Anaesthesia

Article	Citations
The science of climate change and the effect of anaesthetic gas emissions	206
Effect of frequency and amplitude of respiratory activity on aerosol emissions	167
Tracheal tube introducer‐associated airway trauma: a systematic review	156
Pre‐operative gastric ultrasound in patients at risk of pulmonary aspiration: a prospective observational cohort study	138
Patient blood management – what's the problem with implementation?	100
Analgesia for elective midline laparotomy	92
Aerosol‐generating procedures: research, guidance and implementation	84
Peri‐operative decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation among adults as reported to the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists	82
Trends and health equity in environmental sustainability publications in major anaesthesia journals	81
Transparency and safety in the independent sector: improving, but must do better	79
Volatile capture technology in sustainable anaesthetic practice: a narrative review	69
Experiences of patients enrolled and staff involved in the prehabilitation of elective patients undergoing cardiac surgery trial: a nested qualitative study	63
Anaesthesia for mechanical thrombectomy: a narrative review	60
Pre‐operative dexmedetomidine nasal spray and emergence agitation in adults undergoing ear, nose and throat surgery: a randomised controlled trial	59
Integrating generative artificial intelligence, predictive analytics and human intelligence in peri‐operative care	56
Global, regional and national burden of opioid use disorders: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study, 1992–2021	55
Plastics in anaesthesia and critical care: beyond sustainability	54
Socio‐economic deprivation and functional exercise capacity: a retrospective observational cohort study	53
Optimising management strategies for intrathecal catheters after accidental dural puncture	50
Correction to: Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists: a narrative review of clinical pharmacology and implications for peri‐operative practice	49
Peri‐operative cardiac arrests in Sweden 2013–2022: data analysis of incidence and trends	47
Multiple failed intubation attempts in patients with rapid sequence induction are a thing of the past: a reply	46
Reframing the gender equity discussion in anaesthesiology: adopting best practices to promote physician retention and belonging	45
The COVID ‐19 pandemic and its consequences for chronic pain: a narrative review	42
Anaesthesia for vascular emergencies – a state of the art review	40

Issue Information – Editorial Board	40
Prevalence of smoking and postoperative outcomes in people undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a UK registry analysis	40
Universal videolaryngoscopy: supporting evidence from real‐world data and recent trials	40
Peri‐operative management of patients with Parkinson’s disease	39
Peri‐operative mental health interventions for surgical oncology patients: a narrative synthesis and meta‐analysis	39
The effect of the type of anaesthesia on long‐term outcomes after cancer resection surgery: a narrative review	38
Return to intended oncological therapy following advanced ovarian cancer surgery: a narrative review	36
How to engage in social media to get your work published	36
Too unfit not to have surgery: is non‐operative care for hip fracture patients a viable option?	36
The effect of overlapping surgical scheduling on operating theatre productivity: a narrative review	35
Rapid sequence induction: a modern‐day example of Theseus' Paradox?	34
Data analysis of the Queensland Difficult Airway Alert Project	32
Intravenous lidocaine with propofol‐based sedation for colonoscopy: a reply	32
Interpreting statistical evidence with S values	31
Beyond the block: optimising analgesic strategies in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair	31
Comparison of opioid‐free and opioid‐inclusive propofol anaesthesia for thyroid and parathyroid surgery	31
Does low‐dose ketamine really protect against delirium?	30
Comparing effects of anaesthetics on occurrence of postoperative delirium and quality of recovery in older surgical patients	30
Effects of anaesthesia and surgery on sleep–wake timing and subjective sleep quality in children: an observational study	30
Can lessons be learned from reviewing peri‐operative cardiac arrests?	29
Pre‐operative assessment services and conduct in the West of Scotland region: a trainee research network audit	29
What version of Hell‘s Kitchen?	29
Retention of anaesthetists – a personal reflection from the patient perspective	29
Suture choice when securing central lines: an update in the light of NICE surgical guidance	29
Does optimisation of heart failure equate to fitness for surgery?	28
Looking before we leap: treating postoperative anaemia with iron	28
The association of withholding or continuing angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin 2 receptor blockers on acute kidney injury after non‐cardiac surgery	28
Retained desflurane in decommissioned vaporisers: a national problem?	27
Novel predictors of mortality in emergency bowel surgery: a single‐centre cohort study	27
List of Abstracts	26
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How to perform and write a trial sequential analysis	26
Tranexamic acid in total knee arthroplasty	26
Inhalational anaesthetics: an assessment of agent delivery and capture	26
The safety of tranexamic acid administration in total knee arthroplasty: a population‐based study from Taiwan	26
Issue Information – Editorial Board	26
Clinical examination may increase but not decrease suspicion of oesophageal intubation	26
Efficiency of CONTRAfluran ™ in reducing sevoflurane pollution from maintenance anaesthesia in minimal flow end‐tidal control mode for laparoscopic s	25
Impact of country of origin on procedure‐specific postoperative pain management ( PROSPECT ) recommendations	25
Prediction of postoperative pain: are we missing the target?	25
Ultrasound‐guided fascial plane blocks of the chest wall: a reply	25
Colorectal cancer surgery: is further research necessary?	25
The thirst for improvement: ensuring shorter and safer pre‐operative fasting times in children	24
Anaesthetic management of oncological disease in pregnancy: a narrative review	24
Causes of and risk factors for unplanned readmission in a large cohort of patients undergoing major surgery: a retrospective cohort study	24
Simulated altitude for prehabilitation: alternatives await in less rarified air	24
Epidemiology, patient outcome and complications after non‐operative management of hip fracture: a systematic review	23
Nocebo language in anaesthetic patient written information	23
Improving generalisability: a reply	23
‘Prep, stop, block’: refreshing ‘stop before you block’ with new national guidance	23

Pre‐operative analgesia heterogeneity: an underexplored confounder in the long‐term cognitive outcomes of the RAGA trial	23
Preventing unrecognised oesophageal intubation: a consensus guideline from the Project for Universal Management of Airways and international airway societies*	23
Positive end‐expiratory pressure based on body mass index	23
Correction to: Incidence of 12‐month postoperative cognitive decline following regional vs. general anaesthesia in older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery: follow‐up of the	22
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The VIDIAC score – standard of care for classifying videolaryngoscopy in health records?	22
Efficacy and safety of intrathecal diamorphine: a systematic review and meta‐analysis with meta‐regression and trial sequential analysis	22
Anaesthetists' current practice and perceptions of aerosol‐generating procedures: a mixed‐methods study	22
Postoperative sore throat: a systematic review*	22
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A pilot project to test the feasibility of automated text messaging to collect multi‐day patient‐reported outcomes related to pain interference after total joint arthroplasty in veterans	22
Videolaryngoscopy vs. direct laryngoscopy in class 2 and 3 obesity: a systematic review, meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomised controlled trials*	21
Patient‐centred outcome measures for oncological surgery: a narrative review	21
The role of anaesthetics in cancer outcomes: do we need more clinical trials?	21
Issue Information – Editorial Board	21
Rescuing failed direct laryngoscopy in children: one size does not fit all	21
Fitter, better, sooner: prehabilitation and clinical outcomes in cardiac surgery	21
Effectiveness of emergency surgery for five common acute conditions: an instrumental variable analysis of a national routine database	21
Cardiac arrest in vascular surgical patients receiving anaesthetic care: an analysis from the 7th National Audit Project ( NAP7 ) of the Royal Colleg	21
Effect of anterior quadratus lumborum block on morphine consumption in minimally invasive colorectal surgery	21
Airway management in patients with suspected or confirmed traumatic spinal cord injury: a narrative review of current evidence	20
Traumatic brain injury, omega‐3 fatty acids, glutathione and ketosis: a reply	20
Sedation for awake tracheal intubation: A systematic review and network meta‐analysis	19
Acute peri‐operative neurocognitive disorders: a narrative review	19
Environmental impact of high‐flow nasal oxygenation	19
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Reducing the carbon footprint of general anaesthesia: a comparison of total intravenous anaesthesia vs. a mixed anaesthetic strategy in 47,157 adult patients	19
An audit of inhalational anaesthetic agent usage in paediatric anaesthesia	19
Autonomy vs. the environment: nitrous oxide use in obstetrics, an ongoing challenge	19
Postoperative systemic inflammatory dysregulation and corticosteroids: a narrative review	19
A comparison of the McGrath videolaryngoscope with direct laryngoscopy for rapid sequence intubation in the operating theatre: a multicentre randomis	19
Patients' expectations, experience and acceptability of postoperative analgesia: a nested qualitative study within a randomised controlled trial comparing rectus sheath catheter and thoracic epidural	19
Issue Information – Editorial Board	18
Association of Anaesthetists guidelines: the use of blood components and their alternatives	18
Issue Information – Editorial Board	18
Lines, curves and diameters: the geometry of videolaryngoscopy adjuncts	18
Analgesia nociception index for intra‐operative remifentanil dose and pain after gynaecological laparotomy: a reply	18
Distinguishing prophylactic and therapeutic cricoid force	18
Evaluation of the i‐gel® Plus supraglottic airway device in elective surgery: a prospective international multicentre study*	18
Time to surgery as a prehabilitation window: insights from United States Medicare data	18
Artificial intelligence in peri‐operative prediction model research: are we there yet?	17
Mechanisms underlying neurocognitive dysfunction following critical illness: a systematic review	17
PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section: an update and reply	17
Broadening the framework of medical futility	17
Peri‐operative care of transgender and gender‐diverse individuals: guidance for clinicians and departments	17
Ask, and it shall be given you – individual patient data and code availability for randomised controlled trials submitted for publication	17
PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section: an update	17
PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section: a reply	17
‘Flextension’: a new term to describe optimal head and neck positioning for airway management	17
Single‐use vs. reusable flexible bronchoscopes for airway management and in critical care: a narrative review	17
Dexmedetomidine for cardiac surgery: case closed?	17
Correction to: Association of Anaesthetists guidelines: the use of blood components and their alternatives	17
List of Abstracts	16
Surgery in patients aged ≥ 80 years: mortality and recovery in a nationwide cohort study*	16
Implementing advance care plans in the peri‐operative period, including plans for cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Association of Anaesthetists clinical practice guideline	16
Incomplete Optiflow™ switching and the potential for confusion	16
Screening of patients at risk of postoperative delirium using specific neuropsychological testing	16
Best anaesthetic technique for prevention of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in older patients after hip fracture surgery – is the debate over?	16
Issue Information – Editorial Board	16
Trends in greenhouse gas emissions from volatile anaesthetics in 41 countries: 2013–2023	16
Direct vs. videolaryngoscopy for tracheal intubation	16
Factors affecting UK anaesthetic trainees' wellbeing and stress: a scoping review	16
Recognising oesophageal intubation	16
The reasons hypoactive delirium is often overlooked	16
Study outcome measurements: statistically insignificant or non‐inferior? A reply	15
AC2024 abstracts	15
Usability comparison scoring of video and direct laryngoscopes	15
Stress, simulation, and skill retention: addressing gaps in eFONA training models	15
Study outcome measurements: statistically insignificant or non‐inferior?	15
Pain during caesarean section: whose decision is it?	15
Hospital re‐admission after critical care survival: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	15
Incidence of postoperative delirium and quality of recovery in older patients undergoing gastrectomy under general anaesthesia with remimazolam vs. propofol: a randomised non‐inferiority study	15
Labour analgesia in obese and morbidly obese parturients: a nationwide register analysis in Finland from 2004 to 2018	15
Issue Information – Editorial Board	14
Issue Information – Editorial Board	14
Improving generalisability	14
Predicting time to asystole following withdrawal of life‐sustaining treatment: a systematic review	14
Clinical signs and examination during intubation: we will continue to use and teach them	14
PUMA guidelines: a fail‐safe when sustained exhaled carbon dioxide is absent following attempted tracheal intubation	14
The cost of inadequate trauma training	13

Why does oesophageal intubation still go unrecognised? Lessons for prevention from the coroner’s court	13
Impact of honey on post‐tonsillectomy pain in children ( BEE PAIN FREE Trial): a multicentre, double‐blind, randomised controlled trial*	13
Outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure undergoing non‐cardiac surgery: a secondary analysis of the METREPAIR international cohort study*	13
Issue Information – Editorial Board	13
Beyond the ‘black box’: choosing interpretable machine learning models for predicting postoperative opioid trends	13
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Viscoelastic haemostatic point‐of‐care assays in the management of postpartum haemorrhage: a narrative review	13
Have we undone the good work of the last decade with one small slip? A reply	13
Advanced life support interventions during intra‐operative cardiac arrest among adults as reported to the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists	13
Train the rescuers	12
Anaesthesia associates and scope of practice: saying the unsayable	12
Comparing the pericapsular nerve group block and fascia iliaca block for acute pain management in patients with hip fracture	12
Non‐anaemic iron deficiency: good news, bad news or no news at all?	12
Penicillin allergy risk stratification tool for use by non‐allergists in the peri‐operative setting: an agreement study and qualitative process evaluation	12
Toxic leadership: when culture sabotages clinical excellence	12
Refining evidence on motor‐sparing regional analgesia for hip arthroplasty: a reply	12
The central limit theorem: the remarkable theory that explains all of statistics	12
Intravenous esketamine for the prevention of emergence delirium and negative behavioural changes after paediatric adenotonsillectomy: a randomised controlled trial	12
Issue Information	11
Provision of peri‐operative patient blood management strategies in the UK : a national survey of practice	11
Management of acute cervical spinal cord injury in the non‐specialist intensive care unit: a narrative review of current evidence	11
Enhancing emergency front‐of‐neck airway training: a mixed methods study on the impact of external noise and startle stressors	11
The challenges of defining right ventricular dysfunction in critical illness	11
Harm during airway management by anaesthetists: its absence in randomised controlled trials does not mean it does not exist	11
Breaking barriers: achieving equitable access to postoperative critical care	11
Peri‐operative tobacco cessation interventions: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	11
Turning baby steps into big leaps: shifting paradigms in fast‐track joint replacement surgery	11
Frailty and emergency surgery: identification and evidence‐based care for vulnerable older adults	11
Deep‐learning model associating lateral cervical radiographic features with Cormack–Lehane grade 3 or 4 glottic view	11
Intrathecal catheter placement after inadvertent dural puncture in the obstetric population: management for labour and operative delivery. Guidelines from the Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association	11
Thyroid surgery and airway management: ‘goitre’ use videolaryngoscopy	11
Ethnic disparities in obstetric anaesthesia care in England: parallels and paradoxes with care in the USA	11
Effect of ventilation mode on postoperative pulmonary complications following lung resection surgery: a randomised controlled trial	11
Videolaryngoscopy, oesophageal intubation and uncertainty: lessons from Cochrane	11
Choice of local anaesthetic for epidural extension in caesarean section: is lidocaine plus bicarbonate the optimal solution?	11
Interference between processed electroencephalograph and neuromuscular blockade monitoring	10
Out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest: pathways for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the United Kingdom	10
Sarcopenia: it is time to attach more importance to this stealth killer in patients who are critically ill	10
Novel biological risk factors for 7‐day postoperative kidney injury in elective major non‐cardiac surgery: a retrospective observational study	10
Redefining risk in peri‐operative frailty: towards routine frailty assessment and a whole pathway approach	10
The fewer the better or the more the merrier? The challenges of large research collaborations	10
List of Abstracts	10
NAP7 – something for everyone	10
Management of status epilepticus: a narrative review	10
Gastric point‐of‐care ultrasound in the GLP‐1 receptor agonist era: clinical impact and competency	10
Rapid sequence induction with total intravenous anaesthesia	10
Cardiac arrest in obstetric patients receiving anaesthetic care: results from the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists	10
Postoperative systemic inflammation after major abdominal surgery: patient‐centred outcomes	10
From bending to standing upright: augmented reality technology: a new trend in laryngoscopy?	10
Mandatory training for rare anaesthetic events – a philosophical view	9
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The use of cerebral computed tomographic angiography as an ancillary investigation to support a clinical diagnosis of death using neurological criteria: a consensus guideline	9
Environmental risk assessment of propofol in wastewater: a narrative review of regulatory guidelines	9
Regional anaesthesia research priorities: a Regional Anaesthesia UK ( RA ‐	9
Evaluation of five static or dynamic tracheal tube introducers during standard and difficult intubations with C‐ MAC ®	9
Opioid analgesic effects on subjective well‐being in the operating theatre*	9
Issue Information – Editorial Board	9
Artificial intelligence in anaesthesia: shaping the future of workforce and wellbeing	9
A qualitative exploration of stressors in anaesthesia training in the UK and mechanisms to improve resident wellbeing	9
Addressing human factors is crucial to preventing unrecognised oesophageal intubation	9
Recent studies on racial disparities in obstetric care in the USA	9
The videolaryngoscopy vs. direct laryngoscopy debate: a wider‐angled view	9
Not all tracheal tube introducers are created equal	9
Immunotherapy on ICU : a narrative review	9
Private equity consolidation in anaesthesiology: trends and sector‐specific investment patterns from 2006 to 2024	9
Elective peri‐operative management of adults taking glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists, glucose‐dependent insulinotropic peptide agonists and sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors: a multid	9
Association of ventilation volumes, pressures and rates with the mechanical power of ventilation in patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome: exploring the impact of rate reduction	9
Finding the undiagnosed: should we screen for diabetes pre‐operatively?	9
Functional capacity, frailty and the future of peri‐operative risk stratification: a reply	9
Interpreting statistical evidence with S values: an illustration with trials of goal‐directed haemodynamic therapy	9
Clarifying the role of fibrinogen concentrate in major haemorrhage: a reply	9
Dosing optimisation of intravenous lidocaine in patients with class 1–3 obesity by population pharmacokinetic analysis	8
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Improving tracheal intubation outcomes requires deeper analysis of the three axes of tracheal tube orientation	8
Ancillary tests to support the diagnosis of death using neurological criteria: certainty in uncertain times?	8
Analysing the obesity paradox? Mind the adiposity distribution!	8
Erector spinae plane block vs. peri‐articular injection for pain control after arthroscopic shoulder surgery: a randomised controlled trial	8
Peri‐procedural ketoacidosis risk with sodium‐glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor use in people without diabetes	8
Position statement from the Editors of Anaesthesia and Anaesthesia Reports on best practice in academic me	8
Financial and environmental impacts of using oxygen rather than air as a ventilator drive gas	8
More on deaths from unrecognised oesophageal intubation	8
Adjustment of positive end‐expiratory pressure based on body mass index during general anaesthesia: a randomised controlled trial*	8
High‐flow nasal oxygen in obstetric practice – where do we stand?	8
Risk factors for persistent pain after breast cancer surgery: a multicentre prospective cohort study	8
Right ventricular dysfunction in patients with COVID ‐19 pneumonitis whose lungs are mechanically ventilated: a multicentre prospective cohort study	8
Analgesic efficacy of continuous erector spinae plane block vs. opioid‐based regimen for postoperative pain management following video‐assisted thoracoscopic lung resection: a prospective, randomised,	8
Patterns of opioid use after surgical discharge: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 25 countries	8
Regional analgesia following caesarean section: second thoughts	8
List of Abstracts	8
Cardiovascular subphenotypes in patients with COVID ‐19 pneumonitis whose lungs are mechanically ventilated: a single‐centre retrospective observatio	8
Patient‐reported outcomes, postoperative pain and pain relief after day case surgery ( POPPY ): methodology for a prospective, multicentre observatio	8
Associations between pre‐operative iron deficiency and postoperative infection in patients undergoing major surgery ( CARIPO ): a prospective observa	7
Gastric ultrasound performance time and difficulty: a prospective observational study	7
Peri‐operative Replacement of Exogenous Steroids ( PREdS ): a national audit of current peri‐operative prescribing for patients taking therapeutic st	7
Stylet vs. flexible‐tip bougie: interpreting intubation outcomes with hyperangulated videolaryngoscopy in the ICU	7