March 2007 Vol. 62 Issue 3

211		Anaesthesia, research and translation: “send not to know for whom the bell tolls ...”
		George D. Shorten
214		Awake fibrecapnic intubation in head and neck cancer patients with difficult airways: new findings and refinements to the technique*
		J. M. Huitink, A. J. M. Balm, C. Keijzer and D. R. Buitelaar
220		The circulatory responses to tracheal intubation in children: a comparison of the oral and nasal routes
		F. S. Xue, X. Liao, K. P. Liu, Y. Liu, Y. C. Xu, Q. Y. Yang, P. Li, C. W. Li and H. T. Sun
227		Head position for opening the upper airway
		P. Paal, A. v. Goedecke, H. Brugger, T. Niederklapfer, K. H. Lindner and V. Wenzel
231		Minimally invasive endoscopic port-access™ intracardiac surgery with one lung ventilation: impact on gas exchange and anaesthesia resources
		E. Kottenberg-Assenmacher, M. Kamler and J. Peters
239		Psychological assessment of ICU survivors: a comparison between the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress scale
		K. T. Sukantarat, R. C. N. Williamson, and S. J. Brett
244		Cost evaluation in the intensive care units of Trinidad applying the cost-blocks method – an international comparison*
		S. Hariharan, D. Chen and L. Merritt-Charles
250		Rectal lactate levels in endoluminal microdialysate during routine coronary surgery*
		E. Solligård, A. Wahba, E. Skogvoll, R. Stenseth, J. E. Grønbech and P. Aadahl
259		The short-term effect of hyperoncotic albumin, given alone or with furosemide, on oxygenation in sepsis-induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
		M. Kuper, M. P. Gunning, S. Halder and N. Soni
264		Temporary epicardial pacing after cardiac surgery: a practical review Part 1: General considerations in the management of epicardial pacing
		M. C. Reade
272		Retention of tracheal intubation skills by novice personnel: a comparison of the Airtraq® and Macintosh laryngoscopes*
		C. H. Maharaj, J. Costello, B. D. Higgins, B. H. Harte and J. G. Laffey
279		Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: an uncommon cause of ST segment elevation in Intensive Care*
		J. R. Bennett, D. McCarty, C. M. Wilson and F. O'Neill
282		The use of drotrecogin alfa (activated) in a patient with recent orthotopic liver transplant*
		E. Browne, D. M. Cressey, K. Agarwal and J. F. Cosgrove
286		The effect of alcohol swabs and filter straws on reducing contamination of glass ampoules used for neuroaxial injections*
		C. J. Hemingway, S. Malhotra, M. Almeida, B. Azadian and S. M. Yentis
289		Needle cricothyroidotomy
		T. M. Cook, J. P. Nolan, P. T. Magee and J. H. Cranshaw
290		A reply
		M. Woollard
291		Parecoxib – getting to the heart of the matter
		S. A. Schug, G. P. Joshi and F. Camu
292		A reply
		M. J. MaxwellM. H. Nathanson
292		Tracheal stenosis after percutaneous dilational tracheostomy
		M. D. D. Bell, A. R. Bodenham, P. G. Murphy, and S. Mackenzie
293		A reply
		A. Koitschev, C. Simon and S. Graumüller
293		The effect of cigarette smoking on the hypnotic efficacy of propofol
		K. Crocker, P. Morgan, S. Jaggar
294		A reply
		C. Lysakowski and M. R. Tramèr
294		A self-contained operating table
		N. Eipe and K Mahajan
294		Configuration of draw-over anaesthetic breathing system
		M. C. Eales, W. A. English and R. Eltringham
295		Use of the AnaConDa™ anaesthetic delivery system to treat life-threatening asthma
		H. Thomson, N. J. Harper and A. Parkes
296		A rigid ‘flexible’ laryngeal mask
		A. Thompson and G. Van Hasselt
297		Loose caps packaged with breathing filters
		R. E. Prout and S. Underwood
297		Change in design of intra-aortic balloon catheter
		D. Higgins and M. Kan
298		Kinking of an Aintree Intubation Catheter
		G. Russell and A. Olusunmade
298		Difficulty in deflating a tracheostomy tube cuff
		B. M. Cornforth
299		National survey of the routine measurement of tracheal tube cuff pressure in ICU
		N. Burke, R. Baba, A. Moghal and C. Hosahalli Vasappa
299		Nerve stimulator-guided cervical plexus block for carotid endarterectomy
		A. Zeidan and F. Hayek
300		Rebreathing due to incorrectly fitted seal on an Aestiva S/5
		J. Phillips, K. Jones and N. S. Parekh
301		Obstetric admissions to the Intensive Care Unit – are they predictable? A retrospective study in a tertiary referral centre in Wales
		N. Chandrasekaran and S. Basu
302		The rectus sheath block for laparoscopic surgery in adults: a comparison between the loss of resistance and ultrasound guided techniques
		J. Dolan, P. Lucie, T. Geary, M. Smith and G. Kenny
302		Comparison of times to achieve fibreoptic intubation with three techniques by different grades of anaesthetists: a manikin study
		I. Hodzovic, J. Petterson, A. R. Wilkes and I. P. Latto
303		Fentanyl is not a beneficial addition to volatile induction and maintenance of anaesthesia with sevoflurane
		I. Smith
304		A manikin study into the effect of handedness on the ability of an anaesthetist to ventilate using a bag and mask
		M. Sandby-Thomas and M. Alqatrani
305		Improving patient safety with a dedicated neuraxial connector – the CorrectInject© System
		C. Lanigan, R. Fernando, B. Nalla and S. Tracey
306		Cardiovascular parameters continue to change after achieving constant effect site drug concentration
		E. S. Jack
306		A national survey of the use of ultrasound locating devices for placing central venous catheters
		N. Harris, I. Hodzovic and P. Latto
307		Anaesthetic drug cost awareness
		T. Egan, D. A. Varveris, J. Carse and N. G. Smart
308		Airway management for tonsillectomy: a national survey of UK practice
		M. B. Clarke and T. M. Cook
309		Avoidance of fentanyl reduces nausea and vomiting associated with volatile induction and maintenance of anaesthesia with sevoflurane
		I. Smith
310		A pilot study comparing reduction of anxiety by binaural beat audio and patient-selected music in the pre-operative period
		E. E. Chuter, M. Allan and D. Laws
310		The XML Training Log (XTraLog): a prototype browser-based instrument for assessment of competency in technical skills
		M. W. Lim
311		Prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting: an audit of current practice and cost
		A. Kumar, T. Ong, G. MacLeod and W. Brampton
312		Central venous oxygen saturation, base excess and lactate changes during induced hypovolaemic liver resection
		W. J. Fawcett, N. F. Quiney and N. D. Karanjia
313		¶Does hyaluronidase permit volume reduction in sub-Tenon's anaesthesia for cataract extractions?
		H. Schulenburg, C. Sri-Chandana, M. Dutton, G. Lyons, M. Columb and H. McLure
314		Impact of a central venous catheter care bundle on colonisation and bacteraemia in intensive care patients
		S. Roberts, O. Al-Rawi, S. H. Pennefather, N. Best, G. Smith and G. N. Russell
314		Respiratory quotient during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass
		B. A. Ozdemir, H. Patel and G. Lockwood
315		Changes in C-reactive protein level following uncomplicated single valve surgery
		J. Ayala, D. Farrar and A. Smith
316		Additional specialist training for cardiac intensive care staff on cardiac arrests is urgently needed
		J. Dunning, T. Strang, S. Ariffin, J. Jerstice, D. Danitsch and A. Levine
317		Experience with a web-based version of the Anaesthetic Theatre Educational Environment Measure (ATEEM)
		M. Brown and M. Piper
317		Evaluation of teaching activities of Specialist Registrars
		Y. Chikermane and M. Clapham