Anaesthesia

Article	Citations
Universal videolaryngoscopy: supporting evidence from real‐world data and recent trials	194
Reframing the gender equity discussion in anaesthesiology: adopting best practices to promote physician retention and belonging	114
Patient blood management – what's the problem with implementation?	112
Aerosol‐generating procedures: research, guidance and implementation	110
Trends and health equity in environmental sustainability publications in major anaesthesia journals	110
Transparency and safety in the independent sector: improving, but must do better	89
Optimising management strategies for intrathecal catheters after accidental dural puncture	80
Multiple failed intubation attempts in patients with rapid sequence induction are a thing of the past: a reply	74
Issue Information – Editorial Board	70
Peri‐operative decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation among adults as reported to the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists	69
Peri‐operative cardiac arrests in Sweden 2013–2022: data analysis of incidence and trends	68
The COVID ‐19 pandemic and its consequences for chronic pain: a narrative review	68
Global, regional and national burden of opioid use disorders: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study, 1992–2021	66
Socio‐economic deprivation and functional exercise capacity: a retrospective observational cohort study	61
Correction to: Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists: a narrative review of clinical pharmacology and implications for peri‐operative practice	61
Return to intended oncological therapy following advanced ovarian cancer surgery: a narrative review	55
Experiences of patients enrolled and staff involved in the prehabilitation of elective patients undergoing cardiac surgery trial: a nested qualitative study	52
Plastics in anaesthesia and critical care: beyond sustainability	50
Strengthening governance in regional anaesthesia: balancing collective competence and risk management	49
Revisiting the role of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block in total hip arthroplasty analgesia	49
Analgesia for elective midline laparotomy	48
Volatile capture technology in sustainable anaesthetic practice: a narrative review	47
Integrating generative artificial intelligence, predictive analytics and human intelligence in peri‐operative care	47
Pre‐operative dexmedetomidine nasal spray and emergence agitation in adults undergoing ear, nose and throat surgery: a randomised controlled trial	47
Key targets for activating anaesthesia shared decision‐making: a mixed methods systematic review	46

Gastric ultrasound in patients receiving semaglutide: a prospective, multicentre, matched control study	45
Peri‐operative mental health interventions for surgical oncology patients: a narrative synthesis and meta‐analysis	44
Tracheal tube introducer‐associated airway trauma: a systematic review	44
Anaesthesia for vascular emergencies – a state of the art review	43
Prevalence of smoking and postoperative outcomes in people undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a UK registry analysis	43
Effects of anaesthesia type on development of persistent postoperative opioid utilisation: a South Korean nationwide cohort study	43
Pulmonary complications with individualised vs. fixed positive end‐expiratory pressure in older patients recovering from lung cancer surgery: a randomised trial	42
Pre‐operative gastric ultrasound in patients at risk of pulmonary aspiration: a prospective observational cohort study	41
The science of climate change and the effect of anaesthetic gas emissions	41
The effect of the type of anaesthesia on long‐term outcomes after cancer resection surgery: a narrative review	41
Issue Information – Editorial Board	40
Pre‐operative assessment services and conduct in the West of Scotland region: a trainee research network audit	39
Anaesthetic management of oncological disease in pregnancy: a narrative review	39
Effects of anaesthesia and surgery on sleep–wake timing and subjective sleep quality in children: an observational study	39
Nocebo language in anaesthetic patient written information	38
How to perform and write a trial sequential analysis	38
Causes of and risk factors for unplanned readmission in a large cohort of patients undergoing major surgery: a retrospective cohort study	38
Improving generalisability: a reply	37
Simulated altitude for prehabilitation: alternatives await in less rarified air	37
Looking before we leap: treating postoperative anaemia with iron	36
Prediction of postoperative pain: are we missing the target?	36
Comparison of opioid‐free and opioid‐inclusive propofol anaesthesia for thyroid and parathyroid surgery	36
Can lessons be learned from reviewing peri‐operative cardiac arrests?	35
Intravenous lidocaine with propofol‐based sedation for colonoscopy: a reply	35
Data analysis of the Queensland Difficult Airway Alert Project	35
Does optimisation of heart failure equate to fitness for surgery?	35
Retained desflurane in decommissioned vaporisers: a national problem?	34
Suture choice when securing central lines: an update in the light of NICE surgical guidance	33
Novel predictors of mortality in emergency bowel surgery: a single‐centre cohort study	33
Retention of anaesthetists – a personal reflection from the patient perspective	33
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Issue Information – Editorial Board	31
List of Abstracts	31
Ultrasound‐guided fascial plane blocks of the chest wall: a reply	31
Clinical examination may increase but not decrease suspicion of oesophageal intubation	30
Pre‐operative analgesia heterogeneity: an underexplored confounder in the long‐term cognitive outcomes of the RAGA trial	30
Tranexamic acid in total knee arthroplasty	30
Positive end‐expiratory pressure based on body mass index	30
The effect of overlapping surgical scheduling on operating theatre productivity: a narrative review	29
Impact of country of origin on procedure‐specific postoperative pain management ( PROSPECT ) recommendations	29
The safety of tranexamic acid administration in total knee arthroplasty: a population‐based study from Taiwan	29
Preventing unrecognised oesophageal intubation: a consensus guideline from the Project for Universal Management of Airways and international airway societies*	29
Efficiency of CONTRAfluran ™ in reducing sevoflurane pollution from maintenance anaesthesia in minimal flow end‐tidal control mode for laparoscopic s	29
Too unfit not to have surgery: is non‐operative care for hip fracture patients a viable option?	28
Inhalational anaesthetics: an assessment of agent delivery and capture	27
Comparing effects of anaesthetics on occurrence of postoperative delirium and quality of recovery in older surgical patients	27
The association of withholding or continuing angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin 2 receptor blockers on acute kidney injury after non‐cardiac surgery	27
Beyond the block: optimising analgesic strategies in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair	27
Interpreting statistical evidence with S values	26
Rapid sequence induction: a modern‐day example of Theseus' Paradox?	26

How to engage in social media to get your work published	26
Does low‐dose ketamine really protect against delirium?	26
Anaesthetists' current practice and perceptions of aerosol‐generating procedures: a mixed‐methods study	26
Issue Information – Editorial Board	25
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Fitter, better, sooner: prehabilitation and clinical outcomes in cardiac surgery	25
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	25
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Effect of anterior quadratus lumborum block on morphine consumption in minimally invasive colorectal surgery	24
The role of anaesthetics in cancer outcomes: do we need more clinical trials?	24
Rescuing failed direct laryngoscopy in children: one size does not fit all	24
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Autonomy vs. the environment: nitrous oxide use in obstetrics, an ongoing challenge	23
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
The VIDIAC score – standard of care for classifying videolaryngoscopy in health records?	22
Epidemiology, patient outcome and complications after non‐operative management of hip fracture: a systematic review	22
Patient‐centred outcome measures for oncological surgery: a narrative review	22
Patients' expectations, experience and acceptability of postoperative analgesia: a nested qualitative study within a randomised controlled trial comparing rectus sheath catheter and thoracic epidural	21
Environmental impact of high‐flow nasal oxygenation	21
Postoperative sore throat: a systematic review*	21
The 0.00015 degree problem: learning from the environmental debates around desflurane	21
Ultrasound‐guided regional anaesthesia education and dissemination: revisiting the ‘Plan A’ concept	21
Postoperative systemic inflammatory dysregulation and corticosteroids: a narrative review	21
An audit of inhalational anaesthetic agent usage in paediatric anaesthesia	21
Sedation for awake tracheal intubation: A systematic review and network meta‐analysis	21
Peri‐operative rehabilitation in elective cardiac valve surgery	20
Cardiac arrest in vascular surgical patients receiving anaesthetic care: an analysis from the 7th National Audit Project ( NAP7 ) of the Royal Colleg	20
A comparison of the McGrath videolaryngoscope with direct laryngoscopy for rapid sequence intubation in the operating theatre: a multicentre randomis	20
Videolaryngoscopy vs. direct laryngoscopy in class 2 and 3 obesity: a systematic review, meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomised controlled trials*	20
Time to surgery as a prehabilitation window: insights from United States Medicare data	19
Issue Information – Editorial Board	19
PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section: an update	19
Airway management in patients with suspected or confirmed traumatic spinal cord injury: a narrative review of current evidence	19
Efficacy and safety of intrathecal diamorphine: a systematic review and meta‐analysis with meta‐regression and trial sequential analysis	19
PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section: an update and reply	19
Incomplete Optiflow™ switching and the potential for confusion	19
The quest to prevent rebound pain: clarity or uncertainty?	19
Reducing the carbon footprint of general anaesthesia: a comparison of total intravenous anaesthesia vs. a mixed anaesthetic strategy in 47,157 adult patients	19
Artificial intelligence in peri‐operative prediction model research: are we there yet?	19
Analgesia nociception index for intra‐operative remifentanil dose and pain after gynaecological laparotomy: a reply	19
List of Abstracts	18
Best anaesthetic technique for prevention of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in older patients after hip fracture surgery – is the debate over?	18
Issue Information – Editorial Board	18
Screening of patients at risk of postoperative delirium using specific neuropsychological testing	18
Correction to: Association of Anaesthetists guidelines: the use of blood components and their alternatives	18
Issue Information – Editorial Board	18
Dexmedetomidine for cardiac surgery: case closed?	18
High neuraxial block in obstetrics: patient experience is paramount	17
Distinguishing prophylactic and therapeutic cricoid force	17
Peri‐operative care of transgender and gender‐diverse individuals: guidance for clinicians and departments	17
Mechanisms underlying neurocognitive dysfunction following critical illness: a systematic review	17
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PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section: a reply	17
Recognising oesophageal intubation	17
Direct vs. videolaryngoscopy for tracheal intubation	17
Broadening the framework of medical futility	16
Single‐use vs. reusable flexible bronchoscopes for airway management and in critical care: a narrative review	16
Trends in greenhouse gas emissions from volatile anaesthetics in 41 countries: 2013–2023	16
‘Flextension’: a new term to describe optimal head and neck positioning for airway management	16
Surgery in patients aged ≥ 80 years: mortality and recovery in a nationwide cohort study*	16
Real‐time ultrasound guidance for central venous access	16
The reasons hypoactive delirium is often overlooked	16
Lines, curves and diameters: the geometry of videolaryngoscopy adjuncts	16
Interpreting injectate spread in lumbar erector spinae plane block	16
Factors affecting UK anaesthetic trainees' wellbeing and stress: a scoping review	16
AC2024 abstracts	15
Evaluation of the i‐gel® Plus supraglottic airway device in elective surgery: a prospective international multicentre study*	15
Issue Information – Editorial Board	15
Thyroid surgery and airway management: ‘goitre’ use videolaryngoscopy	15
Association of Anaesthetists guidelines: the use of blood components and their alternatives	15
Harm during airway management by anaesthetists: its absence in randomised controlled trials does not mean it does not exist	15
Ask, and it shall be given you – individual patient data and code availability for randomised controlled trials submitted for publication	15
Issue Information – Editorial Board	14
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Breaking barriers: achieving equitable access to postoperative critical care	14
Improving generalisability	14
Usability comparison scoring of video and direct laryngoscopes	14
Clinical signs and examination during intubation: we will continue to use and teach them	14
Anaesthesia associates and scope of practice: saying the unsayable	14
Beyond the ‘black box’: choosing interpretable machine learning models for predicting postoperative opioid trends	14

Issue Information – Editorial Board	14
Turning baby steps into big leaps: shifting paradigms in fast‐track joint replacement surgery	14
Train the rescuers	14
Peri‐operative rehabilitation bundles and postoperative pulmonary complications in elective cardiac valve surgery	13
Refining evidence on motor‐sparing regional analgesia for hip arthroplasty: a reply	13
Preserving sleep in paediatric peri‐operative care	13
Intravenous esketamine for the prevention of emergence delirium and negative behavioural changes after paediatric adenotonsillectomy: a randomised controlled trial	13
Impact of honey on post‐tonsillectomy pain in children ( BEE PAIN FREE Trial): a multicentre, double‐blind, randomised controlled trial*	13
Carbon footprint of total intravenous anaesthesia vs. inhalational sevoflurane anaesthesia in adults	13
Interpectoral and serratus anterior plane blocks in mastectomy: unravelling the disconnect between acute and chronic pain	13
The central limit theorem: the remarkable theory that explains all of statistics	13
Provision of peri‐operative patient blood management strategies in the UK : a national survey of practice	13
Non‐anaemic iron deficiency: good news, bad news or no news at all?	13
Comparing the pericapsular nerve group block and fascia iliaca block for acute pain management in patients with hip fracture	13
PUMA guidelines: a fail‐safe when sustained exhaled carbon dioxide is absent following attempted tracheal intubation	13
Peri‐operative tobacco cessation interventions: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	13
Study outcome measurements: statistically insignificant or non‐inferior? A reply	13
Neurocognitive outcomes: methodological clarifications	12
Deep‐learning model associating lateral cervical radiographic features with Cormack–Lehane grade 3 or 4 glottic view	12
Intrathecal catheter placement after inadvertent dural puncture in the obstetric population: management for labour and operative delivery. Guidelines from the Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association	12
Effect of ventilation mode on postoperative pulmonary complications following lung resection surgery: a randomised controlled trial	12
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	12
Study outcome measurements: statistically insignificant or non‐inferior?	12
Ethnic disparities in obstetric anaesthesia care in England: parallels and paradoxes with care in the USA	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
Outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure undergoing non‐cardiac surgery: a secondary analysis of the METREPAIR international cohort study*	12
Energy, flow and pressure in the cardiovascular system: a narrative review of how the circulation works	12
Predicting time to asystole following withdrawal of life‐sustaining treatment: a systematic review	12
Stress, simulation, and skill retention: addressing gaps in eFONA training models	12
Management of acute cervical spinal cord injury in the non‐specialist intensive care unit: a narrative review of current evidence	12
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	12
Addressing human factors is crucial to preventing unrecognised oesophageal intubation	12
Proactive haemodynamic management using the hypotension prediction index during caesarean section: a randomised controlled study	12
The videolaryngoscopy vs. direct laryngoscopy debate: a wider‐angled view	11
Frailty and emergency surgery: identification and evidence‐based care for vulnerable older adults	11
Enhancing emergency front‐of‐neck airway training: a mixed methods study on the impact of external noise and startle stressors	11
NAP7 – something for everyone	11
Artificial intelligence in anaesthesia: shaping the future of workforce and wellbeing	11
Issue Information – Editorial Board	11
Sarcopenia: it is time to attach more importance to this stealth killer in patients who are critically ill	11
Time of day of cardiac surgery and postoperative outcomes: exploratory findings require caution	11
The fewer the better or the more the merrier? The challenges of large research collaborations	11
Out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest: pathways for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the United Kingdom	11
Not all tracheal tube introducers are created equal	11
Recent studies on racial disparities in obstetric care in the USA	11
The use of cerebral computed tomographic angiography as an ancillary investigation to support a clinical diagnosis of death using neurological criteria: a consensus guideline	11
More on deaths from unrecognised oesophageal intubation	11
From bending to standing upright: augmented reality technology: a new trend in laryngoscopy?	11
Mandatory training for rare anaesthetic events – a philosophical view	11
Ancillary tests to support the diagnosis of death using neurological criteria: certainty in uncertain times?	11
List of Abstracts	11
Immunotherapy on ICU : a narrative review	10
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	10
Cardiac arrest in obstetric patients receiving anaesthetic care: results from the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists	10
A qualitative exploration of stressors in anaesthesia training in the UK and mechanisms to improve resident wellbeing	10
Redefining risk in peri‐operative frailty: towards routine frailty assessment and a whole pathway approach	10
Videolaryngoscopy, oesophageal intubation and uncertainty: lessons from Cochrane	10
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Interpreting statistical evidence with S values: an illustration with trials of goal‐directed haemodynamic therapy	10
The B‐APNEIC score as a reliable tool to guide clinical practice: a reply	10
Efficacy and safety of different vasopressor infusions on feto‐maternal outcomes in normotensive patients undergoing caesarean delivery: a systematic review and network meta‐analysis of randomised con	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
Evaluation of five static or dynamic tracheal tube introducers during standard and difficult intubations with C‐ MAC ®	10
The challenges of defining right ventricular dysfunction in critical illness	10
Clarifying the role of fibrinogen concentrate in major haemorrhage: a reply	10
Cricoid force: therapeutic, prophylactic or routine	10
Regional anaesthesia research priorities: a Regional Anaesthesia UK ( RA ‐	10
Novel biological risk factors for 7‐day postoperative kidney injury in elective major non‐cardiac surgery: a retrospective observational study	10
Dose‐dependent relationship between intra‐operative dexmedetomidine and delirium after non‐cardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort study*	10
Environmental risk assessment of propofol in wastewater: a narrative review of regulatory guidelines	10
Opioid analgesic effects on subjective well‐being in the operating theatre*	10
Functional capacity, frailty and the future of peri‐operative risk stratification: a reply	10
Choice of local anaesthetic for epidural extension in caesarean section: is lidocaine plus bicarbonate the optimal solution?	10
Private equity consolidation in anaesthesiology: trends and sector‐specific investment patterns from 2006 to 2024	10
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
Protocolised care pathways: a double‐edged sword?	9
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Mental health and disordered eating in childhood and adolescence: increasing core business in anaesthesia	9
Arterial trauma due to central venous catheter insertion: an analysis of incidents reported to the National Reporting and Learning System for England and Wales 2013–2023	9
Five‐year audit of adherence to an anaesthesia pre‐induction checklist: a reply	9
Peri‐operative Replacement of Exogenous Steroids ( PREdS ): a national audit of current peri‐operative prescribing for patients taking therapeutic st	9
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Analysing the obesity paradox? Mind the adiposity distribution!	9
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Associations between pre‐operative iron deficiency and postoperative infection in patients undergoing major surgery ( CARIPO ): a prospective observa	9
Aerosol generation with the use of positive pressure ventilation via supraglottic airway devices: an observational study	9
Postoperative systemic inflammation after major abdominal surgery: patient‐centred outcomes	9
List of Abstracts	9
Issue Information	9
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Target controlled infusions for rapid sequence induction: a national survey of practice	9
Obesity may present challenges during gastric ultrasound	9