January 2006 Vol. 61 Issue 1

1		Preventing excessive pre-operative fasting: national guideline or local protocol?
4		The pharmacoeconomics of peri-operative beta-blocker therapy
		B. M. Biccard, J. W. Sear and P. Foëx
9		Radiation exposure of trainee anaesthetists
		S. Ismail, F. A. Khan, N. Sultan and M. Naqvi
15		Anchoring of the internal jugular vein with a pilot needle to facilitate its puncture with a wide bore needle: a randomised, prospective, clinical study
		M. Tripathi and M. Pandey
20		Comparison of tolerance of facemask vs. mouthpiece for non-invasive ventilation*
		E. Schneider, C. Dualé, J.-L. Vaille, L. Ouchchane, T. Gillart, D. Guélon and P. Schoeffler
24		Effect of an anaesthesia department led critical care outreach and acute pain service on postoperative serious adverse events
		D. A. Story, A. C. Shelton, S. J. Poustie, N. J. Colin-Thome, R. E. McIntyre and P. L. McNicol
29		A randomised double-blind controlled study evaluating the hypothermic effect of 150 mg morphine during spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section""
		C.-K. Hui, C.-H. Huang, C.-J. Lin, H.-P. Lau, W.-H. Chan and H.-M. Yeh
32		Awake insertion of the laryngeal mask airway using topical lidocaine and intravenous remifentanil*
		M. C. Lee, A. R. Absalom, D. K. Menon and H. L. Smith
36		Obesity and obstetric anaesthesia
		K. Saravanakumar, S. G. Rao and G. M. Cooper
49		Life-threatening pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure complicating calcium and phosphate replacement in the intensive care unit
		T. W. Felton, B. A. McCormick, S. R. Finfer and M. M. Fisher
54		Multiple cardiac arrests following an overdose of caffeine complicated by penetrating trauma
		O. Emohare and V. Ratnam
57		Botulism in a pregnant intravenous drug abuser
		G. A. Morrison, C. Lang and S. Huda
61		Levosimendan: a promising treatment for myocardial stunning?
		B. M. Ellger, P. K. Zahn, H. K.Van Aken, C. Schmidt and T. Brussel
64		Reducing the risk of prion transmission in anaesthesia
65		Overdose of propofol in a child
66		Use of carbon dioxide extubation
66		First presentation of myasthenia gravis
66		Cardiovascular changes after induction of anaesthesia
67		Another problem with adhesive drapes
67		The CobraPLA
68		The management of accidental dural puncture
68		Anaesthesia for endobronchial brachytherapy
69		Trainees' experiences of difficult and failed intubation in obstetrics
70		Repeated nerve blocks with clonidine, fentanyl and bupivacaine for trigeminal neuralgia
71		Aortic dissection after forceful coughing
72		Autotriggering of pressure support ventilation during general anaesthesia
73		More problems with Luer lock connections
73		Loose adhesive in anaesthetic circuit
74		More on epidural wings
75		Assistance with axillary blocks
76		A response to ‘Tramadol and severe serotonin syndrome’
76		A reply
77		A response to ‘Airway management before, during and after extubation: a survey of practice in the United Kingdom and Ireland’
78		A reply
78		In response to ‘Another use for ultrasound in the ICU’
78		A response to ‘Living with the European Clinical Trials Directive: one year on’
80		Abstracts presented at the Annual Congress of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland in Manchester, September 2005
95		Abstracts presented at the spring meeting of the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists (ACTA) in Cambridge, July 2005
98		Abstracts presented at the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia (UK & Ireland) Annual Scientific Meeting in Clydebank, Glasgow, on 12–13 May 2005
103		Abstracts presented at the Annual Meeting of the Age Anaesthesia Association in Middlesbrough, May 2005
105		The Physics, Clinical Measurement, and Equipment of Anaesthetic Practice
105		The New Politics of Medicine
106		Erratum