183-189
Editorial
Perioperative management of acute and chronic anemia: has the pendulum swung too far?
Gregory M. T. Hare, James E. Baker and C. David Mazer
190-193
Editorial
Adjusting clinical prediction rules: an academic exercise or the potential for real world clinical applications in perioperative medicine?
Penelope M. A. Brasher and W. Scott Beattie
194-201
Reports of Original Investigations
Open AccessA simple method to adjust clinical prediction models to local circumstances
Kristel J. M. Janssen, Yvonne Vergouwe, Cor J. Kalkman, Diederick E. Grobbee and Karel G. M. Moons
202-212
Reports of Original Investigations
Topical application of antifibrinolytic drugs for on-pump cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Amir Abrishami, Frances Chung and Jean Wong
213-221
Reports of Original Investigations
Sympathectomy-mediated vasodilatation: a randomized concentration ranging study of epidural bupivacaine
Yehuda Ginosar, Carolyn F. Weiniger, Vladimir Kurz, Anatoly Babchenko and Meir Nitzan, et al.
222-229
Reports of Original Investigations
Propofol inhibits cyclo-oxygenase activity in human monocytic THP-1 cells
Takefumi Inada, Kozue Kubo, Tomoko Kambara and Koh Shingu
230-242
Reports of Original Investigations
Effect of epidural analgesia in patients with traumatic rib fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
François M. Carrier, Alexis F. Turgeon, Pierre C. Nicole, Claude A. Trépanier and Dean A. Fergusson, et al.
243-246
Case Reports/Case Series
Helium insufflation with sevoflurane general anesthesia and spontaneous ventilation during airway surgery
Joseph D. Tobias
247-256
Review Articles/Brief Reviews
Diagnosing metabolic acidosis in the critically ill: bridging the anion gap, Stewart, and base excess methods
Christina Fidkowski and James Helstrom
257-258
Images in Anesthesia
Strut-induced flow separation in an endostent
Gary Dobson, Clifton R. Johnston and Andrew Walker
259-260
Correspondence
Flexi-Slip aided ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway insertion by conventional technique
Rakesh Garg, Anju Gupta and Nishkarsh Gupta
261
Correspondence
Laryngeal injuries and tracheal intubating conditions with or without muscle relaxation I
Nanda Shetty, Mouveen Sharma, Umesh Goneppanavar and Jasvinder Kaur
262-263
Correspondence
Laryngeal injuries and tracheal intubating conditions with or without muscular relaxation II
Mohammad El-Orbany
264
Correspondence
Negative pressure pulmonary edema: endobronchial intubation or acute lung injury in a predisposed patient?
Rakesh Garg
265-266
Correspondence
Prise en charge des voies aériennes supérieures en obstétrique: enquête française de pratique
Laurent Zieleskiewicz, Jean Pierre Bellefleur and Marc Leone
267
Book and New Media Reviews
Physics, Pharmacology and Physiology for Anaesthetists Key Concepts for the FRCA
Matthew E. Cross, Emma V.E. Plunkett. Cambridge University Press, 2008, 268 pp, $58.95 CAN, ISBN 978-0-521-70044-3
Sanjiv Gupta
268-269
Book and New Media Reviews
Trauma Anesthesia
Charles E. Smith. Cambridge University Press, New York, 2008, 606 pp, ISBN 978-0-521-87058-0
David Neilipovitz
270
Erratum
Guillain-Barré syndrome following thoracic spinal cord trauma
James Scozzafava, Glen Jickling, Jack H. Jhamandas and Michael J. Jacka
271
Erratum
Brachial artery occlusion with transient finger paralysis related to blood pressure measurements
Kazuaki Tange, Hiroyuki Kinoshita and Yoshio Hatano