Anaesthesia

Papers
(The TQCC of Anaesthesia is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Mental health, moral injury – and mandatory psychological assessment?376
Anaesthetists and aerospace medicine in a new era of human spaceflight182
The Duke Activity Status Index compared with cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients undergoing pre‐operative assessment for cancer surgery144
Data‐driven decision‐making for extreme‐risk emergency laparotomy: a national success story?133
Drug mixtures and infusion technology: replies122
Carbon dioxide detection always trumps clinical examination when excluding oesophageal intubation119
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Peri‐operative mental health interventions for surgical oncology patients: a narrative synthesis and meta‐analysis106
Return to intended oncological therapy following advanced ovarian cancer surgery: a narrative review102
Understanding the organ donation conversation landscape in the UK99
Development and internal validation of a model for postoperative morbidity in adults undergoing major elective colorectal surgery: the peri‐operative quality improvement programme (PQIP) co85
A time‐sensitive analysis of the prognostic utility of vasopressor dose in septic shock85
A quantitative evaluation of aerosol generation during awake tracheal intubation71
Ethnicity, socio‐economic deprivation and postpartum outcomes following caesarean delivery: a multicentre cohort study68
Erector spinae plane block vs. peri‐articular injection for pain control after arthroscopic shoulder surgery: a randomised controlled trial64
Twelve‐year trend in nitrous oxide use at a tertiary institution: striving for a net zero NHS58
Age and the anaesthetist: considerations for the individual anaesthetist and workforce planning57
Comparing performance of flexible bronchoscopy with videolaryngoscopy for awake tracheal intubation56
List of Contents53
Issue Information – Editorial Board52
Implications of nocebo in anaesthesia care47
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Effectiveness of emergency general surgery – some answers, more questions43
Issue Information40
Patients have great expectations, but there is more to do39
The female medical workforce38
PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section37
Cerebral CT angiography as an ancillary investigation to support a clinical diagnosis of death using neurological criteria: a reply37
Issue Information – Editorial Board37
Nurse‐led dexmedetomidine sedation for magnetic resonance imaging in children: a 6‐year quality improvement project36
BMI‐ and age‐related associations with mortality from COVID‐1936
Is it worth treating patients with COVID‐19 in intensive care? Utility, choice, costs and value35
Suspected obstructive sleep apnoea on pre‐operative screening: going beyond a risk score32
Paving the way for anaesthetists in pre‐hospital medicine32
Issue Information – Editorial Board32
Financial and environmental impacts of using oxygen rather than air as a ventilator drive gas32
Professor Leo Strunin 1937–202031
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Functional recovery after pericapsular nerve group block for hip surgery: a reply31
The effect of anterior quadratus lumborum block on morphine consumption in minimally invasive colorectal surgery: a multicentre, double‐blind, prospective randomised placebo‐controlled trial28
How to design and interpret a randomised controlled trial using Bayesian statistics28
Issue Information – Editorial Board28
The science of climate change and the effect of anaesthetic gas emissions: a reply27
Association of peri‐operative prescription of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs with continued prescription of opioids after total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective claims‐based cohort study27
Prediction of postoperative cardiopulmonary complications via assessment of heart rate recovery after submaximal exercise testing25
Right ventricular dysfunction in patients with COVID‐19 pneumonitis whose lungs are mechanically ventilated: a multicentre prospective cohort study25
Assessing risk in emergency laparotomy24
Regional analgesia following caesarean section: new kid and a block?24
Quantifying hospital environmental ventilation using carbon dioxide monitoring – a multicentre study23
Issue Information – Editorial Board22
Aerosol generation with the use of positive pressure ventilation via supraglottic airway devices: an observational study22
Neuromuscular blockade in the ICU: if you can't measure it, you can't manage it22
Five‐year audit of adherence to an anaesthesia pre‐induction checklist: a reply22
Analysis of paralysis: understanding the role of vocal cords in facemask ventilation22
Introduction of a standardised maternity early warning system: indicative data from a before‐and‐after study at a large pilot site before national rollout in Aotearoa New Zealand22
Peri‐procedural ketoacidosis risk with sodium‐glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor use in people without diabetes21
Experiences of patients enrolled and staff involved in the prehabilitation of elective patients undergoing cardiac surgery trial: a nested qualitative study21
New horizons: further optimisation of the peri‐operative cardiac arrest care preparedness21
The need for caution in interpretation of network meta‐analyses21
Intensive care 2.021
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Issue Information – Editorial Board20
Comparing analgesic efficacy of different interventions after arthroscopic shoulder surgery: a reply20
Sharing clinical experience and achieving true knowledge: a great challenge when assessing right ventricular function20
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Issue Information – Editorial Board19
Oxygen sensing, anaesthesia and critical care: a narrative review19
PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section19
Ethical and practical questions in satisfying the human right to unconsciousness at the end of life: a reply19
Sustainability in healthcare: patient and public perspectives18
The use of intravenous lidocaine for postoperative pain and recovery18
The prescribed opioid crisis as an impetus to improve postoperative pain management18
Multicentre randomised trials in anaesthesia: an analysis using Bayesian metrics18
Risk stratification for SARS‐CoV‐2‐related venous thromboembolic events: time for a new paradigm?18
Issue Information – Editorial Board18
Issue Information – Editorial Board18
A 20‐minute decision‐delivery interval at caesarean section using general anaesthesia: a reply18
Interpreting evidence on ‘failed intubation’: are we losing airways or losing our minds?17
Human factors and medication safety17
Defining complexity in anaesthesia: description and validation of the Oxford Anaesthetic Complexity (OxAnCo) score16
Association between inflammation and post‐intensive care syndrome: a systematic review16
The credibility plot for extreme explanations and all explanations in between16
The accuracy of ventilator logbooks in calculating environmental burden of inhalational agents16
Preventing unrecognised oesophageal intubation: addressing hierarchies and the importance of critical language16
Fatigue in critical care survivors: multidisciplinary and self‐management strategies15
Aerosol‐generating procedures: research, guidance and implementation15
Surgical outcome risk tool validation in cardiac and neurosurgery compared with non‐cardiac, non‐neurosurgery: a single‐centre study15
Evaluation of practice change following SAFE obstetric courses in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study15
Effect of a novel viral filter on cardiopulmonary exercise testing during the COVID‐19 pandemic15
Effect of frequency and amplitude of respiratory activity on aerosol emissions15
Investigation of tracheal intubation operator and patients in difficult airway study15
Issue Information – Editorial Board15
Anaesthesia for mechanical thrombectomy: a narrative review15
How to conduct survey‐based research15
The effect of overlapping surgical scheduling on operating theatre productivity15
How to write a Science Letter for Anaesthesia15
A health data strategy for the NHS, but where is anaesthesia?15
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Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study14
Association between pre‐operative depression and postoperative pain outcomes14
Patterns of opioid use after surgical discharge: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 25 countries14
Chronic subdural haematoma: the role of peri‐operative medicine in a common form of reversible brain injury14
Transparency and safety in the independent sector: improving, but must do better14
Predictors and impact of postoperative atrial fibrillation following thoracic surgery: a state‐of‐the‐art review14
Determining analgesic effect of a regional block after caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia with intrathecal morphine14
Patient and public perspectives on acute type A aortic dissection13
A 20‐minute decision‐delivery interval at emergency caesarean section using general anaesthesia: a clinically‐relevant target13
Impact of general vs. regional anaesthesia on one‐year clinical outcomes and healthcare utilisation after lower limb arthroplasty: a retrospective study13
Anaesthesia for vascular emergencies – a state of the art review13
Opioid analgesic exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy and the risk of major congenital malformations in infants: a systematic review and meta‐analysis13
Expanding clinical applications of augmented reality laryngoscopy: a need for further exploration and validation13
A randomised controlled feasibility trial of a clinical protocol to manage hypotension during major non‐cardiac surgery13
It ain't what you do (it's the way that you do it): modulating the host response in sepsis12
Hospital‐level flow measurement to detect nitrous oxide leakage12
Reframing the gender equity discussion in anaesthesiology: adopting best practices to promote physician retention and belonging12
Usability contributing to reduced uptake of videolaryngoscopy12
The impact of COVID‐19 on anaesthesia and critical care services in the UK: a serial service evaluation*12
Alternatives to remifentanil for the analgesic component of total intravenous anaesthesia: a narrative review12
Position statement from the Editors of Anaesthesia and Anaesthesia Reports on best practice in academic medical publishing12
Multiple failed intubation attempts in patients with rapid sequence induction are a thing of the past: a reply12
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Cardiovascular subphenotypes in patients with COVID‐19 pneumonitis whose lungs are mechanically ventilated: a single‐centre retrospective observational study12
The 7th UK National Audit Project (NAP7). The challenges of defining, studying and learning from peri‐operative cardiac arrest12
The science of climate change and the effect of anaesthetic gas emissions: a reply12
Alfentanil‐based TIVA during remifentanil shortages: a need for guidance12
Medication errors contributing to obstetric cardiac arrest in NAP712
PROSPECT guidelines no longer recommend thoracic epidural analgesia for video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery12
Postoperative pulmonary complications in older patients undergoing elective surgery with a supraglottic airway device or tracheal intubation12
Incidence of persistent postoperative opioid use in patients undergoing ambulatory surgery: a retrospective cohort study12
The science of climate change and the effect of anaesthetic gas emissions12
Ultrasound‐guided fascial plane blocks of the chest wall: a reply11
A randomised controlled trial of the analgesia nociception index for intra‐operative remifentanil dose and pain after gynaecological laparotomy11
Postoperative outcomes in surgical patients with obstructive sleep apnoea diagnosed by sleep studies: a meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis11
Aspiration risk with glucagon‐like peptide 1 (GLP‐1) agonists11
Manual in‐line stabilisation during tracheal intubation: effective protection or harmful dogma?11
Peri‐operative mental health and pain after surgery: cause, consequence or coincidence?11
First‐choice videolaryngoscopy for paediatric tracheal intubation: a reply11
Protocolised care pathways: a double‐edged sword?11
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‐ordina11
Pre‐oxygenation with facemask oxygen vs high‐flow nasal oxygen vs high‐flow nasal oxygen plus mouthpiece: a randomised controlled trial11
Enhanced peri‐operative care to improve outcomes for high‐risk surgical patients in Brazil: a single‐centre before‐and‐after cohort study11
Principles of environmentally‐sustainable anaesthesia: a global consensus statement from the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists11
Prophylactic intravenous tranexamic acid and thromboembolism in non‐cardiac surgery: a systematic review, meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis11
Volatile capture technology in sustainable anaesthetic practice: a narrative review11
Peri‐operative care of elective adult surgical patients with a learning disability11
Videolaryngoscopy vs. direct laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation by experienced anaesthetists: a meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomised controlled trials11
Effect of time of day on outcomes in elective surgery: a systematic review11
Prevalence of pre‐operative anaemia in surgical patients: a retrospective, observational, multicentre study in Germany11
Safety of day‐case paediatric tonsillectomy in England: an analysis of administrative data for the Getting It Right First Time programme11
Timing of elective surgery and risk assessment after SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: 2023 update11
High‐volume patient‐controlled epidural vs. programmed intermittent epidural bolus for labour analgesia: a randomised controlled study11
Dosing optimisation of intravenous lidocaine in patients with class 1–3 obesity by population pharmacokinetic analysis11
Prevalence of smoking and postoperative outcomes in people undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a UK registry analysis11
Sterile gowns for spinal anaesthesia – environmental cost without clinical gain?11
Association between functional capacity and motivation to engage in physical activity before surgery10
The effect of saline versus air for cuff inflation on the incidence of high intra‐cuff pressure in paediatric MicroCuff® tracheal tubes: a randomised controlled trial10
General anaesthesia does not inevitably result in apnoea or require ventilatory support10
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 trial10
Risk factors for persistent pain after breast cancer surgery: a multicentre prospective cohort study10
Management of haematoma after thyroid surgery: systematic review and multidisciplinary consensus guidelines from the Difficult Airway Society, the British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons10
Pre‐operative gastric ultrasound in patients at risk of pulmonary aspiration: a prospective observational cohort study10
Risk factors for complications after emergency surgery for paediatric appendicitis: a national prospective observational cohort study10
Action guidance for addressing pollution from inhalational anaesthetics10
Correction to: Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists: a narrative review of clinical pharmacology and implications for peri‐operative practice10
The effect of warming on phthalate levels in intravenous fluid bags10
Impact of a physician – critical care practitioner pre‐hospital service in Wales on trauma survival: a retrospective analysis of linked registry data10
Effect of iron deficiency without anaemia on days alive and out of hospital in patients undergoing valvular heart surgery10
Socio‐economic disadvantage and utilisation of labour epidural analgesia in Scotland: a population‐based study10
Liver intensive care for the general intensivist10
Peri‐operative decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation among adults as reported to the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists10
A randomised trial of bilateral erector spinae plane block vs. no block for thoracolumbar decompressive spinal surgery10
Modification of the sacral erector spinae plane block using an ultrasound‐guided sacral foramen injection: dermatomal distribution and radiocontrast study10
Augmented reality laryngoscopy and ergonomics: a different stance10
A randomised controlled trial of a novel tramadol chewable tablet: pharmacokinetics and tolerability in children10
Peri‐operative management of patients with Parkinson’s disease10
Deep learning‐based facial analysis for predicting difficult videolaryngoscopy: a feasibility study10
The COVID‐19 pandemic and its consequences for chronic pain: a narrative review10
Total videoscopic tracheal intubation: a technical modification to reduce the risk of unrecognised oesophageal intubation9
Critical care unit bed availability and postoperative outcomes: a multinational cohort study9
Global Capnography Project: implementation of capnography in Malawi – an international anaesthesia quality improvement project: a follow up9
Tracheal tube introducer‐associated airway trauma: a systematic review9
Patient‐reported outcomes, postoperative pain and pain relief after day case surgery (POPPY): methodology for a prospective, multicentre observational study*9
Peri‐operative pain management in adults: a multidisciplinary consensus statement from the Association of Anaesthetists and the British Pain Society9
Re‐exploration following caesarean birth: a prospective national case–control study using the United Kingdom Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS) data collection system9
Peri‐operative cardiac arrests in Sweden 2013–2022: data analysis of incidence and trends9
Relationship between the dual platelet‐inhibited ROTEM® Sigma FIBTEM assay and Clauss fibrinogen during postpartum haemorrhage9
Are we putting patients on steroid treatment at risk under anaesthesia?9
Prospective development and validation of a universal classification for paediatric videolaryngoscopic tracheal intubation: the PeDiAC score9
Corrigendum9
Peri‐operative Replacement of Exogenous Steroids (PREdS): a national audit of current peri‐operative prescribing for patients taking therapeutic steroids9
Trends and health equity in environmental sustainability publications in major anaesthesia journals9
Can lessons be learned from reviewing peri‐operative cardiac arrests?8
Optimising management strategies for intrathecal catheters after accidental dural puncture8
The influence of FIBTEM and EXTEM clotting times on the diagnostic accuracy of ROTEM® sigma identification of hypofibrinogenaemia during cardiac surg8
Mandatory training for rare anaesthetic events or mandatory safety preparedness – the beatings will continue until morale improves, or is it time for a carrot and not a stick?8
Raising the bar: striving for excellence in consent8
Are we there yet? The long journey of videolaryngoscopy into the mainstream8
Drug mixtures and infusion technology8
The effect of the type of anaesthesia on long‐term outcomes after cancer resection surgery: a narrative review8
Universal adoption of combined spinal–epidural for labour analgesia is the antithesis of patient‐centric care8
Comparison of opioid‐free and opioid‐inclusive propofol anaesthesia for thyroid and parathyroid surgery: a reply8
Associations between pre‐operative iron deficiency and postoperative infection in patients undergoing major surgery (CARIPO): a prospective observational study8
Olanzapine as an add‐on, pre‐operative anti‐emetic drug for postoperative nausea or vomiting: a randomised controlled trial8
Postoperative analgesic effectiveness of erector spinae plane block vs. rectus sheath block: a reply8
Erector spinae plane block vs. rectus sheath block8
Gastric ultrasound performance time and difficulty: a prospective observational study8
Time for mandatory safety preparedness: a responsibility for individuals, hospitals and national bodies8
Associations between biological age and complications after major cancer surgery8
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How to visually represent data7
How to plan, do and report patient and public involvement in research7
Abstracts of the Annual Congress 2022, 14–16 September 2022, Belfast7
What version of Hell‘s Kitchen?7
Recruitment to anaesthesia training posts during the COVID‐19 pandemic and beyond7
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 Anaesthetists7
Efficiency of CONTRAfluran™ in reducing sevoflurane pollution from maintenance anaesthesia in minimal flow end‐tidal control mode for laparoscopic surgery7
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Airway management in patients with suspected or confirmed cervical spine injury7
Sustainability is a core outcome: filling research gaps in sustainable peri‐operative care7
The thirst for improvement: ensuring shorter and safer pre‐operative fasting times in children7
Abstracts of the Trainee Conference 2021, 8‐9 July 2021, Newcastle, UK and hybrid conference7
Pre‐oxygenation using high‐flow nasal oxygen vs. tight facemask during rapid sequence induction7
Embracing change: a collective call to address multimorbidity in surgical pathways7
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Association between anaemia and hospital readmissions in patients undergoing major surgery requiring postoperative intensive care7
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Protecting the right ventricle in COVID‐19 pneumonitis: a missing piece of the puzzle?7
Implementing nitrous oxide cracking technology in the labour ward to reduce occupational exposure and environmental emissions: a quality improvement study*7
Postsurgical events and persistent pain after breast cancer surgery6
General anaesthesia in end‐of‐life care: extending the indications for anaesthesia beyond surgery6
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‘No trace, wrong place’ does not mean ‘positive trace, right place’. Identifying and managing misplaced or displaced tracheal tubes in cardiopulmonary resuscitation6
A quantitative evaluation of aerosol generation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation6
Peri‐operative management of transgender patients: time for some guidance?6
List of Abstracts6
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Issue Information6
Laryngoscopy may identify but cannot exclude oesophageal intubation6
Simulated altitude for prehabilitation: alternatives await in less rarified air6
Recommendations for total hip arthroplasty pain management: what’s old, what’s new and what continues to be missing?6
Facemask ventilation and vocal cord angle following neuromuscular blockade: a prospective observational study#6
PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section and the administration of dexamethasone6
Renal failure in cardiac surgery: in search of the magic bullet6
Research setting in regional anaesthesia: a call for action6
Postoperative analgesic effectiveness of ultrasound‐guided bilateral erector spinae plane block vs. rectus sheath block for midline abdominal surgery in a low‐ and middle‐income country: a randomised 6
Withholding or continuing angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin 2 receptor blockers on acute kidney injury after non‐cardiac surgery6
Abstracts of the Winter Scientific Meeting 2024, 11‐12 January 2024, QEII Centre, Westminster, London6
Anaesthesia and peri‐operative medicine over the next 25 years6
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