1. The laryngeal mask airway in anticipated difficult airways

   • Michael T. Beriault
   • J. Roger Maltby

   Editorials Pages: 1227 - 1231

2. The preoperative assessment: who is responsible?

   • John B. Kitts

   Editorials Pages: 1232 - 1236

3. Limits of laryngeal mask airway in patients after cervical or oral radiotherapy

   • O. Giraud
   • J. L. Bourgain
   • V. Billard

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1237 - 1241

4. Laryngeal mask airway facilitated fibreoptic bronchoscopy in infants

   • Hari P. R. Bandla
   • Donald E. Smith
   • Michael P. Kiernan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1242 - 1247

5. Intravenous fentanyl PCA during labour

   • Eeva M. Nikkola
   • Ulla U. Ekblad
   • Markku A. O. Salonen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1248 - 1255

6. Association of mortality with age of blood transfused in septic ICU patients

   • F. Robert Purdy
   • Martin G. Tweeddale
   • Pamela M. Merrick

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1256 - 1261

7. Rocuronium prevents succinylcholine-induced fasciculations

   • C. Motamed
   • R. Choquette
   • F. Donati

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1262 - 1268

8. Cigarette smoking does not affect thiopentone pharmacodynamic or pharmacokinetic behaviour

   • Helena Teiriä
   • Arvi Yli-Hankala
   • Klaus T. Olkkola

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1269 - 1274

9. Latex anaphylaxis during tissue expander insertion in a healthy child

   • Maria Markakis Zestos
   • Robert Creighton

   Clinical Reports Pages: 1275 - 1277

10. Labour pain management in a parturient with an implanted intrathecal pump

    • Jordan Tarshis
    • James E. Zuckerman
    • Phillip S. Mushlin

    Clinical Reports Pages: 1278 - 1281

11. Anaesthesia for tracheal resection: report of 17 cases

    • Lennart Magnusson
    • Florian J. W. Lang
    • Patrick Ravussin

    Clinical Reports Pages: 1282 - 1285

12. Bradycardia produced by pyridostigmine and physostigmine

    • Reuben D. Stein
    • Steven B. Backman
    • Canio Polosa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1286 - 1292

13. Relationship of fat embolism to haemodynamic and echocardiographic changes during cemented arthroplasty

    • Patricia Murphy
    • Gerald Edelist
    • J. Brendan Mullen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1293 - 1300

14. Suppression of cyclic guanosine monophosphate formation in rat cerebellar slices by propofol, ketamine and midazolam

    • Ikuko Miyawaki
    • Kumi Nakamura
    • Kenjiro Mori

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1301 - 1307

15. Perphenazine decreases vomiting by children after tonsillectomy

    • William M. Splinter
    • David J. Roberts

    Brief Reports Pages: 1308 - 1310

16. A model of community based, preadmission management for elective surgical patients

    • William Shearer
    • John Monagle
    • Morad Michaels

    Brief Reports Pages: 1311 - 1314

17. Preoperative autologous donation of 6 units of blood during rh-EPO treatment

    • Jan Milbrink
    • Gunnar Birgegård
    • Bo Sandhagen

    Brief Reports Pages: 1315 - 1318

18. Specific risk factors of spinal epidural haematoma

    • W. J. Russell

    Correspondence Pages: 1319 - 1319

19. Reply

    • Hinnerk Wulf

    Correspondence Pages: 1319 - 1319

20. Combined epidural/general anaesthesia and postoperative outcome

    • Philip R. Bromage

    Correspondence Pages: 1319 - 1320

21. Reply

    • R. L. Garnett

    Correspondence Pages: 1320 - 1320

22. Combined spinal/epidural in neonates and children

    • Joseph D. Tobias

    Correspondence Pages: 1320 - 1321

23. Reply

    • J. Christian Abajian
    • Robert K. Williams

    Correspondence Pages: 1321 - 1321

24. Is intrathecal midazolam safe?

    • Jean -Marc Malinovsky

    Correspondence Pages: 1321 - 1322

25. Reply

    • M. Bahar
    • M. Cohen
    • M. Chanimov

    Correspondence Pages: 1322 - 1322

26. Protamine and its cardiovascular effects

    • A. J. Olufolabi

    Correspondence Pages: 1322 - 1323

27. Reply

    • S. B. Backman
    • I. Gilron
    • R. Robbins

    Correspondence Pages: 1323 - 1323

28. Falsely reassuring pulse oximetry in the presence of severe bypoxia

    • Connail McCrory
    • Margaret Ryan
    • Patrick Doherty

    Correspondence Pages: 1323 - 1324

29. Book reviews

    • Douglas B. Craig
    • Ian Adatia
    • Simon Abrahamson

    BookReview Pages: 1325 - 1326

30. Classified advertising and meetings

    Announcement Pages: xvii - xviii

31. Specialist registrar

    Announcement Pages: N1 - N1

32. Clinical and academic anaesthetists required

    Announcement Pages: N1 - N1

33. McGill University Health Centre clinical fellowships

    Announcement Pages: N1 - N1

34. Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation full-time staff opportunity

    Announcement Pages: N1 - N1

35. Mcgill University Health Centre faculty recruitment

    Announcement Pages: N1 - N1

36. Plan Ahead International Symposium in Perioperative Medicine: “Controversies in Anaesthesia, Surgery & Obstetrics” in Burgundy, France September 6–11 1998 Beaune, Burgundy, France

    Announcement Pages: N2 - N2

37. 7th Annual Whistler Winter Anaesthesia Refresher Course & Review February 28 – March 6,1998 Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

    Announcement Pages: N2 - N2

38. Department of Anaesthesia The Montreal General Hospital

    Announcement Pages: N2 - N2

39. Winterlude ’98 Anaesthesia Symposium — University of Ottawa Clinical Perspectives: The Practice and the Practical Chateau Laurier Hotel Saturday, February 21,1998

    Announcement Pages: N2 - N2

40. The University of Western Ontario fellowships available

    Announcement Pages: N3 - N3