Anaesthesia - Vol 64 Issue 12 (December 2009)

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Vol 64 Issue 12 (December 2009)

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		Most Recent Letter	Threads	Letters
Articles
	Pride and prejudice D. Bogod Submit a response	-	-	-
	Peripheral opioid antagonism V. Mehta Submit a response	Comment on: Peripheral Op... by Lee Techner 18 Mar 2010 1:11 PM	1	1
	An assessment of the validity of SOFA score based triage in H1N1 critically ill patients during an influenza pandemic Z. Khan, J. Hulme, N. Sherwood Submit a response	-	-	-
	Risk of pulmonary aspiration with laryngeal mask airway and tracheal tube: analysis on 65 712 procedures with positive pressure ventilation A. Bernardini, G. Natalini Submit a response	Rigorous statistics to me... by Priti Gandre 12 Jan 2010 2:55 PM	2	2
	High frequency jet ventilation through a supraglottic airway device: a case series of patients undergoing extra-corporeal shock wave lithotripsy D. J. Canty, S. S. Dhara Submit a response	-	-	-
	An audit of intensive care unit recyclable waste F. McGain, D. Story, S. Hendel Submit a response	A load of old rubbish: re... by fiona kelly 21 Dec 2009 12:46 AM	2	2
	A comparison of a flexometallic tracheal tube with the intubating laryngeal mask tracheal tube for nasotracheal fibreoptic intubation using the two-scope technique* M. R. Rai, S. H. Scott, A. G. Marfin, M. T. Popat, J. J. Pandit Submit a response	Is the intubating larynge... by Fu-Shan Xue 13 Nov 2009 5:13 AM	2	2
	The effect of intrathecal fentanyl on Cerebral State Index-guided sedation during spinal anaesthesia* J. Y. Kim, K. B. Kim, C. S. Shin, S. H. Ha, M. K. Kim, J. S. Lee Submit a response	-	-	-
	A comparison of the laryngeal mask airway with the facemask and oropharyngeal airway for manual ventilation by first responders in children A. E. Blevin, S. F. McDouall, J. A. Rechner, T. A. Saunders, V. S. Barber, J. D. Young, D. G. Mason Submit a response	-	-	-
	Litigation related to drug errors in anaesthesia: an analysis of claims against the NHS in England 1995–2007 J. Cranshaw, K. J. Gupta, T. M. Cook Submit a response	-	-	-
	The Scottish Audit of Surgical Mortality: a review of areas of concern related to anaesthesia over 10 years H. J. McFarlane, N. van der Horst, L. Kerr, G. McPhillips, H. Burton Submit a response	-	-	-
	Tracheal intubation in patients with rigid collar immobilisation of the cervical spine: a comparison of Airtraq^® and LMA CTrach™ devices* Z. I. Arslan, T. Yildiz, Z. N. Baykara, M. Solak, K. Toker Submit a response	Airtraq ® placement first... by Yasuhiko Imashuk... 01 Jun 2010 5:50 PM	1	1
	Evaluation of the GlideScope^® for tracheal intubation in patients with cervical spine immobilisation by a semi-rigid collar I. Bathory, P. Frascarolo, C. Kern, P. Schoettker Submit a response	-	-	-
	Use of remifentanil as a sedative agent in critically ill adult patients: a meta-analysis J. A. Tan, K. M. Ho Submit a response	-	-	-
	A bench study of ventilation via two self-assembled jet devices and the Oxygen Flow Modulator in simulated upper airway obstruction A. E. W. Hamaekers, P. A. J. Borg, D. Enk Submit a response	Re: Bench study of ventil... by Ankie Hamaekers 28 May 2010 7:22 AM	1	2
	Naloxone-responsive acute dystonia and parkinsonism following general anaesthesia I. A. Iselin-Chaves, H. Grötzsch, M. Besson, P. R. Burkhard, G. L. Savoldelli Submit a response	-	-	-
	Profound hypocalcaemia in a patient being anticoagulated with citrate for continuous renal replacement therapy D. J. R. Morgan, K. M. Ho Submit a response	-	-	-
	Anosmia after general anaesthesia: a case report I. Konstantinidis, E. Tsakiropoulou, I. Iakovou, A. Douvantzi, S. Metaxas Submit a response	-	-	-
	National Patient Safety Agency surgical safety checklist and glycaemic control N. Levy, G. M. Hall Submit a response	-	-	-
	World Health Organisation checklist and glycaemic control S. Bhadresha, K. M. Leyden, S. L. Ellis Submit a response	-	-	-
	Risk and outcome analysis of renal replacement therapies M. R. Edwards, S. I. Jaggar Submit a response	-	-	-
	A reply F. Weis, A. Beiras-Fernandez Submit a response	-	-	-
	Can't intubate, can't ventilate: but which bougie? D. Windsor, M. McSwiney Submit a response	-	-	-
	Can't intubate, can't ventilate: lessons from aviation N. J. Toff Submit a response	-	-	-
	A reply to both of the above A. M. B. Heard, R. J. Green, P. Eakins Submit a response	-	-	-
	Cannula cricothyroidotomy: management of false-negative aspiration K. Dunne, D. Ball, P. Jefferson Submit a response	-	-	-
	Insertion of Equanox probe into terminal outlet for nitrous oxide with consequent hypoxia A. G. McKenzie, J. H. McClure, D. H. T. Scott, J. N. Amoore, S. Leitch Submit a response	-	-	-
	A reply M. Moorhouse Submit a response	-	-	-
	Potential hazard when calibrating fuel cell oxygen analysers N. Fauvel Submit a response	-	-	-
	Management of blood pressure during spinal anaesthesia J. A. W. Wildsmith Submit a response	-	-	-
	A reply J. J. Gatward, A. Khavandi Submit a response	-	-	-
	18-G Tuohy needle can reduce the incidence of severe post dural puncture headache J. Sadashivaiah, H. McLure Submit a response	-	-	-
	Lipid rescue: small trials and animal research P. Isherwood Submit a response	-	-	-
	A reply G. Cave, M. Harvey Submit a response	-	-	-
	Finding the corner pocket: landmarks in ultrasound-guided supraclavicular block D. H. Morfey, R. Brull Submit a response	-	-	-
	NICE guidelines for inadvertent peri-operative hypothermia D. S. Radauceanu, D. Dragnea, J. Craig Submit a response	-	-	-
	Potential hazard with intravenous extension tubing L. A. Goosen, V. B. Bandikatla, D. R. Uncles Submit a response	-	-	-
	The impact of an interactive teaching session on the administration of potassium in patients having surgical repair of a fractured neck of femur M. Wiles, J. Haycock Submit a response	-	-	-
	The development of a difficult airway trolley website M. Scanlan, R. McCahon Submit a response	-	-	-
	CUSUM charts: a tool for assessing competency? D. Ail, S. Rhodes Submit a response	-	-	-
	Defining competence for workplace based assessment – a pragmatic and thorough method P. Hersey, D. Laws Submit a response	-	-	-
	A survey of post-sternotomy chronic pain following cardiac surgery C. Carle, A. Ashworth, A. Roscoe Submit a response	-	-	-
	Right heart function during one-lung ventilation – observations using transoesophageal echocardiography J. N. Wilkinson, M. Scanlan, H. Skinner, M. Malik Submit a response	-	-	-
	Heparin concentrations in neonates during cardiopulmonary bypass as measured by the activated clotting time and anti-Xa assay J. Keogh, S. J. Davidson, M. Machin, J. Hall, A. A. Kelleher Submit a response	-	-	-
	The efficacy and safety of tight blood glucose control during heart surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis K. Ng, R. Grounds, K. Haga, G. Carter, S. Clarke, R. Loveless, D. Glyde, K. McClymont, R. P. Alston Submit a response	-	-	-
	Life! Death! Prizes! Tracheal obstruction! C. Doyle, D. McDonald Submit a response	-	-	-
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