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British Journal of Anaesthesia
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BJA is a high-impact international journal for #Anaesthesia, #CriticalCare, #Pain & #PeriOpMed

BJA Open provides Gold Open Access

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#Genetic variants associated with chronic post-surgical pain (#CPSP) could suggest a neurological basis for susceptibility

https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00535-5/fulltext
December 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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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

December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Is prothrombin complex concentrate (#PCC) comparable to frozen plasma in #livertransplantation? New systematic review and meta-analysis from Kojundzic et al.

https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00536-7/fulltext
December 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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#Photoacoustic measurements of #propofol concentration in exhaled gas are feasible and accurate compared with #massspectrometry

https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00537-9/fulltext
December 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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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
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Can #deeplearning analysis of #preoperative #ECGs improve #riskprediction for perioperative major cardiovascular events?

https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00546-X/abstract

December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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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
December 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Perioperative #dexmedetomidine does not reduce postoperative incidence of #AKI after #partialnephrectomy

https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00547-1/abstract
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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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
November 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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#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
November 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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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
November 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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#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

November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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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
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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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
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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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
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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#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
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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#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
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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
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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#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
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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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
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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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
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM