Vol 16, No 3 (2010)

Table of Contents

Editorial

Editorial PDF
C Lundgren 4

Letters to the Editor

A novel method of fixation of endotracheal tube in a bearded patient PDF
Renu Bala, Sarla Hooda, Rashmi Virmani 6
Obstruction of Endotracheal Tube by Broken Plastic-Coated Stylet PDF
Isaac Babu, Bawa Nath Surinder 7
Inspissated secretions: an unusual cause of difficult airway PDF
Vikramjeet Arora 7
MRI Compatible Airway Adjuncts – Magills Forcep PDF
Rakesh Garg 8

Case Studies

Acute subarachnoid haemorrhage and the mysterious electrocardiogram PDF
Daniel Nevin, Des Lines 10-13
Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009: A Case Series from Intensive Care Units in Port Shepstone, South Africa PDF
S J Blakemore, P D Gopalan 17-22

Original Research

Spinal Anaesthesia in Young Patients: Evaluation of Needle Gauge and Design on Technical Problems and Postdural Puncture Headache PDF
Veena R Shah, Guruprasad P Bhosale 24-28
Correlation between Spinal Column Length And The spread Of Subarachnoid hyperbaric Bupivacaine in The Term Parturients. PDF
Raha Abdul Rahman, W M Wan Rahiza, Muhd Helmi Azmi, M N Nadia, Muhamad Maaya, Azmil F Zabir, Azarinah Izaham, M Z Jaafar 30-33

Registrar Communication Prize Winner

Nitrous oxide in 2010: who will have the last laugh? (Part 3) PDF
Kim de Vasconcellos 35-40

Registrar Communication Prize Entry

Anaesthetic implications of acute and chronic alcohol abuse PDF
Clarisse Adams 42-49
Clinical Application of Dexmedetomidine PDF
Nura Afshani 50-56
Autonomic Neuropathy in Anaesthesia PDF
David G Bishop 58-61
Is Droperidol Escaping the Black Box? PDF
Catherine Eve Hanauer 62
Anaesthesia for ICU-based procedures: the advantages of and options available for inhalational anaesthesia PDF
Henk Kruger 63-69
Perioperative Beta Blockade: A Practice in Need of Optimisation PDF
R B Lawson 71-77
Movement of the Patient and the Concept of Minimum Alveolar Concentration (MAC) PDF
Pam A Scheepers 78-81
The Long and Short of QT Intervals PDF
Simone Schulein 84-87
Endotracheal Tubes in Paediatric Anaesthesia: The Cuffed Versus Uncuffed Debate PDF
Kerry Timmerman 88-91
HIV and the Kidney: What the Anaesthesiologist Should Know PDF
Magdeleen Venter 92-95



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