`A Yankee dodge': the first British public demonstration of anaesthesia by S. M. Usher and S. Chieveley-Williams
Centre for Anaesthesia, Royal Free and University College Medical School , University College London , London , UK . (Anaesthesia; Landmark Case Report; September 2004) More...

Complete femoral nerve block following blind ilioinguinal local anaesthetic blockade for inguinal hernia repair
Inadvertent femoral nerve palsy has been previously described following ilioinguinal nerve block. At a time when increasing numbers of inguinal hernia repairs are being performed as day case procedures, it is important to raise awareness of this potential complication. (February 2003) More...

Central venous cannulation as a cause of upper airway obstruction
Central venous cannulation via the jugular vein caused an unusual complication in a patient with a coaugulopathy. The formation of a non-clinically detectable heamatoma, with secondary venous compression, resulted in the formation of a glottic oedema, which caused significant upper airway obstruction. (February 2003) More...