June 2006 Vol. 61 Issue 6

519		Transfer of brain injured patients – time for a change?
519		Transfer of brain injured patients – time for a change?
521		Effect of spinal flexion on the conus medullaris: a case series using magnetic resonance imaging
		P. D. W. Fettes, K. Leslie, S. McNabb and P. J. Smith
524		High concentration potassium permanganate eliminates protein and particle contamination of the reusable Classic™ laryngeal mask airway
		W. Laupau, J. Brimacombe, E. Richards and C. Keller
528		Perivascular axillary brachial plexus block and patient positioning: the influence of a lateral, head-down position
		O. Orlowski, V. Bullmann, V. Vieth, T. Filler, N. Osada, H. Van Aken and T. P. Weber
535		Inhalation induction using sevoflurane in children: the single-breath vital capacity technique compared to the tidal volume technique*
		C. Lejus, V. Bazin, M. Fernandez, J. M. Nguyen, A. Radosevic, M. F. Quere, C. Le Roux, A. Le Corre and M. Pinaud
541		The effects of brief sevoflurane-nitrous oxide anaesthesia upon children's postoperative cognition and behaviour
		K. Millar, A. J. Asbury, A. W. Bowman, M. T. Hosey, T. Musiello and R. R. Welbury
548		From a radial operating theatre to a self-contained operating table
		E. Ofek, R. Pizov and N. Bitterman
553		The Robinson-Hooper connection*
		A. Macdonald and D. Zuck
557		An objective assessment of nerve stimulators used for peripheral nerve blockade*
		D. Jochum, G. Iohom, D. P. Diarra, F. Loughnane, L. J. Dupré and H. Bouaziz
565		Surgical vs wire-guided cricothyroidotomy: a randomised crossover study of cuffed and uncuffed tracheal tube insertion
		L. Sulaiman, S. Q. M. Tighe and R. A. Nelson
571		Simulated clinical evaluation of four fluid warming devices*
		M. Turner, I. Hodzovic and W. W. Mapleson
576		Evaluation of four airway training manikins as simulators for inserting the LMA Classic™*
		J. Silsby, G. Jordan, G. Bayley and T. M. Cook
580		Hyperpyrexia and prolonged postoperative disorientation following methylene blue infusion during parathyroidectomy
		S. Mathew, L. Linhartova and G. Raghuraman
584		Chylothorax as a complication of innominate vein thrombosis induced by a peripherally inserted central catheter
		E. T. Wu, M. Takeuchi, H. Imanaka, T. Higuchi and K. Kagisaki
587		Endobronchial tubes – a case for re-evaluation
		I. D. Conacher, H. Velasquez and D. J. Morrice
591		Epidural anaesthesia as a complication of attempted brachial plexus blockade using the posterior approach
		R. S. Gomez and T. C. B. S. Mendes
593		Major colorectal surgery in a patient with cold agglutinin disease
		S. Young and G. Haldane
597		Spinal myoclonus following combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia for Caesarean section
		F. V. Menezes and N. Venkat
601		Use of the fibreoptic intubating LMA-CTrach™ in two patients with difficult airways
		A. J. Goldman and W. H. Rosenblatt
604		Brush up your diagnosis
605		Failed intubation in obstetric anaesthesia
606		A reply
607		Lipid emulsion to treat overdose of local anaesthetic
607		A reply
608		Are all single-use laryngeal masks the same?
609		A reply
609		Criterion contamination when using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
610		A reply
611		Pressure ulcers in intensive care
611		A reply
612		Hypothermia and spinal anaesthesia
612		Routine pre-oxygenation
613		A combined cannula-over- needle and wire-guided technique for cricothyroidotomy
614		Preventing extravasation from central venous catheters
615		Ultrasound to detect incorrect guidewire positioning during subclavian line insertion
615		Risk of nerve damage from vascular access catheters
616		Mobile phone use in hospitals
617		A response to ‘Evaluation of capsaicin ointment at the Korean hand acupressure point K-D2 for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting’
617		A reply
617		A response to ‘Generic machine checks’
618		A response to ‘Survival after massive bleeding into the airway in a patient at risk from “can’t intubate, can't ventilate”'
618		A response to ‘Airway rescue in acute upper airway obstruction using a ProSeal™ Laryngeal mask airway and an Aintree Catheter™: a review of the ProSeal™ Laryngeal mask airway in the management of the difficult airway’
619		A response to ‘Autotriggering of pressure support ventilation during general anaesthesia’
619		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’
619		A reply
620		A response to ‘Use of carbon dioxide extubation’
620		A response to ‘Life-threatening pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure complicating calcium and phosphate replacement in the intensive care unit’
622		Emergencies in Anaesthesia
622		Head Injury: Pathophysiology and Management, 2nd edition