British Journal of Anaesthesia
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BJA is a high-impact international journal for #Anaesthesia, #CriticalCare, #Pain & #PeriOpMed
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BJA Open provides Gold Open Access
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2025 DAS guidelines for the management of unanticipated difficult airway published today in the British Journal of Anaesthesia. #airway #difficultairway #intubation #anaesthesia #anesthesia
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00693-2/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00693-2/fulltext
Interested in #sciencecommunication & #social media ? Join the BJA & BJA Open team!
Applications are open for Round 5 of our BJA & BJA Open #SoMe fellows programme.
Deadline 5th January 2026!
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/call-applications-bja-social-media-fellows-round-5-2026
Applications are open for Round 5 of our BJA & BJA Open #SoMe fellows programme.
Deadline 5th January 2026!
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/call-applications-bja-social-media-fellows-round-5-2026
December 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Interested in #sciencecommunication & #social media ? Join the BJA & BJA Open team!
Applications are open for Round 5 of our BJA & BJA Open #SoMe fellows programme.
Deadline 5th January 2026!
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/call-applications-bja-social-media-fellows-round-5-2026
Applications are open for Round 5 of our BJA & BJA Open #SoMe fellows programme.
Deadline 5th January 2026!
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/call-applications-bja-social-media-fellows-round-5-2026
Tao et al. found no association between #labourepiduralanalgesia exposure and increased #neurodevelopment risk
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00545-8/abstract
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00545-8/abstract
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Tao et al. found no association between #labourepiduralanalgesia exposure and increased #neurodevelopment risk
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00545-8/abstract
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00545-8/abstract
Can #deeplearning analysis of #preoperative #ECGs improve #riskprediction for perioperative major cardiovascular events?
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00546-X/abstract
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00546-X/abstract
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Can #deeplearning analysis of #preoperative #ECGs improve #riskprediction for perioperative major cardiovascular events?
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00546-X/abstract
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00546-X/abstract
Call for applications! Join the BJA Editor team!
Application deadline 31st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/call-applications-editor-british-journal-anaesthesia
Application deadline 31st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/call-applications-editor-british-journal-anaesthesia
December 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Call for applications! Join the BJA Editor team!
Application deadline 31st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/call-applications-editor-british-journal-anaesthesia
Application deadline 31st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/call-applications-editor-british-journal-anaesthesia
Perioperative #dexmedetomidine does not reduce postoperative incidence of #AKI after #partialnephrectomy
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00547-1/abstract
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00547-1/abstract
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Perioperative #dexmedetomidine does not reduce postoperative incidence of #AKI after #partialnephrectomy
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00547-1/abstract
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00547-1/abstract
Call for applications! Join our Editorial fellow programme!
Application deadline 1st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/bja-editorial-fellowships-2025-26-cohort-six
Application deadline 1st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/bja-editorial-fellowships-2025-26-cohort-six
November 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Call for applications! Join our Editorial fellow programme!
Application deadline 1st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/bja-editorial-fellowships-2025-26-cohort-six
Application deadline 1st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/bja-editorial-fellowships-2025-26-cohort-six
#BJA #specialarticle from Mehta et al. suggesting eight self-help strategies women can use to ensure their voices are heard and to help build a successful #academic career
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00548-3/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00548-3/fulltext
November 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#BJA #specialarticle from Mehta et al. suggesting eight self-help strategies women can use to ensure their voices are heard and to help build a successful #academic career
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00548-3/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00548-3/fulltext
Call for applications! Join our Editorial fellow programme!
Application deadline 1st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/bja-editorial-fellowships-2025-26-cohort-six
Application deadline 1st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/bja-editorial-fellowships-2025-26-cohort-six
November 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Call for applications! Join our Editorial fellow programme!
Application deadline 1st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/bja-editorial-fellowships-2025-26-cohort-six
Application deadline 1st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/bja-editorial-fellowships-2025-26-cohort-six
#Socioeconomicdeprivation is associated with higher levels of short-term postoperative #morbidity and #mortality, until adjusting for #comorbidities and markers of preoperative physical fitness
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00511-2/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00511-2/fulltext
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#Socioeconomicdeprivation is associated with higher levels of short-term postoperative #morbidity and #mortality, until adjusting for #comorbidities and markers of preoperative physical fitness
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00511-2/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00511-2/fulltext
Is adjustment of fentanyl dosing to prevent opioid-induced ventilatory depression necessary in children with #OSA and intermittent preoperative desaturations?
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00512-4/abstract
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00512-4/abstract
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Is adjustment of fentanyl dosing to prevent opioid-induced ventilatory depression necessary in children with #OSA and intermittent preoperative desaturations?
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00512-4/abstract
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00512-4/abstract
Is there an association between low #etCO2 and postoperative pulmonary complications? New from Nasa et al.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00529-X/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00529-X/fulltext
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Is there an association between low #etCO2 and postoperative pulmonary complications? New from Nasa et al.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00529-X/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00529-X/fulltext
Call for applications! Join our Editorial fellow programme!
Application deadline 1st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/bja-editorial-fellowships-2025-26-cohort-six
Application deadline 1st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/bja-editorial-fellowships-2025-26-cohort-six
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Call for applications! Join our Editorial fellow programme!
Application deadline 1st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/bja-editorial-fellowships-2025-26-cohort-six
Application deadline 1st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/bja-editorial-fellowships-2025-26-cohort-six
#Nociplastic #pain is associated with worse #executivefunction in a cross-sectional study using the UK #Biobank
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00530-6/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00530-6/fulltext
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#Nociplastic #pain is associated with worse #executivefunction in a cross-sectional study using the UK #Biobank
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00530-6/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00530-6/fulltext
#Tonsillectomy is associated with severe post-op pain. Cumulative 5-day opioid consumption and pain intensity was lower in patients given #methadone post-induction vs #fentanyl but at the expense of worse #PONV #bjaopen https://www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00042-5/fulltext
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
#Tonsillectomy is associated with severe post-op pain. Cumulative 5-day opioid consumption and pain intensity was lower in patients given #methadone post-induction vs #fentanyl but at the expense of worse #PONV #bjaopen https://www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00042-5/fulltext
Call for applications! Join our Editorial fellow programme!
Application deadline 1st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/bja-editorial-fellowships-2025-26-cohort-six
Application deadline 1st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/bja-editorial-fellowships-2025-26-cohort-six
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Call for applications! Join our Editorial fellow programme!
Application deadline 1st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/bja-editorial-fellowships-2025-26-cohort-six
Application deadline 1st Dec 2025.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/bja-editorial-fellowships-2025-26-cohort-six
Pre-op #anxiety is linked to chronic post-surgical pain (#CPSP). Bakker-Bons and colleagues found a statistically significant correlation, but small magnitude of effect and wide study heterogeneity #bjaopen https://www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00111-X/fulltext
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Pre-op #anxiety is linked to chronic post-surgical pain (#CPSP). Bakker-Bons and colleagues found a statistically significant correlation, but small magnitude of effect and wide study heterogeneity #bjaopen https://www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00111-X/fulltext
ICU organ support decisions are shaped by team structure, communication, hierarchy, experience & culture. Understanding these factors improves protocols, training & culture, supporting better MDT decisions in the ICU #bjaopen https://www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00112-1/fulltext
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
ICU organ support decisions are shaped by team structure, communication, hierarchy, experience & culture. Understanding these factors improves protocols, training & culture, supporting better MDT decisions in the ICU #bjaopen https://www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00112-1/fulltext
Periop myocardial injury (PMI) is associated with major cardio- & cerebrovascular events (MACCE). Periop #hs-cTnT rise, regardless of baseline, is associated with high risk of MACCE, sustained up to 3 years post-op #bjaopen https://www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00046-2/fulltext
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Periop myocardial injury (PMI) is associated with major cardio- & cerebrovascular events (MACCE). Periop #hs-cTnT rise, regardless of baseline, is associated with high risk of MACCE, sustained up to 3 years post-op #bjaopen https://www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00046-2/fulltext
Reposted by British Journal of Anaesthesia
More seriously, perhaps AI and smarter technology might be of benefit in reducing the risk of fatal local anaesthetic toxicity. This reporting database study from the US highlights this rare but potentially catastrophic complication still occurs. #AnSky bsky.app/profile/bjaj...
US #FDA local anaesthetic-associated deaths statistics from long-acting #localanaesthetics decreased in the last decade but remain unchanged for #lidocaine
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00493-3/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00493-3/fulltext
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
More seriously, perhaps AI and smarter technology might be of benefit in reducing the risk of fatal local anaesthetic toxicity. This reporting database study from the US highlights this rare but potentially catastrophic complication still occurs. #AnSky bsky.app/profile/bjaj...
Reposted by British Journal of Anaesthesia
NAP8 will be collecting data around complications of regional anaesthesia next year covering all UK for 12 months. Here’s hoping serious complications are really unusual but sadly we know they happen @rcoa-cri.bsky.social #AnSky
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
NAP8 will be collecting data around complications of regional anaesthesia next year covering all UK for 12 months. Here’s hoping serious complications are really unusual but sadly we know they happen @rcoa-cri.bsky.social #AnSky
Chronic #inflammation is linked to #CVD, but its role in periop myocardial injury (PMI) is unclear. In pancreatic surgery, high pre-op IL-6 was not linked to PMI but did relate to higher baseline cardiac biomarkers #bjaopen https://www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00041-3/fulltext
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Chronic #inflammation is linked to #CVD, but its role in periop myocardial injury (PMI) is unclear. In pancreatic surgery, high pre-op IL-6 was not linked to PMI but did relate to higher baseline cardiac biomarkers #bjaopen https://www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00041-3/fulltext
#regionalanaesthesia and #wearabletechnologies – smart glasses enhanced procedural efficiency at #interscalane brachial plexus blocks #anaesthesia
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00469-6/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00469-6/fulltext
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
#regionalanaesthesia and #wearabletechnologies – smart glasses enhanced procedural efficiency at #interscalane brachial plexus blocks #anaesthesia
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00469-6/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00469-6/fulltext
This #RCoA commissioned mixed-methods #systematicreview looks at the role of and working models of non-physician providers of #anaesthesia in high-income countries - what evidence exists in the literature?
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00471-4/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00471-4/fulltext
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This #RCoA commissioned mixed-methods #systematicreview looks at the role of and working models of non-physician providers of #anaesthesia in high-income countries - what evidence exists in the literature?
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00471-4/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00471-4/fulltext
Female sex is associated with a higher #ICU #mortality but only when adjusted for age and illness severity in #multivariatemodels - new data from Hägglöf et al
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00490-8/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00490-8/fulltext
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Female sex is associated with a higher #ICU #mortality but only when adjusted for age and illness severity in #multivariatemodels - new data from Hägglöf et al
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00490-8/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00490-8/fulltext
New lab investigation by Leng et al on the excitability of medial prefrontal cortex pyramidal neurones governs the hypnotic potency of #volatileanaesthetics #anaesthesia
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00492-1/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00492-1/fulltext
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
New lab investigation by Leng et al on the excitability of medial prefrontal cortex pyramidal neurones governs the hypnotic potency of #volatileanaesthetics #anaesthesia
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00492-1/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00492-1/fulltext