Foreword Peter Simpson
PERIOPERATIVE CARE
Perioperative cardiac protection, S Howell
Perioperative blood transfusion therapy, D Spahn
Perioperative intravenous fluid therapy, J Boldt
Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery, J Arrowsmith
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
New developments with hypnotics, H Ihmsen
New analgesic agents, Thomas Bouillon, Martin Luginbuehl
Clinical applications of pharmacokinetics and dynamics, F Sevrin
Pharmacogenetics and anaesthesia, R Smiley
MONITORING AND EQUIPMENT
Ultrasonic techniques, A Bodenham
Non-invasive cardiac output monitoring, G Marx
New airway equipment, T Asai
Depth of anaesthesia monitoring, H Vereecke
CRITICAL CARE
Diagnosis of brain death, G Park
Albumin versus crystalloid in the critically ill, S Finfer
Glucose control in the critically ill, ER Rijnsburger, Johan Groewneveld
Non-invasive ventilation, JD Truwit
List of Abbreviations
Index of Papers Reviewed
General Index
