April 2006 Vol. 61 Issue 4

313		The Surviving Sepsis Campaign and Sepsis Care Bundles: substance or sophistry?
316		Volumetric assessment of left heart preload by thermodilution: comparing the PiCCO-VoLEF® system with transoesophageal echocardiography*
		C. K. Hofer, M. T. Ganter, S. Matter-Ensner, L. Furrer, R. Klaghofer, M. Genoni and A. Zollinger
322		Persisting concentrating and second gas effects on oxygenation during N2O anaesthesia
		P. J. Peyton, C. Stuart-Andrews, K. Deo, F. Strahan, G. J. B. Robinson, B. R. Thompson and R. Pierce
330		Haemodynamic and catecholamine stress responses to the Laryngeal Tube-Suction Airway and the Proseal Laryngeal Mask Airway
		A. A. Dahaba, N. Prax, W. Gaube, M. Gries, P. H. Rehak and H. Metzler
335		Orthogonal search-based rule extraction for modelling the decision to transfuse
		T. A. Etchells and M. J. Harrison
339		Comparison of computer integrated patient controlled epidural analgesia vs. conventional patient controlled epidural analgesia for pain relief in labour
		Y. Lim, A. T. Sia and C. E. Ocampo
345		Evaluation of a new effect-site controlled, patient-maintained sedation system in dental patients*
		R. M. Chapman, K. Anderson, J. Green, J. A. Leitch, S. Gambhir and G. N. C. Kenny
350		Involving users in the design of a system for sharing lessons from adverse incidents in anaesthesia
		S. Sharma, A. F. Smith, J. Rooksby and B. Gerry
355		Urinary catecholamine excretion in tetanus
		C. L. Thwaites, L. M. Yen, S. M. Cordon, N. T. Binh, N. T.Ngoc Nga, N. J. White, N. Soni, I. A. MacDonald and J. J. Farrar
360		Evaluation of a diclofenac transdermal patch for the attenuation of venous cannulation pain: a prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
		A. Agarwal, S. Dhiraaj, A. Kumar, V. Singhal and U. Singh
363		The changing practice of thoracic epidural analgesia in the United Kingdom: 1997–2004
		S. H. Pennefather, S. Gilby, A. Danecki and G. N. Russell
370		Techniques for identifying the epidural space: a survey of practice amongst anaesthetists in the UK
		A. Wantman, N. Hancox and P. R. Howell
376		A national survey of obstetric anaesthetic handovers*
		N. Sabir, S. M. Yentis and A. Holdcroft
381		The Mental Capacity Act 2005 – implications for anaesthesia and critical care
		S. M. White and T. J. Baldwin
390		Chest pain in the early postoperative period after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: four case reports
		C. P. Tan, C. H. Chia and T. Leese
394		Pseudohypoparathyroidism: a series of three cases and an unusual presentation of ocular tetany
		R. A. Sunder and M. Singh
399		Monitor-induced tachycardia in a patient with a rate-responsive pacemaker
		S. Houtman, M. Rinia and C. Kalkman
402		The Golden Jubilee of the Society of Anaesthetists of Hong Kong
402		Comparison of the SoftsealTM laryngeal mask airway and the LMA-UniqueTM
403		A reply
404		Preventing leaks around a laryngeal mask airway
404		A reply
405		Botulinism in drug abusers
405		More on epidural needle wings
406		Bite blocks and tube obstruction
407		Occlusion of a tracheostomy tube after misinsertion
407		One more use of ultrasound in ICU
407		More on etomidate and ECT
408		A reply
408		Terlipressin for refractory hypotension following angiotensin-II receptor antagonist overdose
409		Subclavian artery stenosis and blood pressure control
410		BIS during etomidate-induced myoclonus
411		The ‘Ring of Confidence’– an indicator of optimal anaesthesia following sub-Tenon's block
411		A leaky intravenous cannula
411		A reply
412		The lidocaine patch: a useful addition to the pain clinic armamentarium
412		Mirror box therapy for complex regional pain syndrome
413		Adrenal crisis presenting as an acute abdomen
414		Diagnosis by a fellow patient
414		Alternative nasal mask for chair dental anaesthesia
415		Abstracts presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Vascular Anaesthesia Society in Oxford, September 2005