Anaesthesia

Extubation of the difficult airway - an important but neglected topic
pp. 213-215(3)
Author: Heidegger, T.

Monitoring the brain in cardiac surgery - an evolving area for research
pp. 216-219(4)
Author: Grocott, H. P.

What is simulation for?
pp. 219-225(7)
Author: Byrne, A.

A randomised, controlled trial comparing the Airtraq^™ optical laryngoscope with conventional laryngoscopy in infants and children*
pp. 226-231(6)
Authors: White, M. C.; Marsh, C. J.; Beringer, R. M.; Nolan, J. A.; Choi, A. Y. S.; Medlock, K. E.; Mason, D. G.

Awake videolaryngoscopy-assisted tracheal intubation of the morbidly obese
pp. 232-235(4)
Authors: Moore, A. R.; Schricker, T.; Court, O.

The precision of PiCCO^® measurements in hypothermic post-cardiac arrest patients
pp. 236-243(8)
Authors: Tagami, T.; Kushimoto, S.; Tosa, R.; Omura, M.; Hagiwara, J.; Hirama, H.; Yokota, H.

Effect of forced-air warming on the performance of operating theatre laminar flow ventilation*
pp. 244-249(6)
Authors: Dasari, K. B.; Albrecht, M.; Harper, M.

Placement of coiled catheters into the paravertebral space*
pp. 250-255(6)
Authors: Luyet, C.; Meyer, C.; Herrmann, G.; Hatch, G. M.; Ross, S.; Eichenberger, U.

The effect of nitrous oxide on intra-ocular pressure in healthy adults*
pp. 256-260(5)
Authors: Lalwani, K.; Fox, E. B.; Fu, R.; Edmunds, B.; Kelly, L. D.

Tracheal intubation in morbidly obese patients: a comparison of the Intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway™ and Laryngeal Mask Airway CTrach™*
pp. 261-265(5)
Authors: Arslan, Z. I.; Özdamar, D.; Yildiz, T. S.; Solak, Z. M.; Toker, K.

The role of sugammadex in the development and modification of an allergic response to rocuronium: evidence from a cutaneous model*
pp. 266-273(8)
Authors: Clarke, R. C.; Sadleir, P. H. M.; Platt, P. R.

Ability of non-invasive intermittent blood pressure monitoring and a continuous non-invasive arterial pressure monitor (CNAP^™) to provide new readings in each 1-min interval during elective caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia
pp. 274-279(6)
Authors: McCarthy, T.; Telec, N.; Dennis, A.; Griffiths, J.; Buettner, A.

A review of postoperative cognitive dysfunction and neuroinflammation associated with cardiac surgery and anaesthesia
pp. 280-293(14)
Authors: van Harten, A. E.; Scheeren, T. W. L.; Absalom, A. R.

Anaphylaxis to levobupivacaine? Maybe…
pp. 294-294(1)
Authors: Scholtes, J.-L.; Pirson, F.

Anaphylaxis to levobupivacaine - probably not
pp. 294-295(2)
Authors: Harper, N. J. N.; Garcez, T.

<i>A reply</i>
pp. 295-296(2)
Authors: Gupta, A.; Ramesh, V.; Agyare, K.

In vitro performance of a new non-invasive extracorporeal saturation monitor
pp. 296-297(2)
Author: Clevenger, B.

<i>A reply</i>
pp. 297-297(1)
Authors: Clutton-Brock, T.; Bailey, D.; da Silva, E.J.

The correct dosing regimen for sugammadex in morbidly obese patients
pp. 298-299(2)
Authors: Carron, M.; Freo, U.; Parotto, E.; Ori, C.

Ethylene glycol poisoning and the lactate gap
pp. 299-299(1)
Authors: Marwick, J.; Elledge, R. O. C.; Burtenshaw, A.

Atropine and ephedrine: a significant waste in the operating theatre
pp. 300-301(2)
Authors: Lejus, C.; Blanloeil, Y.; Oudot, M.; Le Teurnier, Y.; Lepage, J. Y.; Loutrel, O.; Asehnoune, K.

Use of ultrasound to assess superior and recurrent laryngeal nerve function immediately after thyroid surgery
pp. 301-302(2)
Authors: Kundra, P.; Kumar, K.; Allampalli, V.; Anathkrishnan, R.; Gopalakrishnan, S.; Elangovan, S.

Postoperative hypothermia and outcomes after cardiac surgery
pp. 302-303(2)
Authors: Grover, V.; Husain, T.; Jaggar, S.

Is it good to share? Suction splitters in operating theatres
pp. 303-304(2)
Authors: Barrett, T.; Pachucki, M.; Marjot, R.

Anaphylaxis to dye during breast surgery
pp. 304-305(2)
Authors: Hegarty, A.; Merrigan, A.; O Riain, S.

A reply
pp. 305-305(1)
Author: Robinson, L.

Failure of glass prefilled syringe
pp. 305-306(2)
Authors: Bell, M.; Loader, J.

Epifuse™ failure causing epidural disconnection
pp. 306-306(1)
Authors: Philip, A.; Bourne, T. M.

A reply
pp. 306-307(2)
Author: Riebe, E.

Occluded Portex Epifuse™ epidural connector
pp. 307-307(1)
Author: Farrell, C.

Portex Epifuse™ connector blockages
pp. 307-308(2)
Authors: Evans, R.; Baraz, R.; Joseph, A.

The following abstracts were presented at the Annual Spring Meeting of the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists (ACTA) in Cambridge, June 2011
pp. 309-317(9)

Difficult Airway Society Guidelines for the management of tracheal extubation
pp. 318-340(23)
Authors: Membership of the Difficult Airway Society Extubation Guidelines Group M. Popat Chairmancr1a1  Consultant Anaesthetist Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics Oxford Radcliffe Hospital NHS Trust Oxford UK,; Mitchell, V.; Dravid, R.; Patel, A.; Swampillai, C.; Higgs, A.

Oxford Handbook of Pain Management
pp. 341-341(1)
Author: Collins, J.

Law and Ethics in Intensive Care
pp. 341-342(2)
Author: Garrod, J