511		Conscious sedation for dental treatment
		J. A. W. Wildsmith
512		Transoesophageal echocardiography for the determination of cardiac output: beware of improper comparisons
		B. Bein, J. Renner and P. H. Tonner
514		The postoperative catabolic state: when do you intervene?
		R. D. Dickerman, J. Morgan and F. Schaller
516		Comparison of tracheal introducers
		G. Frova
518		Airway alerts
		D. R. Ball and P. Jefferson
519		Carbon dioxide in the cuffs of laryngeal mask airways
		E. J. da Silva and S. H. Burnell
519		Use of animal products in vegetarians and others
		S. Sarkar
520		Colloids for vegetarians
		N. Eipe
520		Anaesthesia for vegetarians
		S. Navarange, S. Rathinam, R. Makker and A. Butler
521		Pain on injection of Cleofol®
		D. Sood, A. Tewari, S. Katyal, N. Narula, S. Garg and T. K. Kaul
523		A response to 'Peri-operative complications during percutaneous tracheostomy in obese patients'
		D. A. Dongelmans
523		A reply
		C. Byhahn
523		A response to 'Consent for practising difficult intubation techniques'
		P. Farling
524		A response to 'The Glidescope® system: a clinical assessment of performance'
		H. Sapra and P. Farling
524		A response to 'Toward safer central venous access: ultrasound guidance and sound advice'
		P. Reavley
524		A response to 'Conscious sedation for dental treatment' [1]
		C. Greenhalgh
524		A reply
		J. A. W. Wildsmith