October 2008 Vol. 63 Issue 10

1043		Peri-operative iv fluids in diabetic patients – don’t forget the salt
		A. K. Simpson, N. Levy and G. M. Hall
1046		The effects of interrupted or continuous administration of sevoflurane on preconditioning before cardio-pulmonary bypass in coronary artery surgery: comparison with continuous propofol
		B. Bein, J. Renner, D. Caliebe, R. Hanss, M. Bauer, S. Fraund and J. Scholz
1056		Effects of fentanyl pretreatment on the QTc interval during propofol induction
		D. J. Chang, T. D. Kweon, S. B. Nam, J. S. Lee, C. S. Shin, C. H. Park and D. W. Han
1061		Effects of target concentration infusion of propofol and tracheal intubation on QTc interval*
		D. H. Kim, T. D. Kweon, S. B. Nam, D. W. Han, W. Y. Cho and J. S. Lee
1065		Remifentanil sedation for awake fibreoptic intubation with limited application of local anaesthetic in patients for elective head and neck surgery*
		O. H. Mingo, K. J. Ashpole, C. J. Irving and M. W. M. Rucklidge
1070		Bed occupancy and incidence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in an intensive care unit
		A. J. Howie and S. A. Ridley
1074		Modelling patient flows as an aid to decision making for critical care capacities and organisation
		A. K. Shahani, S. A. Ridley and M. S. Nielsen
1081		High dependency care in an obstetric setting in the UK
		K. Saravanakumar, L. Davies, M. Lewis and G. M. Cooper
1087		Evaluation of pelvic wedge for gynaecological laparoscopy
		P. Kundra, V. Kanna, A. Bupathi and K. Sudeep
1092		Detection of inner tube defects in co-axial circle and Bain breathing systems: a comparison of occlusion and Pethick tests
		K. A. Szypula, J. K. Ip, D. Bogod and S. M. Yentis
1096		The Heidelberg Peri-anaesthetic Questionnaire – development of a new refined psychometric questionnaire*
		J. H. Schiff, A. S. Fornaschon, S. Frankenhauser, M. Schiff, S. A. Snyder-Ramos, E. Martin, S. Knapp, M. Bauer, B. W. Böttiger and J. Motsch
1105		A procedure-specific systematic review and consensus recommendations for postoperative analgesia following total knee arthroplasty
		H. B. J. Fischer, C. J. P. Simanski, C. Sharp, F. Bonnet, F. Camu, E. A. M. Neugebauer, N. Rawal, G. P. Joshi, S. A. Schug and H. Kehlet
1124		Evaluation of the size 4 i-gel™ airway in one hundred non-paralysed patients*
		J. J. Gatward, T. M. Cook, C. Seller, J. Handel, T. Simpson, V. Vanek and F. Kelly
1131		The Soft Seal disposable laryngeal mask airway in adults: comparison of two insertion techniques without intra-oral manipulation
		B. Kuvaki, S. Küçükgüçlü, L. yilikçi, B. E. Tuncali and Ö. Çinar
1135		The effect of temperature on bougies: a photographic and manikin study*
		O. Mingo, P. Suaris, S. Charman, C. Ferguson and A. Patel
1139		‘Thoracic epidural anaesthesia – first do no harm’
		N. B. Scott
1140		A reply
		J. Low, C. Morris and N. Johnston
1141		Epidural analgesia: the need for more evidence
		S. Vasanth and J. Isaac
1142		A reply
		J. Low, N. Johnston and C. Morris
1142		Peribulbar block or topical application of local anaesthesia combined for paediatric strabismus surgery
		B. Schaller, N. Sandu, A. Filis and M. Buchfelder
1143		A reply
		N. Gupta, R. Kumar, S. Kumar, R. Sehgal and K. R. Sharma
1144		Monitoring during sedation – the setting is all
		J. A. W. Wildsmith
1145		A reply
		R. M. Fanning
1145		Comments on a case report of Angelman syndrome anaesthesia
		C. L. Errando
1146		Oxygen pipeline aneurysm
		A. Gupta, D. Tupper-Carey and N. Sudhan
1146		A survey of local opinion of NICE guidance on the use of ultrasound in the insertion of epidural catheters
		S. Mathieu and D. J. Dalgleish
1147		Fixing reinforced tracheal tubes...a surprisingly complex problem
		R. M. Beringer
1148		Oral submucous fibrosis and restricted mouth opening
		J. Punj, R. Pandey and V. Darlong
1148		Apparent decline in published anaesthetic articles
		J. Green and S. Kumar
1149		A reply
		R. Feneck
1149		Spinal anaesthesia in older children in the United Kingdom: personal experience
		R. H. Paton
1150		Monitoring central venous pressure: a survey of British intensive care units
		C. Barke, A. K. Lake, P. Jefferson and D. R. Ball
1150		Dose of lipid emulsion in obstetric anaesthesia in the UK
		H. Wagh, D. Acharya
1151		A reply
		R. M. Williamson
1151		Thoracic outlet obstruction during neurosurgical positioning
		R. Mouton, C. Oliver and S. Shinde
1152		Persistent pain relief following epidural analgesia for cancer pain
		G. T. Linklater and W. A. Chambers
1152		Systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve leaflet leading to haemodynamic compromise
		A. Pai and A. B. Ahmed
1154		Pain in Older People
		Richard HughesSpR in Anaesthesia PlymouthAdrian DashfieldConsultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Management
1154		Paediatric Anaesthesia Practice
		David ElliottMB BS MRCP FRCA
1155		Oxford Specialist Handbook in Paediatric Anaesthesia
		A. WeatherleyST AnaesthesiaM. DuffyConsultant Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine
1155		Anaesthesia and the Practice of Medicine: Historical Perspectives
		Christopher Hutter
1157		Corrigenda
1157		Corrigenda
1158		Announcements
1159		Announcements
1160		Announcements
1161		Announcements
1162		Announcements