British Journal of Anaesthesia

Papers
(The H4-Index of British Journal of Anaesthesia is 46. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Continuous vital signs monitors: a replacement for traditional vital signs?262
Mandatory vaccination of National Health Service staff against COVID-19: more harm than good?176
Impact of misdiagnosis in acute type A aortic dissection in a tertiary referral centre175
Is artificial intelligence ready to solve mechanical ventilation? Computer says blow132
Variations in operating room staff compliance with mandatory daily electronic COVID-19 symptom screening129
The road to Net Zero: incorporating virtual reality technology to reduce the carbon footprint of medical training121
Editorial Board116
Anaesthesia drugs, SARS-CoV-2, and the sigma-1 receptor: a complex affair. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2021; 127: e32–498
Persistent postoperative prescribing of opioids: a warning from the west? Comment on Br J Anaesth 2021; 126: 1192–993
Dexmedetomidine does not directly inhibit neutrophil extracellular trap production92
Editorial Board88
Corrigendum to ‘Family supplemented patient monitoring after surgery (SMARTER): a pilot stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial’ (Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 846–52)82
Opioid use in treated and untreated obstructive sleep apnoea: remifentanil pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in adult volunteers81
Association of patient-reported ethnicity on risk of postpartum haemorrhage80
Lung protective ventilation compared with conventional ventilation strategy reduces postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-79
Sublingual ketamine for acute postoperative pain: an emerging addition to multimodal analgesia77
Implementing sustainable anaesthesia: challenges and opportunities in education77
Direct inhibition of cystathionine-β-synthase by isoflurane contributes to delayed neurocognitive recovery after isoflurane general anaesthesia in mice71
Under-dosing and over-dosing of neuromuscular blocking drugs and reversal agents. Response to Br J Anaesth 2024; 132: 461–569
Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist polymorphisms in women receiving epidural analgesia who develop maternal intrapartum fever: a prospective, multicentre Mendelian randomised study67
Procedural sedation competencies: a review and multidisciplinary international consensus statement on knowledge, skills, training, and credentialing66
Contents63
Assessment of a splitter for protective dual-patient ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome60
Adverse outcomes after surgery after a cerebrovascular accident or acute coronary syndrome: a retrospective observational cohort study60
Perioperative management of long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2024; 132: 644–859
Effect of a repeated verbal reminder of orientation on emergence agitation after general anaesthesia for minimally invasive abdominal surgery: a randomised controlled trial58
Patient-maintained versus anaesthetist-controlled propofol sedation during elective primary lower-limb arthroplasty performed under spinal anaesthesia: a randomised controlled trial58
Quality of patient-centred recovery trajectories after different types of surgery: a prospective cohort study58
Reversal of neuromuscular block with sugammadex compared with neostigmine and postoperative pulmonary complications in obese patients: meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis57
Association between frailty and patient outcomes after cancer surgery: a population-based cohort study56
Norepinephrine versus phenylephrine for treating hypotension during general anaesthesia in adult patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery: a multicentre, open-label, cluster-randomised, crossover,56
Pharmacokinetics of remimazolam after intravenous infusion in anaesthetised children55
Development and internal validation of the patient satisfaction questionnaire: Perception of Quality in Anaesthesia (PQA)-1055
Perioperative management of obstructive sleep apnoea: limitations of current guidelines54
Intravenous versus perineural dexamethasone to prolong analgesia after interscalene brachial plexus block: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis53
Validity evidence for the Anesthesia Clinical Encounter Assessment (ACEA) tool to support competency-based medical education53
Implications for perioperative practice of changes in guidelines on the management of hypertension: challenges and opportunities52
Micro-research: opening the innovation door to anaesthesiologists and anaesthesia nurses in China51
The evolution of methods to estimate the rate of medication error in anaesthesia50
Hospital variation in quality indicators for patient blood management in total knee and hip arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study50
Informed consent: do we have an obligation to double check?49
Checking in on residents who commenced anaesthesia training during the COVID-19 pandemic to mitigate mental health impacts of their experience48
Use of electrical stimulation to confirm the erector spinae plane. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 214–647
There is (probably) no (meaningful) difference in (most) outcomes between ‘spinal' and ‘general' anaesthesia for hip fracture surgery: time to move forward47
Tracheal intubation of neonates and infants: advocating rapid adoption of routine videolaryngoscopy in teaching operating theatres47
Clinical hypnosis: implications in anaesthesia and perioperative care47
Multicentre analysis of severe perioperative adverse events in children undergoing surgery who were infected with SARS-CoV-2: a propensity score-adjusted analysis46
Critical airway-related incidents and near misses in anaesthesia: a qualitative study of a critical incident reporting system46
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