Risk-adjusted mortality to assess quality of care in cardiac surgery J. -Y. DupuisJ. E. Wynands Editorial Pages: 91 - 97
A simple classification of the risk in cardiac surgery: the first decade Normand A. TremblayJean-François HardyMichel Carrier Reports of Investigation Pages: 103 - 111
Minute ventilation during mask halothane anaesthesia in infants and children K. A. BrownB. BissonnetteB. Shandling Reports of Investigation Pages: 112 - 118
Nasal ketamine for paediatric premedication Natan WekslerLeon OvadiaAnatoli Stav Reports of Investigation Pages: 119 - 121
Airway irritation produced by volatile anaesthetics during brief inhalation: comparison of halothane, enflurane, isoflurane and sevoflurane Matsuyuki DoiKazuyuki Ikeda Reports of Investigation Pages: 122 - 126
Pharmacodynamic behaviour of rocuronium in the elderly D. R. BevanP. FisetF. Donati Reports of Investigation Pages: 127 - 132
pH adjustment of mepivacaine decreases the incidence of tourniquet pain during axillary brachial plexus anaesthesia John E. TetzlaffMichael WalshHelen J. Yoon Reports of Investigation Pages: 133 - 136
Audit of intensive care unit admissions from the operating room David SwannPatricia HoustonJeff Goldberg Reports of Investigation Pages: 137 - 141
Errors in the measurement of cardiac output by thermodilution Toshiaki NishikawaShuji Dohi Review Articles Pages: 142 - 153
Rheumatoid cervical joint disease — a challenge to the anaesthetist Alison MacarthurSimcha Kleiman Review Articles Pages: 154 - 159
Hypertension and pulmonary oedema associated with ketamine administration in a patient with a history of substance abuse James L. Murphy Clinical Report Pages: 160 - 164
In vitro determination of human dura mater permeability to opioids and local anaesthetics Richard E. McEllistremRonald G. BenningtonSheldon H. Roth Laboratory Investigations Pages: 165 - 169
Modification by CO2 of endothelin-1-induced contraction of isolated guinea pig trachea Atsushi TsukuiSatoru FukudaKoki Shimoji Laboratory Investigations Pages: 170 - 175
Does hypothermia or hyperventilation affect enflurane MAC reduction following partial cardiopulmonary bypass in dogs? Greg J. DoakGefeng LiJohn A. Sullivan Laboratory Investigations Pages: 176 - 182
Flow velocity profile of the pulmonary artery measured by the continuous cardiac output monitoring catheter Keiko MiyasakaMasao TakataKatsuyuki Miyasaka Equipment Pages: 183 - 187
Combined lumbosacral plexus block Tiberiu EzriPeter SzmukDavid Soroker Correspondence Pages: 189 - 189
Finger pulse oximeter response Rogerio L. R. VideiraPedro P. Ruiz NetoRuy V. G. Amaral Correspondence Pages: 189 - 190
