December 2008 Vol. 63 Issue 12

1281		Standards for simulation
		D. Cumin, A. F. Merry and J. M. Weller
1284		‘Hardy’s Law’ and genomics in Anaesthesia
		Jaideep J. Pandit
1288		Association between human opioid receptor genes polymorphisms and pressure pain sensitivity in females*
		C.-J. Huang, H.-F. Liu, N.-Y. Su, Y.-W. Hsu, C.-H. Yang, C.-C. Chen and P.-S. Tsai
1296		Responsiveness to stimuli of bispectral index, middle latency auditory evoked potentials and clinical scales in critically ill children
		A. Lamas, J. López-Herce, L. Sancho, S. Mencía, Á. Carrillo, M. José Santiago and V. Martínez
1302		A study to assess the value of bispectral analysis in intravenous sedation with midazolam during third molar surgery under local anaesthesia
		C. W. Cheung, M. G. Irwin, W. K. Chiu and C. L. A. Ying
1309		Can state or response entropy be used as a measure of sleep depth?
		P. Mahon, B. R. Greene, E. M. Lynch, B. McNamara and G. D. Shorten
1314		The effect of pneumoperitoneum and Trendelenburg position on acute cerebral blood flow–carbon dioxide reactivity under sevoflurane anaesthesia
		S. H. Choi, S. J. Lee, K. H. Rha, S. K. Shin and Y. J. Oh
1319		Randomised double-blinded comparison of phenylephrine vs ephedrine for maintaining blood pressure during spinal anaesthesia for non-elective Caesarean section*
		W. D. Ngan Kee, K. S. Khaw, T. K. Lau, F. F. Ng, K. Chui and K. L. Ng
1327		Comparison of blood pressure measured at the arm, ankle and calf
		C. Moore, A. Dobson, M. Kinagi and B. Dillon
1332		Use of a leucocyte filter to remove tumour cells from intra-operative cell salvage blood
		S. Catling, S. Williams, O. Freites, M. Rees, C. Davies and L. Hopkins
1339		Prevalence of difficult intubation in a bariatric population, using the beach chair position
		W. T. A. Fox, S. Harris and N. J. Kennedy
1343		Auricular acupuncture for postoperative pain control: a systematic review of randomised clinical trials
		T. I. Usichenko, Ch. Lehmann and E. Ernst
1349		A simulation design for research evaluating safety innovations in anaesthesia*
		A. F. Merry, J. M. Weller, B. J. Robinson, G. R. Warman, E. Davies, J. Shaw, J. F. Cheeseman and L. F. Wilson
1358		Comparison of the Glidescope®, the McGrath®, the Airtraq® and the Macintosh laryngoscopes in simulated difficult airways*
		G. L. Savoldelli, E. Schiffer, C. Abegg, V. Baeriswyl, F. Clergue and J. L. Waeber
1365		Elective intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation during a high risk liver resection
		J. C. Oliver, F. K. S. Welsh, J. Bell, A. J. Bishop, J. Glover and M. Rees
1369		High frequency jet ventilation through the laryngeal mask airway in a critically obstructed airway
		A. Williams, A. Patel and C. Ferguson
1372		Whose duty of care? (in an epidemic)
		J. Davies
1372		Reflections on ‘Needlestuck’
		R. Law
1374		A reply
		S. M. White
1374		Limitations of the comparison of fibreoptic-guided intubation through intubating laryngeal mask airway and LMA-CTrach
		B. H. Heidemann
1375		A reply
		R. F. Danha and C. Mendonca
1375		Mask masks, spinal anaesthesia and meningitis
		F. Reynolds
1376		Should unmasked anaesthetists be given benefit of the doubt?
		T. Rope, S. Thunga and F. Plaat
1376		A self-powered laryngoscope: further comments
		D. J. Williams and J. Dingley
1377		NHS Dentist shortage may have adverse effects for anaesthetists
		J. Watts
1377		Automaticity and operator error
		I. R. Fletcher
1377		A complication of the ‘atraumatic inserter’ of the Tracoe® experc percutaneous dilation tracheosotmy set
		N. Saxena, I. Greenway, L. J. Harding and N.G. Davies
1379		An evaluation of the B. Braun Vasofix® Safety intravenous cannula
		K. Crocker, O. Potparic and S. M. Yentis
1381		The effect of line flush heparin contamination on thromboelastograph trace analysis
		A. Schulte and M. Clark
1382		Audit of transverse abdominus plane block for analgesia following caesarean section
		P. Hebbard and C. Royse
1382		The antimicrobial effect of Histoacryl® skin adhesive
		J. N. Wilkinson, M. Chikhani, K. Mortimer and S. J. Gill
1384		Paediatric tracheal tube for the exchange of tracheostomy tubes
		J. A. Fanning and R. Nelson
1385		Differences in two new rigid indirect laryngoscopes
		L. A. Beckmann, M. J. Edwards and K. B. Greenland
1387		The Airtraq Optical Laryngoscope: experiences with a new disposable device for orotracheal intubation
		K. Krasser, S. Missaghi, H. Lackner-Asserhofer, A. Moser and E. Zadrobilek
1388		Clinical and cost effectiveness of an overnight Intensive Recovery (OIR) for patients undergoing complex airway and head and neck surgery in a regional unit
		N. Sabir, S. Martin and D. Vaughan
1388		Review of a systematic approach for suspected difficult intubation under general anaesthesia
		W. Dow, D. Parsons, T. Weideman and C. Ries
1389		Use of acupuncture to reduce gagging during the insertion of an oral airway
		J. Mitchell, S. Jeffrey and V. Lochhead
1390		The effect of temperature on bougies – a manikin-based study
		O. Mingo, P. Suaris, S. Charman, C. Ferguson and A. Patel
1391		A cohort evaluation of the i-gel airway in 100 elective patients
		T. Cook, J. Gatward, C. Seller and F. Kelly
1392		Pharmacokinetics and anaesthetic effects of propofol-PM: a novel water soluble propofol formulation
		A. E. Rigby-Jones, J. R. Sneyd, F. Ravenelle, P. Vachon, D. Le Garrec, S. Gori, D. Lessard and D. C. Smith
1393		Performance characteristics of TCI devices implementing the Marsh model
		R. Adapa, A. Bhatia and A. R. Absalom
1393		Observational study on TIVA with TCI propofol and TCI remifentanil for day case gynaecological laparoscopic surgery without muscle relaxants
		S. Chandrashekhar and A. A. Samaan
1395		Announcements
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1397		Announcements
1398		Announcements
1399		Announcements