Cyprian Mendonca PhD MD FRCA FAcadMEd Honorary Professor, The University of Warwick; Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, UK Mahesh Chaudhari MD, FRCA, FFPMRCA is Consultant Anaesthetist, Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester, UK. Arumugam Pitchiah MD FRCA is Specialty Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, Wales, UK.