Anaesthesia

Article	Citations
Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study	369
Recommendations for standards of monitoring during anaesthesia and recovery 2021	174
PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section: updated systematic review and procedure‐specific postoperative pain management recommendations	154
Guideline for the management of hip fractures 2020	144
PROSPECT guideline for total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and procedure‐specific postoperative pain management recommendations	136
The use of intravenous lidocaine for postoperative pain and recovery: international consensus statement on efficacy and safety	129
PROSPECT guidelines for video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a systematic review and procedure‐specific postoperative pain management recommendations	120
Mortality in patients admitted to intensive care with COVID‐19: an updated systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies	118
Preventing unrecognised oesophageal intubation: a consensus guideline from the Project for Universal Management of Airways and international airway societies*	114
Consensus statement on measures to promote equitable authorship in the publication of research from international partnerships	112
SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and timing of elective surgery	98
The effect of respiratory activity, non‐invasive respiratory support and facemasks on aerosol generation and its relevance to COVID‐19	97
Impact of the pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block on postoperative analgesia and functional recovery following total hip arthroplasty: a randomised, observer‐masked, controlled trial	95
The role of regional anaesthesia and multimodal analgesia in the prevention of chronic postoperative pain: a narrative review	89
Principles of environmentally‐sustainable anaesthesia: a global consensus statement from the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists	85
SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study	81
PROSPECT guideline for tonsillectomy: systematic review and procedure‐specific postoperative pain management recommendations	77
Updates in our understanding of local anaesthetic systemic toxicity: a narrative review	73
Evidence‐based strategies to reduce the incidence of postoperative delirium: a narrative review	71
Ultrasound‐guided fascial plane blocks of the chest wall: a state‐of‐the‐art review	68
Factors associated with mortality in patients with COVID‐19 admitted to intensive care: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	68
Action guidance for addressing pollution from inhalational anaesthetics	64
The effect of iron deficiency and anaemia on women’s health	58
Patient characteristics, anaesthetic workload and techniques in the UK: an analysis from the 7th National Audit Project (NAP7) activity survey	57
Impact of vaccination by priority group on UK deaths, hospital admissions and intensive care admissions from COVID‐19	56

Malignant hyperthermia 2020	55
Local anaesthetic adjuncts for peripheral regional anaesthesia: a narrative review	55
The effect of COVID‐19 on general anaesthesia rates for caesarean section. A cross‐sectional analysis of six hospitals in the north‐west of England	52
Aerosolisation during tracheal intubation and extubation in an operating theatre setting	48
Timing of elective surgery and risk assessment after SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an update	48
Drugs for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults after general anaesthesia: an abridged Cochrane network meta‐analysis	45
Implementing human factors in anaesthesia: guidance for clinicians, departments and hospitals	44
Management of traumatic brain injury: a narrative review of current evidence	43
Prevention and management of intra‐operative pain during caesarean section under neuraxial anaesthesia: a technical and interpersonal approach	43
Effects of pre‐operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study	42
The COVID‐19 pandemic and its consequences for chronic pain: a narrative review	39
Acute peri‐operative neurocognitive disorders: a narrative review	38
Fundamentals and innovations in regional anaesthesia for infants and children	38
The use of artificial intelligence and robotics in regional anaesthesia	37
Pandemics and maternal health: the indirect effects of COVID‐19	37
The misogyny of iron deficiency	37
Pre‐oxygenation using high‐flow nasal oxygen vs. tight facemask during rapid sequence induction	36
Videolaryngoscopy vs. direct Macintosh laryngoscopy in tracheal intubation in adults: a ranking systematic review and network meta‐analysis	36
A randomised trial of bilateral erector spinae plane block vs. no block for thoracolumbar decompressive spinal surgery	34
Inadequate neuraxial anaesthesia in patients undergoing elective caesarean section: a systematic review	34
The effect of peri‐operative dexmedetomidine on the incidence of postoperative delirium in cardiac and non‐cardiac surgical patients: a randomised, double‐blind placebo‐controlled trial	34
The impact of COVID‐19 on anaesthesia and critical care services in the UK: a serial service evaluation*	32
Human factors in anaesthesia: a narrative review	32
Methods of the 7th National Audit Project (NAP7) of the Royal College of Anaesthetists: peri‐operative cardiac arrest	32
Persistent headache and low back pain after accidental dural puncture in the obstetric population: a prospective, observational, multicentre cohort study	31
Project for Universal Management of Airways – part 1: concept and methods	31
Contemporary training methods in regional anaesthesia: fundamentals and innovations	31
The effect of patient ethnicity on the accuracy of peripheral pulse oximetry in patients with COVID‐19 pneumonitis: a single‐centre, retrospective analysis	31
Postoperative systemic inflammatory dysregulation and corticosteroids: a narrative review	30
Management of haematoma after thyroid surgery: systematic review and multidisciplinary consensus guidelines from the Difficult Airway Society, the British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons	29
Regional analgesia for lower leg trauma and the risk of acute compartment syndrome	29
A multicentre randomised controlled trial of the McGrath™ Mac videolaryngoscope versus conventional laryngoscopy	28
Incidence of accidental awareness during general anaesthesia in obstetrics: a multicentre, prospective cohort study	28
Steroids to reduce the impact on delirium (STRIDE): a double‐blind, randomised, placebo‐controlled feasibility trial of pre‐operative dexamethasone in people with hip fracture	27
Oxytocin: at birth and beyond. A systematic review of the long‐term effects of peripartum oxytocin	27
Hospital re‐admission after critical care survival: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	27
Treatment threshold for intra‐operative hypotension in clinical practice—a prospective cohort study in older patients in the UK	26
Heart disease in women: a narrative review	25
Major complications of airway management: a prospective multicentre observational study	25
Regional anaesthesia for labour, operative vaginal delivery and caesarean delivery: a narrative review	24
Implementing nitrous oxide cracking technology in the labour ward to reduce occupational exposure and environmental emissions: a quality improvement study*	24
Quality of recovery scores in deep serratus anterior plane block vs. sham block in ambulatory breast cancer surgery: a randomised controlled trial	24
Unlicensed intravenous lidocaine for postoperative pain: always a safer ‘licence to stop’ than to start	24
Current status and solutions for gender equity in anaesthesia research	23
Pharmacological and clinical implications of local anaesthetic mixtures: a narrative review	23
Occupational COVID‐19 risk for anaesthesia and intensive care staff – low‐risk specialties in a high‐risk setting	23
Prevalence and experience of fatigue in survivors of critical illness: a mixed‐methods systematic review	22
A double‐blind randomised feasibility trial of angiotensin‐2 in cardiac surgery*	22
A quantitative evaluation of aerosol generation during supraglottic airway insertion and removal	22
Efficacy and safety of intrathecal morphine for analgesia after lower joint arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta‐analysis with meta‐regression and trial sequential analysis	22

Comparing the environmental impact of inhalational anaesthesia and propofol‐based intravenous anaesthesia	22
A model to predict difficult airway alerts after videolaryngoscopy in adults with anticipated difficult airways – the VIDIAC score	22
Litigation related to anaesthesia: analysis of claims against the NHS in England 2008–2018 and comparison against previous claim patterns	21
Effect of ventilation mode on postoperative pulmonary complications following lung resection surgery: a randomised controlled trial	21
The association between post‐dural puncture headache and needle type during spinal anaesthesia: a systematic review and network meta‐analysis	21
Cardiovascular subphenotypes in patients with COVID‐19 pneumonitis whose lungs are mechanically ventilated: a single‐centre retrospective observational study	21
Why does oesophageal intubation still go unrecognised? Lessons for prevention from the coroner’s court	21
The role of peripheral nerve stimulation in the era of ultrasound‐guided regional anaesthesia	21
Implications of nocebo in anaesthesia care	21
Effect of high‐flow vs. low‐flow nasal plus mouthguard oxygen therapy on hypoxaemia during sedation: a multicentre randomised controlled trial	20
Estimate of the total carbon footprint and component carbon sources of different modes of labour analgesia	20
Analysis of a national difficult airway database	20
Airway events in obese vs. non‐obese elective surgical patients: a cross‐sectional observational study	20
Peri‐operative cardiac arrest: epidemiology and clinical features of patients analysed in the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists	20
Oxytocin at elective caesarean delivery: a dose‐finding study in women with obesity	20
The role of regional anaesthesia in the emerging subspecialty of onco‐anaesthesia: a state‐of‐the‐art review	19
Ergonomics in the anaesthetic workplace	19
Intrathecal catheter use after accidental dural puncture in obstetric patients: literature review and clinical management recommendations	19
Opioid prescription at postoperative discharge: a retrospective observational cohort study	19
The impact of protocol‐based high‐intensity pharmacological thromboprophylaxis on thrombotic events in critically ill COVID‐19 patients	19
Prothrombin complex concentrate vs. fresh frozen plasma in adult patients undergoing heart surgery – a pilot randomised controlled trial (PROPHESY trial)	19
Defining success in regional anaesthesia	19
Airway and respiratory complications during anaesthesia and associated with peri‐operative cardiac arrest as reported to the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists	19
Early cryoprecipitate transfusion versus standard care in severe postpartum haemorrhage: a pilot cluster‐randomised trial	18
Volatile anaesthesia and peri‐operative outcomes related to cancer: a feasibility and pilot study for a large randomised control trial	18
Postoperative outcomes in surgical patients with obstructive sleep apnoea diagnosed by sleep studies: a meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis	18
Validation of the factors influencing family consent for organ donation in the UK	18
Effect of discharge opioid on persistent postoperative opioid use: a retrospective cohort study comparing tapentadol with oxycodone	18
Peri‐operative cardiac arrest: management and outcomes of patients analysed in the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists	18
Effect of simulation‐based team training in airway management: a systematic review	18
A national cohort study to investigate the association between ethnicity and the provision of care in obstetric anaesthesia in England between 2011 and 2021	18
Clinical tests for confirming tracheal intubation or excluding oesophageal intubation: a diagnostic test accuracy systematic review and meta‐analysis	18
Effect of the use of earplugs and eye masks on the quality of sleep after major abdominal surgery: a randomised controlled trial	17
Mental disorder in pregnancy and the early postpartum	17
Addressing priorities for surgical research in Africa: implementation of a multicentre cloud‐based peri‐operative registry in Ethiopia	17
Neurodevelopmental outcomes after prenatal exposure to anaesthesia for maternal surgery: a propensity‐score weighted bidirectional cohort study	17
Guideline on the peri‐operative management of patients with sickle cell disease	17
Anaemia in cardiac surgery – a retrospective review of a centre's experience with a pre‐operative intravenous iron clinic	17
The 7th National Audit Project (NAP7) baseline survey of individual anaesthetists: preparedness for and experiences of peri‐operative cardiac arrest	17
An update on the management of chronic pelvic pain in women	16
The use of cerebral computed tomographic angiography as an ancillary investigation to support a clinical diagnosis of death using neurological criteria: a consensus guideline	16
Supraclavicular versus infraclavicular approach for ultrasound‐guided right subclavian venous catheterisation: a randomised controlled non‐inferiority trial	16
The incidence of potentially serious complications during non‐obstetric anaesthetic practice in the United Kingdom: an analysis from the 7th National Audit Project (NAP7) activity survey	16
Decision‐making around admission to intensive care in the UK pre‐COVID‐19: a multicentre ethnographic study	15
Observational study of pre‐operative intravenous iron given to anaemic patients before elective cardiac surgery	15
Quantitative evaluation of aerosol generation during manual facemask ventilation	15
Suicide in anaesthetists: a systematic review	15
Anaemia among intensive care unit survivors and association with days alive and at home: an observational study	15
Erector spinae plane block vs. peri‐articular injection for pain control after arthroscopic shoulder surgery: a randomised controlled trial	15
Organisation of UK hospitals and anaesthetic departments in the treatment of peri‐operative cardiac arrest: an analysis from the 7th National Audit Project (NAP7) local co‐ordina	15
The Anaesthesia Case Report (ACRE) checklist: a tool to promote high‐quality reporting of cases in peri‐operative practice	15
Exploring the limits of prolonged apnoea with high‐flow nasal oxygen: an observational study	15
Performance and usability of pre‐operative prediction models for 30‐day peri‐operative mortality risk: a systematic review	15
A comparison of gastric gas volumes measured by computed tomography after high‐flow nasal oxygen therapy or conventional facemask ventilation*	15
Pre‐oxygenation with facemask oxygen vs high‐flow nasal oxygen vs high‐flow nasal oxygen plus mouthpiece: a randomised controlled trial	15
Effect of high‐flow nasal oxygen on hypoxaemia during procedural sedation: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	15
Dexmedetomidine for adult cardiac surgery: a systematic review, meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis	15
Novel wearable and contactless heart rate, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation monitoring devices: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	15
Advancing towards the next frontier in regional anaesthesia	14
Efficacy of regional blocks or local anaesthetic infiltration for analgesia after caesarean delivery: a network meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials	14
Glycated haemoglobin and the risk of postoperative complications in people without diabetes: a prospective population‐based study in UK Biobank	14
Patient outcomes following transfer between intensive care units during the COVID‐19 pandemic	14
Major haemorrhage: past, present and future	14
Airway management in patients with suspected or confirmed traumatic spinal cord injury: a narrative review of current evidence	14
Anaesthetic efficacy and postinduction hypotension with remimazolam compared with propofol: a multicentre randomised controlled trial	13
Effectiveness of emergency surgery for five common acute conditions: an instrumental variable analysis of a national routine database	13
The science of climate change and the effect of anaesthetic gas emissions	13
Delirium and COVID‐19: a narrative review of emerging evidence	13
Effects of surgery and general anaesthesia on sleep–wake timing: CLOCKS observational study	13
Carbetocin vs. oxytocin at elective caesarean delivery: a double‐blind, randomised, controlled, non‐inferiority trial of low‐ and high‐dose regimens	13
The effect of intra‐operative hypotension on acute kidney injury, postoperative mortality and length of stay following emergency hip fracture surgery	13
Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study	13
Analgesia for major laparoscopic abdominal surgery: a randomised feasibility trial using intrathecal morphine	12
Management of traumatic brain injury in the non‐neurosurgical intensive care unit: a narrative review of current evidence	12
Risk factors for persistent pain after breast cancer surgery: a multicentre prospective cohort study	12
Management of status epilepticus: a narrative review	12
Functional recovery after discharge in enhanced recovery video‐assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: a pilot prospective cohort study	12
What is ‘genuine’ failure of neuraxial anaesthesia?	12
Aerosol precautions and airway complications: a national prospective multicentre cohort study	12
The effects of sugammadex vs. neostigmine on postoperative respiratory complications and advanced healthcare utilisation: a multicentre retrospective cohort study	12

Fire safety and emergency evacuation guidelines for intensive care units and operating theatres: for use in the event of fire, flood, power cut, oxygen supply failure, noxious gas, structural collapse	12
Right ventricular dysfunction in patients with COVID‐19 pneumonitis whose lungs are mechanically ventilated: a multicentre prospective cohort study	12
Cardiac arrest in obstetric patients receiving anaesthetic care: results from the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists	12
Novel approaches to needle tracking and visualisation	12
Clinical applications of point‐of‐care ultrasound in brain injury: a narrative review	12
Maternal and fetal anaesthesia for fetal surgery	12
A pilot multicentre randomised controlled trial of lidocaine infusion in women undergoing breast cancer surgery	12
Should we be re‐starting elective surgery?	12
The female medical workforce	12
Complications associated with paediatric airway management during the COVID‐19 pandemic: an international, multicentre, observational study	12
Functional decline after major elective non‐cardiac surgery: a multicentre prospective cohort study	12
Predicting severe pain after major surgery: a secondary analysis of the Peri‐operative Quality Improvement Programme (PQIP) dataset	12
Quality of recovery following childbirth: a prospective, multicentre cohort study	11
General anaesthesia in end‐of‐life care: extending the indications for anaesthesia beyond surgery	11
The effect of overlapping surgical scheduling on operating theatre productivity: a narrative review	11
Understanding significance testing	11
Timing of elective surgery and risk assessment after SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: 2023 update	11
Hyperbaric prilocaine vs. hyperbaric bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia in women undergoing elective caesarean section: a comparative randomised double‐blind study	11
Analgesic benefits of the quadratus lumborum block in total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	11
Use of a team immediate debrief tool to improve staff well‐being after potentially traumatic events	11
Guidelines for the peri‐operative management of people with cardiac implantable electronic devices	11
Evaluating the ventilatory effect of transnasal humidified rapid insufflation ventilatory exchange in apnoeic small children with two different oxygen flow rates: a randomised controlled trial*	11
Making the grade: has Cormack and Lehane grading stood the test of time?	11
Impact of an Australian/New Zealand organisational position statement on extended‐release opioid prescribing among surgical inpatients: a dual centre before‐and‐after study	11
Chronic subdural haematoma: the role of peri‐operative medicine in a common form of reversible brain injury	11
Unrestricted drinking before surgery: an iterative quality improvement study	11
Transport of the patient with trauma: a narrative review	11
Pre‐operative autonomic nervous system function – a missing link for post‐induction hypotension?	11
Minimal clinically important difference in days at home up to 30 days after surgery	11
How to perform and write a trial sequential analysis	11
Universal videolaryngoscopy: take care when crossing the Rubicon	11
The effects of COVID‐19 on hip fracture management and mortality in a regional trauma centre	11
Drug mixtures and infusion technology. MasterChef or Hell’s Kitchen?	11
A randomised controlled trial of prehabilitation in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery	11
A retrospective audit of postoperative days alive and out of hospital, including before and after implementation of the WHO surgical safety checklist	11
Peri‐operative outcomes of surgery in children with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection	11
PROSPECT methodology for developing procedure‐specific pain management recommendations: an update	10
How to plan and report a qualitative study	10
Peri‐operative management of patients with Parkinson’s disease	10
Safety of day‐case paediatric tonsillectomy in England: an analysis of administrative data for the Getting It Right First Time programme	10
Obesity in women: anaesthetic implications for peri‐operative and peripartum management	10
Ultrasound‐guided genicular nerves block vs. local infiltration analgesia for total knee arthroplasty: a randomised controlled non‐inferiority trial	10
Ease and comfort of pre‐oxygenation with high‐flow nasal oxygen cannulae vs. facemask: a randomised controlled trial	10
Routinely collected data and patient‐centred research in anaesthesia and peri‐operative care: a narrative review	10
Reducing the carbon footprint of general anaesthesia: a comparison of total intravenous anaesthesia vs. a mixed anaesthetic strategy in 47,157 adult patients	10
Abstracts of the Annual Congress 2021 23‐24 September 2021, virtual conference	10
The association between iron deficiency and outcomes: a secondary analysis of the intravenous iron therapy to treat iron deficiency anaemia in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery (PREVENT	10
Exovent: a study of a new negative‐pressure ventilatory support device in healthy adults	10
Age and the anaesthetist: considerations for the individual anaesthetist and workforce planning	10
Prevalence, management and outcomes associated with anaemia in ICU survivors: a retrospective study	10
Standard and flexible tip bougie for tracheal intubation using a non‐channelled hyperangulated videolaryngoscope: a randomised comparison#	10
Emergency treatment of peri‐operative anaphylaxis: Resuscitation Council UK algorithm for anaesthetists	10
Prognostic factors for chronic post‐surgical pain after lung and pleural surgery: a systematic review with meta‐analysis, meta‐regression and trial sequential analysis	10
The use of intravenous lidocaine for postoperative pain and recovery	10
A randomised controlled trial of 7.5‐mm and 7.0‐mm tracheal tubes vs. 6.5‐mm and 6.0‐mm tracheal tubes for men and women during laparoscopic surgery	10
Socio‐economic disadvantage and utilisation of labour epidural analgesia in Scotland: a population‐based study†	10
Aspiration risk with glucagon‐like peptide 1 (GLP‐1) agonists	10
The 7th UK National Audit Project (NAP7). The challenges of defining, studying and learning from peri‐operative cardiac arrest	10
Evidence, default videolaryngoscopy and which mode of laryngoscopy would your patient choose?	10
Comparison of ultra‐low, low and high concentration local anaesthetic for labour epidural analgesia: a systematic review and network meta‐analysis	10
Regional anaesthesia: risk, consent and complications	10
Peri‐operative tobacco cessation interventions: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	10
End‐of‐life care in the intensive care unit	10
Decision‐to‐delivery interval and neonatal outcomes for category‐1 caesarean sections during the COVID‐19 pandemic	9
Prehabilitation and preparation for surgery: has the digital revolution arrived?	9
Non‐invasive haemoglobin measurement as an index test to detect pre‐operative anaemia in elective surgery patients – a prospective study	9
Efficacy of a hybrid technique of simultaneous videolaryngoscopy with flexible bronchoscopy in children with difficult direct laryngoscopy in the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry	9
Development and evaluation of a novel pre‐operative surgery school and behavioural change intervention for patients undergoing elective major surgery: Fit‐4‐Surgery School	9
Anaesthesia for mechanical thrombectomy: a narrative review	9
Frailty and emergency surgery: identification and evidence‐based care for vulnerable older adults	9
Current perspectives on maternity critical care	9
Design and validation of a virtual reality trainer for ultrasound‐guided regional anaesthesia	9
Obstetric analgesia and anaesthesia in SARS‐CoV‐2‐positive parturients across 10 maternity units in the north‐west of England: a retrospective cohort study	9
PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section: an update	9
Volatile capture technology in sustainable anaesthetic practice: a narrative review	9
Environmental risk assessment of propofol in wastewater: a narrative review of regulatory guidelines	9
A randomised controlled trial of dexmedetomidine for delirium in adults undergoing heart valve surgery	9
Five‐year audit of adherence to an anaesthesia pre‐induction checklist	9
Severe maternal morbidity in Scotland	9
Multicentre randomised trials in anaesthesia: an analysis using Bayesian metrics	9
Facemask or high‐flow nasal oxygenation: time to switch?	8
Network meta‐analysis of the analgesic effectiveness of regional anaesthesia techniques for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction	8
Surgery after a previous SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: data, answers and questions	8
Bypassing the post‐anaesthesia care unit after elective hip and knee arthroplasty: a prospective cohort safety study	8
Prevalence of pre‐operative anaemia in surgical patients: a retrospective, observational, multicentre study in Germany	8
A prospective observational study of the effects of sugammadex on peri‐operative oestrogen and progesterone levels in women who take hormonal contraception	8
A comparison of the McGrath videolaryngoscope with direct laryngoscopy for rapid sequence intubation in the operating theatre: a multicentre randomised controlled trial	8
Regional anaesthesia in patients with diabetes	8
‘No trace, wrong place’ does not mean ‘positive trace, right place’. Identifying and managing misplaced or displaced tracheal tubes in cardiopulmonary resuscitation	8
Prophylactic intravenous tranexamic acid and thromboembolism in non‐cardiac surgery: a systematic review, meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis	8
Mental health and well‐being of anaesthetists during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a scoping review	8
Bibliometric analysis of alternative performance metrics for peri‐operative, critical care and pain medicine journals	8
Impact of the intersection of anaesthesia and gender on burnout and mental health, illustrated by the COVID‐19 pandemic	8
Analysis of exhaled breath to identify critically ill patients with ventilator‐associated pneumonia	8
Are tracheal intubation and extubation aerosol‐generating procedures?	8