British Journal of Anaesthesia

Papers
(The H4-Index of British Journal of Anaesthesia is 52. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Preoperative estimated glomerular filtration rate to predict cardiac events in major noncardiac surgery. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2025; 134: 297–307213
Corrigendum to ‘Family supplemented patient monitoring after surgery (SMARTER): a pilot stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial’ (Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 846–52)209
Sublingual ketamine for acute postoperative pain: an emerging addition to multimodal analgesia162
Under-dosing and over-dosing of neuromuscular blocking drugs and reversal agents. Response to Br J Anaesth 2024; 132: 461–5161
There is (probably) no (meaningful) difference in (most) outcomes between ‘spinal' and ‘general' anaesthesia for hip fracture surgery: time to move forward147
Utilising high-volume spinal anaesthesia as an alternative to general anaesthesia: keeping political debate out of scientific reporting. Br J Anaesth 2025; 134: 1801–3121
Mandatory vaccination of National Health Service staff against COVID-19: more harm than good?114
Tracheal intubation of neonates and infants: advocating rapid adoption of routine videolaryngoscopy in teaching operating theatres109
The need for data describing the surgical population in Latin America104
Continuous vital signs monitors: a replacement for traditional vital signs?102
Direct inhibition of cystathionine-β-synthase by isoflurane contributes to delayed neurocognitive recovery after isoflurane general anaesthesia in mice98
Development and internal validation of the patient satisfaction questionnaire: Perception of Quality in Anaesthesia (PQA)-1090
Use of electrical stimulation to confirm the erector spinae plane. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 214–687
Regional anaesthetic block for lung resection surgery: the magic bullet we already use?85
Implementing sustainable anaesthesia: challenges and opportunities in education85
Effect of a repeated verbal reminder of orientation on emergence agitation after general anaesthesia for minimally invasive abdominal surgery: a randomised controlled trial84
Perioperative polygenic and APOE-based genetic risk assessment for neurocognitive disorders: a biobank study83
Lung protective ventilation compared with conventional ventilation strategy reduces postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-83
Association of patient-reported ethnicity on risk of postpartum haemorrhage79
Contents78
Variations in operating room staff compliance with mandatory daily electronic COVID-19 symptom screening78
Clinical hypnosis: implications in anaesthesia and perioperative care77
Preparing for mass casualty events despite COVID-1975
Impact of misdiagnosis in acute type A aortic dissection in a tertiary referral centre75
Editorial Board73
Checking in on residents who commenced anaesthesia training during the COVID-19 pandemic to mitigate mental health impacts of their experience73
Reversal of neuromuscular block with sugammadex compared with neostigmine and postoperative pulmonary complications in obese patients: meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis70
Development and internal validation of the patient satisfaction questionnaire: Perception of Quality in Anaesthesia (PQA)-10. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2025.66
Use of cell salvage in obstetrics in Germany: analysis of national database of 305 610 cases with peripartum haemorrhage66
Impact of chronic pain on development of hypertension when compared with adults without chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis64
The role of non-physician providers of anaesthesia: a systematic review63
Quality of patient-centred recovery trajectories after different types of surgery: a prospective cohort study63
Causal relationship between fracture internal fixation and dementia: a Mendelian randomisation and multi-omics study63
Is artificial intelligence ready to solve mechanical ventilation? Computer says blow62
Retraction notice to “Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block improves analgesia after laparoscopic hepatectomy: a randomised controlled trial” [Br J Anaesth 129 (2022) 445–453]62
Association of nociplastic pain with executive function decline in a longitudinal cohort of middle-age adults: a prospective cohort study62
Mortality, morbidity, and impact on future anaesthesia after perioperative anaphylaxis related to neuromuscular blocking agents: an 11-year single-centre retrospective study61
Associations of intraoperative end-tidal carbon dioxide concentrations with postoperative outcomes: is mechanical power next?59
Association between frailty and patient outcomes after cancer surgery: a population-based cohort study57
Erector spinae plane block versus paravertebral block for major oncological breast surgery: a multicentre randomised controlled trial57
Opioid use in treated and untreated obstructive sleep apnoea: remifentanil pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in adult volunteers55
The cutaneous sympathetic blockade associated with labour epidural analgesia. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2025; 135: 1231–955
The road to Net Zero: incorporating virtual reality technology to reduce the carbon footprint of medical training55
Informed consent: do we have an obligation to double check?55
Effect of optimising regional cerebral oxygenation on postoperative morbidity and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials53
The nonopioid cholinergic agonist GTS-21 mitigates morphine-induced aggravation of burn injury pain together with inhibition of spinal microglia activation in young rats53
Multicentre analysis of severe perioperative adverse events in children undergoing surgery who were infected with SARS-CoV-2: a propensity score-adjusted analysis53
Assessment of a splitter for protective dual-patient ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome52
Perioperative management of obstructive sleep apnoea: limitations of current guidelines52
Hospital variation in quality indicators for patient blood management in total knee and hip arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study52
Does titration of anaesthesia using population-derived EEG indices overdose older patients?52
Norepinephrine versus phenylephrine for treating hypotension during general anaesthesia in adult patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery: a multicentre, open-label, cluster-randomised, crossover,52
Analgosedation in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a retrospective UK cohort study52
Patient-maintained versus anaesthetist-controlled propofol sedation during elective primary lower-limb arthroplasty performed under spinal anaesthesia: a randomised controlled trial52
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