1. ARDS: New insights and unsolved problems

   • J. H. Newman

   Editorial Pages: 303 - 306

2. Venous admixture (Qva/Q) and true shunt (Qs/Qt) in ARF patients: Effects of PEEP at constant F_IO₂

   • A. Pesenti
   • A. Riboni
   • L. Gattinoni

   Original Articles Pages: 307 - 311

3. The use of etomidate in the management of severe head injury

   • J. G. L. Prior
   • C. J. Hinds
   • Pamela F. Prior

   Original Articles Pages: 313 - 320

4. Intracranial pressure changes in patients with head trauma during haemodialysis

   • Y. M. Bertrand
   • A. Hermant
   • J. Roels

   Original Articles Pages: 321 - 323

5. Plasma amino acid levels in the first few days after burn injury and their predictive value

   • L. Cynober
   • Françoise Nguyen Dinh
   • Jacqueline Giboudeau

   Original Articles Pages: 325 - 331

6. Effect of CO₂-induced hyperventilation on carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄) levels following acute CCl₄ poisoning

   • J. Gellert
   • L. Goldermann
   • R. Teschke

   Original Articles Pages: 333 - 337

7. A multipatient mass spectrometer based system for the measurement of metabolic gas exchange in artificially ventilated intensive care patients

   • M. J. Roberts
   • M. L. Boustred
   • C. J. Hinds

   Methods and Devices Pages: 339 - 343

8. Paratracheal abscess after tracheostomy

   • A. G. H. Cole
   • J. H. Kerr

   Short Reports Pages: 345 - 347

9. Comment on the editorial “prostacylin (PGI₂)”

   • M. T. Weston
   • S. Machin

   Correspondence Pages: 348 - 348

10. Comment on the article ‘The Influence of Urapidil, a New Antihypertensive Agent, on Cerebral Perfusion Pressure in Dogs With and Without Intracranial Hypertension

    • Sheila M. Willatts
    • J. Tinker

    Correspondence Pages: 349 - 349

11. Sympathetic hyperactivity in tetanus

    • A. G. Ravizza
    • D. Carugo
    • Tiziana Della Puppa

    Correspondence Pages: 349 - 350

12. Book reviews

    • C. Bullen
    • M. L. Chiswick

    BookReview Pages: 350 - 350