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BJA is a high-impact international journal for #Anaesthesia, #CriticalCare, #Pain & #PeriOpMed BJA Open provides Gold Open Access bjanaesthesia.org #AnSky #ICUSky #ICMSky #PainSky
The BJA is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof Matthieu Legrand, from the University of California, as our newest editor.
Congratulations Matthieu!
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/announcement-new-editor-british-journal-anaesthesia-professor-matthieu-legrand-md-phd
Discover how real-world factors shape anaesthesia choices in UK practice. This #mixedmethodsstudy reveals how contextual and logistical constraints impact decision-making.
Curious about the findings? Read the full article: https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00807-4/fulltext
Check out the March issue of the BJA #miniflipbook, which showcases all of our #FREE articles on topics including: #HFNO #noveldrugs #TIVA #protaminereversal #myocardialinjury #anaestheticinducedneurotoxicity and #TAVIs #AnSky #MedSky
https://ow.ly/x7AC50YlUr6
Testing the utility of the #AirTestscore on a heterogenous #surgicalpopulation, this study found it to have a #negativepredictivevalue of 95-96%
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00808-6/fulltext
Join our BJA-RCoA webinar on Women in Anaesthesia Research at 6pm GMT on 25th March 2026. Book your place now!
https://www.rcoa.ac.uk/events/rcoa-bja-joint-webinar-women-anaesthesia-research
CALL FOR PAPERS!
Submit your article on #perioperative #haemodynamic #management for the next BJA Special Issue!
Deadline for submissions: 31st Dec 2026
New opportunity!
We are recruiting an Associate Editor-in-Chief to join the team at BJA Open.
https://www.bjaopen.org/news-do/call-applications-role-associate-editor-chief-bja-open-one-post-available-bjao
Deadline 27th March 2026!
#Cumulativefluidbalance trajectories were associated with #haemodynamics and #inflammation in this latent mixed model analysis of a #retrospectivecohort
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00788-3/fulltext
#Secondaryanalysis of #PABST-BR showed #multiintervention #anaemia treatment results in higher #haemoglobin and #ferritin values post-hospitalisation
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00789-5/fulltext
Check out the February issue of the BJA #miniflipbook, which showcases all of our #FREE articles on topics including: #stellateganglionblock #bonferroni #statistics #fluidbalance #dexmedetomidine #fentanyl #prostaglandins #regionalanaesthesia #PPCs
https://bja136-2.elsevierdigitaledition.com/
A #registrystudy showed that less than half of planned post-elective surgery #ICUadmissions were #resourceintensive
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00790-1/fulltext
#TXA for elective total #hip arthroplasty: are we giving the right dose? Dr Usha Gurunathan takes us through the #PK/#PD analysis to determine how much we should be administering.
Read the full paper here: https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(24)00721-9/abstract#
#BJA #editorial discussing the new #DAS2025 guidelines – what are the challenges for #implementation?
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00791-3/fulltext
Michelle Chew is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine at @ki.se, Stockholm, Sweden, and editor for the @bjajournals.bsky.social.
Hear her sharing her #PerioperativeProfile on @topmedtalk.bsky.social with @acumpstey.bsky.social
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New opportunity!
We are recruiting an Associate Editor-in-Chief to join the team at BJA Open.
https://www.bjaopen.org/news-do/call-applications-role-associate-editor-chief-bja-open-one-post-available-bjao
Deadline 27th March 2026!
Can machine learning (ML) improve elective surgical #ICU bed planning? This study aggregates individual ML predictions to forecast ICU demand, outperforming existing systems at 2/3 sites in prospective validation #AI https://www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00137-6/fulltext
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New #RCT showing no #significantdifference in analgesia with the addition of #dexmedetomidine to #dexamethasone with a #supraclavicularbrachialplexus block
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00792-5/fulltext
Check out the February issue of the BJA #miniflipbook, which showcases all of our #FREE articles on topics including: #stellateganglionblock #bonferroni #statistics #fluidbalance #dexmedetomidine #fentanyl #prostaglandins #regionalanaesthesia #PPCs
https://bja136-2.elsevierdigitaledition.com/
Does the cortex synchronise in response to surprise in wakefulness, and is this effect is reduced during disconnection? Wehrman et al. investigate
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00776-7/fulltext
#ESP blocks could not be found to be non-inferior to #paravertebral blocks for #analgesia for #cardiacsurgery with #mediansternotomy
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00777-9/fulltext
Call for applications!
Are you a UK-based non-professorial researcher in anaesthesia and/or related specialties? Submit your application to deliver the William Mapleson Lecture 2026!
Deadline 27/2/26
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/william-mapleson-lecture-applications-invited-bja-2026
A revised meta-analysis of Taylor et al.’s recent study on risk of #hypertension and #chronicpain showed a reduced association due to differences in #systematicreview #methodologies https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00779-2/fulltext
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Understanding when not to start #ECLS is equally as important as knowing when to withdraw – new #editorial from Rajsic et al.
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00782-2/fulltext
Call for applications!
Are you a UK-based non-professorial researcher in anaesthesia and/or related specialties? Submit your application to deliver the William Mapleson Lecture 2026!
Deadline 27/2/26
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/news-do/william-mapleson-lecture-applications-invited-bja-2026
Check out the February issue of the BJA #miniflipbook, which showcases all of our #FREE articles on topics including: #stellateganglionblock #bonferroni #statistics #fluidbalance #dexmedetomidine #fentanyl #prostaglandins #regionalanaesthesia #PPCs
https://bja136-2.elsevierdigitaledition.com/
Perioperative #anaemia is a known risk factor for adverse outcomes in #cardiac surgery. Evidence focuses on pre-op Hb, but post-op Hb drop is also associated with increased risk of 30-day mortality and major morbidity https://www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00132-7/fulltext
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Prescribing #monopharmacotherapy for #neuropathicpain rather than combination pharmacotherapy is associated with a lower likelihood of #treatmentdiscontinuation https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00787-1/fulltext
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Even among compliant patients, #oxycodone/#naloxone was no more effective than placebo in acute back/neck #pain. This reinforces the argument against its use in acute spinal pain, as seen in the #OPAL trial.
Read full paper here: https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00739-1/abstract
Join our BJA-RCoA webinar on Women in Anaesthesia Research at 6pm GMT on 25th March 2026. Book your place now!
https://www.rcoa.ac.uk/events/rcoa-bja-joint-webinar-women-anaesthesia-research
@katy-skier.bsky.social & @acumpstey.bsky.social join @bjajournals.bsky.social editorial fellows; Allison Janda (University of Michigan); Brett Doleman (University of Nottingham); & Christina Boncyk (Vanderbilt Medical Center) to discuss the peer review process.
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