November 2006 Vol. 61 Issue 11

1027		What is vital to measure?
		K. Hillman
1028		The cat in the kitchen: problems with the Pippa technique
		W. Harrop-Griffiths and N. M. Denny
1031		A randomised controlled trial of the effect of continuous electronic physiological monitoring on the adverse event rate in high risk medical and surgical patients
		P. J. Watkinson, V. S. Barber, J. D. Price, A. Hann, L. Tarassenko and J. D. Young
1040		Effect of propofol on seizure-like phenomena and electroencephalographic activity in children with epilepsy vs children with learning difficulties
		S. Meyer, M. G. Shamdeen, B. Kegel, T. Mencke, S. Gottschling, L. Gortner and U. Grundmann
1048		A comparison of an anterior jaw lift manoeuvre with the Berman airway for assisting fibreoptic orotracheal intubation*
		R. Iqbal, C. Gardner-Thorpe, J. Thompson, M. T. Popat, S. M. Yentis and J. J. Pandit
1053		A comparison of cyclizine and granisetron alone and in combination for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting
		R. A. Johns, J. Hanousek and J. E. Montgomery
1058		The role of magnesium as an adjuvant during general anaesthesia
		K. Gupta, V. Vohra and J. Sood
1064		A comparison of nerve stimulator guided paravertebral block and ilio-inguinal nerve block for analgesia after inguinal herniorrhaphy in children
		Z. M. Naja, M. Raf, M. El Rajab, N. Daoud, F. M. Ziade, M. A. Al Tannir and P. A. Lönnqvist
1069		Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends improve the understanding of oxygen delivery and the pathophysiology of hypoxaemia*
		J. F. Cosgrove, K. Fordy, I. Hunter and I. D. Nesbitt
1075		Brain stem death testing after thiopental use: a survey of UK neuro critical care practice*
		O. W. Pratt, B. Bowles and R. T. Protheroe
1079		An evaluation of protocolised weaning on the duration of mechanical ventilation*
		B. Blackwood, J. Wilson-Barnett, C. C. Patterson, T. J. Trinder and G. G. Lavery
1087		An observational study of changes to long-term medication after admission to an intensive care unit*
		A. J. Campbell, R. Bloomfield and D. W. Noble
1093		A comparison of tracheal intubation using the Airtraq® or the Macintosh laryngoscope in routine airway management: a randomised, controlled clinical trial
		C. H. Maharaj, D. O'Croinin, G. Curley, B. H. Harte and J. G. Laffey
1100		Comparison of forced-air warming and electric heating pad for maintenance of body temperature during total knee replacement
		V. Ng, A. Lai and V. Ho
1105		Total spinal anaesthesia after an attempted brachial plexus block using the posterior approach
		J. M. Grefkens and K. Bürger
1109		Acquired C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency: an atypical first presentation intra-operatively
		D. Hendron and M. Reid
1112		The management of severe emergence agitation using droperidol
		R. Hatzakorzian, W. Li Pi Shan, A. V. Côté, T. Schricker and S. B. Backman
1116		Lipid emulsion for local anaesthetic toxicity
		J. Picard, T. Meek, G. Weinberg and P. Hertz
1117		Local anaesthetic toxicity: prevention or cure?
		J. A. W. Wildsmith
1117		A reply
		R. J. Litz, M. Popp, S. N. Stehr and T. Koch
1118		Lipid emulsion for local anaesthetic toxicity
		N. George
1118		The difference between the use (or not) of ‘resuscitative measures’ and ‘Do Not Attempt Resuscitation’ requests
		Y. G. M. Coldicott
1118		A reply
		M. E. McBrien and G. Heyburn
1119		Decision making and decision analysis
		D. Murray
1120		Emergency Caesarean section – best practice
		S. Whittaker, C. Fortescue and M. Wee
1121		A reply
		D. M. Levy
1122		The effects of general anaesthesia on children
		J. Stanford
1122		A reply
		K. Millar, A. J. Asbury, A. W. Bowman, M. T. Hosey, T. Musiello and R. R. Welbury
1123		The Triservice Anaesthetic Apparatus – an alternative configuration
		J. Henning
1123		Sub-mental vs. retromolar intubation
		F. Hernández Altemir
1124		Burn following use of the Suntouch warmer
		S. P. Batistich and M. X. Clark
1125		A reply
		A. Salmon and R. Barron
1125		Variability of Guedel-type airways
		M. D. Bould, M. L. Thomas and M. Stylianou
1126		Ultrasound-guided ilio-inguinal and rectus sheath nerve blocks
		N. K. A. Husain and A. Ravalia
1127		Nasogastric tube insertion – another technique
		A. P. Dobson
1127		Awareness, dreaming or steroid-induced psychosis?
		E. Hayward, D. Healy and S. Wimbush
1128		Phantom capnograph
		A. Majumder and L. Ng
1128		Povidone-iodine antisepsis before ophthalmic surgery
		Y. K. Ghosh, H. Ahluwalia and J. Beamer
1130		Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia, 2nd edn
		A. Hutton
1130		Gerry's Real World Guide to Pharmacokinetics and Other Things
		Melanie Maxwell
1131		Les Instruments d'anaesthésie et de Réanimation; Apparatus for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
		Neil Adams