Potency and physical properties of inhalational anaesthetics, M.J.Halsey; molecular mechanisms of anaesthesia, H.J.Halsey; neuronal basis of the anaesthetic state, Joan J.Kendig; pharmacokinetics of inhalational anaesthetics, W.W.Mapleson; comparative pharmacology of inhalational agents, James B.Forrest; biotransformation of inhalation anaesthetics, Richard I.Mazze and Masahiko Fujinaga; hepatic and renal toxicity of inhalation anaesthetics - metabolic effects of nitrous oxide, A.Jay Gandolfi et al; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, with particular reference to intravenous anaesthetic agents, C.J.Hull; pharmacology of intravenous anaesthetics and hypnotics, John W.Dundee; pharmacology of opioids and antagonists, Carl C.Hug Jr.; neuromuscular block and its antagonism - basic concepts, W.C.Bowman; - clinical aspects, Hassan H.Ali; effect of anaesthesia on respiration, J.F.Nunn; oxygen therapy, J.F.Nunn; effect of anaesthesia on the circulation, P.Foex; effects of anaesthetics on the liver, Burnell R.Brown Jr.; the effect of anaesthesia and surgery on renal function, Karen J.Schwenzer and Edward D.Miller; monitoring during anaesthesia, John A.Bushman et al; the anaesthesia record, John P.Ebert and A.J.Wright; the operating room, John B.Bowes et al; tracheal intubation, Charles W.Otto; hazards and changes with positioning, R.I.Keen and J.M.Anderton; fluid therapy (crystalloids and colloids), Heinz Laubenthal et al; blood loss and its reduction, Peter J.Simpson; blood and blood factors, Karen M.Knieriem; induced hypothermia, Glenn N.Russell; environmental safety of the patient, John A.Bushman and Peter W.Thompson; environmental safety of the anaesthetist, Alastair A.Spence et al; management of perioperative dysrhythmias, J.L.Atlee; changes in blood pressure during anaesthesia and surgery, Cedric Prys-Roberts; anaphylactoid reactions during anaesthesia, D.C.Galletly and J.M.Gibbs; inadvertent hypothermia in the surgical patient, Burnell R.Brown Jr.; malignant hypothermia, Galsford G.Harrison; minor sequelae of anaesthesia, R.S.Ahearn; major catastrophes, J.E.Uttino; the unprepared patient, R.S.J.Clarke; anaesthesia for trauma and shock, R.S.J.Clarke and Ian W.Carson; anaesthesia for patients with respiratory disease, J.R.Nunn; anaesthesia for patients with dysfunction of the circulatory system, Cedric Prys-Roberts and P.Foex; anaesthesia for the patient with liver disease, Leo Strunin; anaesthesia for the patient with renal disease, Richard I.Mazze; perioperative management of patients with endocrine disease, Michael F.Roizen et al; anaesthesia for patients with neuromuscular disorders, Jennifer M.Hunter; anaesthetic management of patients with massive obesity, Robert W.Vaughan and M.Sue Vaughan. (Part contents)