Contents Volume 8 Number 1 January 1991 K. S. KHUENL-BRADY, S. SCHARZ, F. J. RICHARDSON and G. MITTERSCHIFFTHALER: Maintenance of surgical muscle relaxation by repeat doses of vecuronium and atracurium at three different dose levels K. T. OLKKOLA and H. SCHWILDEN: Adaptive closed-loop feedback control of vecuronium-induced neuromuscular relaxation J. TOIVONEN, S. KAUKINEN, M. OIKKONEN and M. HANNELIN: Effects of deliberate hypotension induced by labetalol on renal function M. P. SHELLY, M. A. SULTAN, A. BODENHAM and G. R. PARK: Midazolam infusions in critically ill patients D. M. COVENTRY, C. S. MARTIN and A. M. BURKE: Sedation for paediatric computerized tomography — a double-blind assessment of rectal midazolam L. LINDGREN, T. RANDELL and L. SAARNIVAARA: Comparison of inhalation induction with isoflurane or halothane in children H. G. KHO, J. VAN EGMOND, R. J. R. ElJK and W. M. M. J. KAPTEYNS: Lack of influence of acupuncture and transcutaneous stimulation on the immunoglobulin levels and leucocyte counts following upper-abdominal surgery M. E. BONE and A. BRISTOW: Total intravenous anaesthesia in stereotactic surgery—one year's clinical experience W. K. M. BE, H. E. M. KERKKAMP and L. H. D. J. BOOIJ: Hemocue®—a new haemoglobinometer in the clinic N. S. FAITHFULL: Post-operative headache—a multifactorial analysis U. V. WISIAK, W. KROLL and W. LIST: Communication during the pre-operative visit Case report T. OGUCHI, S. KASHIMOTO and T. KUMAZAWA: Coronary-artery spasm during spinal anaesthesia in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism European Young Anaesthesia Researchers Group, Abstracts of the 3rd Meeting, Cardiff, 20 September 1990 Book reviews Recommendations for clinical CPR studies iv Volume contents Volume 8 Number 2 March 1991 Review article 89 C. THORNTON: Evoked potentials in anaesthesia 109 T. TAMMISTO and O. TOIKKA: Spontaneous EMG activity for detection of arousal during general anaesthesia—comparison between recordings from frontal and neck musculature 115 T. A. CROZIER, J. RADKE, A. WEYLAND, M. SYDOW, W. SEYDE, E. MARKAKIS and D. KETTLER: Haemodynamic and endocrine effects of deliberate hypotension with magnesium sulphate for cerebral-aneurysm surgery 123 J. F. DESPARMET, C. B. BERDE, D. C. SCHWARTZ, R. J. LUNN and M. B. HERSHENSON: Effiline, lignocaine—adrenaline and isoprenaline as a test dose in halothane-anaesthetized lambs 129 M. OKUDA, K. FARUHASHI, K. KONISHI and M. MUNEYUKI: Effects and arterial concentration of prostaglandin E, during cardiopulmonary bypass 135 E. KENTALA, T. KAILA, M. AROLA, M. MATTILA and J. KANTO: Pharmacokinetics and clinical response of hyoscine plus morphine premedication in connection with cardiopulmonary bypass surgery 141 D. BOISSON-BERTRAND, F. TARON and M. C. LAXENAIRE: Etomidate vs. propofol to carry out suspension laryngoscopies 145 J. TARTIERE, D. SAMBA, C. LEFRANCOIS, J. P. DESHAYES, K. SAMII, H. BRICARD and J. QUESNEL: Intrapleural bupivacaine analgesia after thoraco-abdominal incision for oesophagectomy J.C. STANLEY, R. K. MIRAKHUR, P. F. BELL, D. E. SHARPE and R. S. J. CLARKE: Neuromuscular effects of pipecuronium bromide S. J. HARPER, P. M. BUCKLEY and K. CARR: Propofol and alfentanil infusions for sedation in intensive therapy Case reports 167 S. STREBEL, F. FRE! and K. SKARVAN: Phenylenhrine in ahypoxaemic spell 171 M. MIMA: Tension pneumothorax possibly due to the placement of a Swan—Ganz catheter detected by changes in the ventilator 172 European Dipioma in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care 175 Notes on books received 176 Announcements ‘> Volume contents Volume 8 Number 3 May 1991 Review paper 178 H.-J. PRIEBE: Coronary circulation and factors affecting coronary ‘steal’ 197 L. BUNEMANN, K. A. JENSEN, S. RIISAGER and L. J. THOMSEN: Cerebral blood flow and metabolism during hypotension induced with sodium nitroprusside and metoprolol 203 J. G. RAMSAY, C. C. ARVIEUX, J. DIEDERICKS and P. FOEX: Verapamil and nitrous oxide exert only minor effects on the normal myocardium in the presence of fentanyl 213 N. UEDA, T. MUTEKI, H. TSUDA, S. INOUE and H. NISHINA: Is the diagnosis of significant residual neuromuscular blockade improved by using double-burst nerve stimulation? 219 J. NIELSEN, M. JENSTRUP, N. U. GERDES, L. S. RASMUSSEN, K. FRUERGAARD and F. WIBERG-JORGENSEN: Awakening and recovery of simple cognitive and psychomotor functions 2h after anaesthesia for day-case surgery—total intravenous anaesthesia with propofol—alfentanil versus thiopentone—alfentanil 227 C. S. GOODCHILD, S. SANGHERA, J. M. SERRAO and J. P. GENT: Analgesia mediated by spinal x-opioid receptors 223 H. BOHRER, S. HOYER and C. KRIER: The influence of etomidate upon cerebral metabolites after complete brain ischaemia in the rat 239 M. M. ATALLAH, A. A. M. |. MOTAWEA, F. A. A. EL-CHENNAWY and A. F. M ATALLAH: Immunomodulating effects of halothane in mice Case report 245 M. ORTIZ, L. ALIAGA, C. BATURELL, M. J. PRECIADO, J. AGUILAR and F. VIDAL: Intracranial subdural haematoma—a rare complication after spinal anaesthesia 249 Current European Anaesthesiology 253 Book reviews 256 Announcements vi Volume contents Volume 8 Number 4 July 1991 257 E. KOCHS and J. SCHULTE AM ESCH: Somatosensory evoked responses during and after graded brain ischaemia in goats 267 F. GAO, W. W. MAPLESON and M. D. VICKERS: Effect of sub-asnaesthetic infusions of propofol on peak velocity of saccadic eye movements 277 L. H. NIELSEN, J. KRISTENSEN, F. KNUDSEN, D. T. NIELSEN and P. K. ANDERSEN: Fibre-optic bronchoscopic evaluation of tracheal tube position 281 R. M. SLATER, R. P. FROM, J. S. T. SUM PING and J. R. PANK: Changes in plasma potassium and neuromuscular blockade following suxamethonium in patients treated with terbutaline 287 N. R. COAD: Post-operative analgesia following femoral-neck surgery—a comparison between 3 in 1 femoral nerve block and lateral cutaneous nerve block 291 S. A. FELDMAN, N. J. FAUVEL and R. OOI!: The cuffed pharyngeal airway 297 J. L. VINCENT: Transfusion in the exsanguinating Jehovah's Witness patient— the attitude of intensive-care doctors Case reports 301 T. OGUCHI, S. KASHIMOTO, F. KANDA and T. KUMAZAWA: Anaesthetic management of dilated cardiomyopathy with severe ventricular dysrhythmias 305 J. D. STEVENS and T. D. WAUCHOB: Dystrophia myotonica—emergency Caesarean section with spinal anaesthesia Short report 309 J. A. BERGE, L. GRAMSTAD and E. BODD: Safety testing the Bain circuit—a new test adaptor 311 European Academy of Anaesthesiology 2nd Open Annual Meeting, Mainz, 1-3 March 1990 347 Book reviews 349 Notes on books received 349 Announcements Volume contents vii Volume 8 Number 5 September 1991 351 A. EDOUARD, B. DARTAYET, C. RUEGG and K. SAMII: The use of calcium antagonists to treat intra-operative hypertension—evaluation of efficacy and safety of a new dihydropyridine derivative, intravenous isradipine, during abdominal surgery 359 K. ABE, Y. FUJINO, A. DEMIZU, Y. TAKAUCHI, T. HOSHIDA, K. KAMADA, T. MASHIMO and |. YOSHIYA: The effect of prostaglandin E, on local cerebral blood flow during cerebral-aneurysm clip ligation 373 D. W. BLAKE, B. P. MCGRATH, G. B. DONNAN, S. SMART, D. WAY, K. A. MYERS and M. FULLERTON: Influence of cardiac failure on atrial natriuretic peptide responses in patients undergoing vascular surgery, 365 G. F. SCHEFFER, N. T. VAN SCHAGEN, R. JONGES, H. H. ROS, A. PEPER and J. J. DE LANGE: Atrial and His—Purkinje conduction times during isoflurane anaesthesia in humans 381 B. M. CRITCHLOW, Z. IBRAHIM and B. J. POLLARD: General anaesthesia for gamete intra-fallopian transfer 385 K. FRUERGAARD, M. JENSTRUP, J. SCHIERBECK and F. WIBERG- JORGENSEN: Total intravenous anaesthesia with propofol or etomidate 393 M. WANSCHER, S. ANTONSEN, P. TOFT, F. KNUDSEN and H. S. HELBO-HANSEN: Attenuation of intra-operative surgical stress response has no influence on post-operative degranulation of polymorphonuclear granulocytes 401 J. M. SERRAO, C. S. GOODCHILD and J. P. GENT: Reversal by naloxone of spinal antinociceptive effects of fentanyl, ketocyclazocine and midazolam 407 N. BOULTER, J. M. SERRAO, J. P. GENT and C. S. GOODCHILD: Spinally mediated antinociception following intrathecal chlordiazepoxide—further evidence for a benzodiazepine spinal analgesic effect 413 European Academy of Anaesthesiology, Abstracts of the 12th Annual Meeting, Cardiff, 21-23 September 1990 423 Book reviews 425 Notes on books received 426 Announcements Volume contents Volume 8 Number 6 November 1991 J. KATAJA: Thoracolumbar epidural anaesthesia and isoflurane to prevent hypertension and tachycardia in patients undergoing abdominal aortic surgery B. CHRAEMMER-JORGENSEN, P. FLEMMING HOILUND-CARLSEN, J. MARVING, J. STROM, M. D. NIELSEN, B. H. JENSEN, H. LONBORG-JENSEN and K. SCHMIDT: Left-ventricular performance, volumes, and catecholamine responses during anaesthesia induction—monitoring by combined radionuclide cardiography and right heart catheterization R. P. LEWIS, J. A. DUNPHY and C. S. REILLY: Paracetamol metabolism after general anaesthesia J. M. K. H. WIERDA, J. SZENOHRADSZKY, A. P. M. DE WIT, G. ZENTAI, S. AGOSTON, M. KAKAS, U. W. KLEEF and D. K. F. MEIJER: The pharmacokinetics, urinary and biliary excretion of pipecuronium bromide M. M. ATALLAH, A. A. M. |. MOTAWEA, F. A. A. EL-CHENNAWY and A.-F. M. ATTALLAH: immunological assays following exposure to halothane in clinical usage S. M. UNDERWOOD, C. J. ROULSON and T. M. SAVEGE: Intramuscular injections through indwelling cannulae Case reports C. Y. WANG, C. P. CHEE and A. E. DELILKAN: Upward transtentorial herniation of posterior fossa structures J. MELTON, R. FORBES and J. WESTLUND: Pulmonary oedema following temporomandibular arthroscopy of a healthy patient Special paper W. F. DICK, J. S. M. ZORAB and J.-C. OTTENI: The assessment of European Departments of Anaesthesiology involved in teaching and training Current European Anaesthesiology European Anaesthesia Research Group, Abstracts of the 4th Meeting, Strasbourg, 29 August 1991 Correspondence Announcements Index