March 2006 Vol. 61 Issue 3

209		Of missiles and medicine: early warning systems
211		Postoperative pulmonary oedema – tussles with starlings in the death zone
215		Impact of spinal anaesthesia on peri-operative lung volumes in obese and morbidly obese female patients*
		A. Regli, B. S.von Ungern-Sternberg, A. Reber and M. C. Schneider
222		Incidence and significance of errors in a patient ‘track and trigger’ system during an epidemic of Legionnaires' disease: retrospective casenote analysis
		A. F. Smith and R. J. Oakey
229		A comparison of the insertion characteristics of the laryngeal tube and the laryngeal mask airway: a study of the ED50 propofol requirements
		C. L. Burlacu, P. Gaskin, A. Fernandes, M. Carey and L. Briggs
234		The impact of a consultant anaesthetist led pre-operative assessment clinic on patients undergoing major vascular surgery*
		K. L. Cantlay, S. Baker, A. Parry and G. Danjoux
240		Effect-site targeted patient-controlled sedation with propofol: comparison with anaesthetist administration for colonoscopy
		C. A. Stonell, K. Leslie and A. R. Absalom
248		Anaesthetic implications of uterine artery embolisation in management of massive obstetric haemorrhage
		R. Sundaram, A. G. Brown, S. K. Koteeswaran and G. Urquhart
253		Effect of perioperative steroids on renal function after liver transplantation*
		S. Turner, S. Dhamarajah, M. Bosomworth and M. C. Bellamyon behalf of the Leeds Liver Transplant Group
260		Impact of introducing a sedation management guideline in intensive care
		C. Adam, D. Rosser and M. Manji
264		Anaphylaxis to Gelofusine® confirmed by in vitro basophil activation test: a case series*
		E. Apostolou, K. Deckert, R. Puy, A. Sandrini, M. P. de Leon, J. A. Douglass, J. M. Rolland and R. E. O'Hehir
269		Acute pain management for opioid dependent patients
		V. Mehta and R. M. Langford
277		Paediatric caudal extradural catheterisation: an evaluation of a purpose designed equipment set
		N. Bhandal, R. Rogers, S. Berg and D. G. Mason
282		Haemodynamic instability during thyroid surgery: a baroreflex-mediated neurogenic phenomenon?
		S. A. R. Nouraei, M. R. Davies, R. Obholzer, G. S. Sandhu and F. Porter
285		Subacute airway obstruction from a tracheal mucosal flap
		M. J. Farr and A. M. Cyna
291		Use of a gum elastic bougie to facilitate blind nasotracheal intubation in children: a series of three cases
		M. K. Arora, K. Karamchandani and A. Trikha
295		The impact of a human influenza pandemic
296		Military anaesthesia, 1846–1856
297		A reply
297		Variability in Guedel airway design
298		Supplementary oxygen during Caesarean section
298		The Seeing Optical Stylet™ for percutaneous tracheostomy
299		Difficulty with flanged tracheostomy tubes
299		Dexmedetomidine for peri-operative sedation and analgesia in alcohol addiction
300		Acute venous thrombosis caused by lipid-free propofol
301		Tracheal gas insufflation using a bronchial blocking catheter
302		Time for a change
302		Unexpected subglottic stenosis in an infant
303		Intubating laryngeal mask airway after failed insertion of a Classic laryngeal mask
303		Pulse oximetry artefact during laparoscopic surgery
304		Monitoring of ventilation on ICU
305		Insertion of a nasogastric tube under direct vision
305		Catching the dribbles from sub-Tenon's blocks
305		Air bubble barrier to syringe contamination
307		A response to ‘Statin therapy: a potentially useful peri-operative intervention in patients with cardiovascular disease’
307		A response to ‘Statin therapy: a potentially useful peri-operative intervention in patients with cardiovascular disease’
308		A reply
308		A response to ‘The nuclear power industry as an alternative analogy for safety in anaesthesia and a novel approach for the conceptualisation of safety goals’
309		A reply
309		A response to ‘Low-skill fibreoptic intubation: use of the Aintree Catheter with the classic LMA’
310		A reply
310		A response to ‘Autotriggering of pressure support ventilation during general anaesthesia’
310		A response to ‘A novel method of nasogastric tube insertion’
312		Evidence-Based Practice of Anesthesiology