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
Lung protective ventilation compared with conventional ventilation strategy reduces postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-83
Perioperative polygenic and APOE-based genetic risk assessment for neurocognitive disorders: a biobank study83
Association of patient-reported ethnicity on risk of postpartum haemorrhage79
Variations in operating room staff compliance with mandatory daily electronic COVID-19 symptom screening78
Contents78
Clinical hypnosis: implications in anaesthesia and perioperative care77
Impact of misdiagnosis in acute type A aortic dissection in a tertiary referral centre75
Preparing for mass casualty events despite COVID-1975
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
Causal relationship between fracture internal fixation and dementia: a Mendelian randomisation and multi-omics study63
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
Association of nociplastic pain with executive function decline in a longitudinal cohort of middle-age adults: a prospective cohort study62
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
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
Erector spinae plane block versus paravertebral block for major oncological breast surgery: a multicentre randomised controlled trial57
Association between frailty and patient outcomes after cancer surgery: a population-based cohort study57
Informed consent: do we have an obligation to double check?55
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
Multicentre analysis of severe perioperative adverse events in children undergoing surgery who were infected with SARS-CoV-2: a propensity score-adjusted analysis53
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
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
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
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