British Journal of Anaesthesia

Papers
(The H4-Index of British Journal of Anaesthesia is 45. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Continuous vital signs monitors: a replacement for traditional vital signs?241
Mandatory vaccination of National Health Service staff against COVID-19: more harm than good?215
There is light at the end of the tunnel, but we are still in the tunnel: universal preoperative SARS-CoV-2 testing and precautions remain vital in paediatrics159
Impact of misdiagnosis in acute type A aortic dissection in a tertiary referral centre151
Preparing for mass casualty events despite COVID-19120
The evolution of methods to estimate the rate of medication error in anaesthesia117
Variations in operating room staff compliance with mandatory daily electronic COVID-19 symptom screening112
Is artificial intelligence ready to solve mechanical ventilation? Computer says blow112
Use of cell salvage in obstetrics in Germany: analysis of national database of 305 610 cases with peripartum haemorrhage97
Editorial Board87
Persistent postoperative prescribing of opioids: a warning from the west? Comment on Br J Anaesth 2021; 126: 1192–987
The road to Net Zero: incorporating virtual reality technology to reduce the carbon footprint of medical training87
Anaesthesia drugs, SARS-CoV-2, and the sigma-1 receptor: a complex affair. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2021; 127: e32–487
Long-term evidence of neonatal anaesthesia neurotoxicity linked to behavioural phenotypes in monkeys: where do we go from here?84
Micro-research: opening the innovation door to anaesthesiologists and anaesthesia nurses in China82
Reversal of neuromuscular block with sugammadex compared with neostigmine and postoperative pulmonary complications in obese patients: meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis77
Under-dosing and over-dosing of neuromuscular blocking drugs and reversal agents. Response to Br J Anaesth 2024; 132: 461–577
Dexmedetomidine does not directly inhibit neutrophil extracellular trap production76
Patient-maintained versus anaesthetist-controlled propofol sedation during elective primary lower-limb arthroplasty performed under spinal anaesthesia: a randomised controlled trial76
Use of electrical stimulation to confirm the erector spinae plane. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 214–674
Procedural sedation competencies: a review and multidisciplinary international consensus statement on knowledge, skills, training, and credentialing74
Editorial Board73
Informed consent: do we have an obligation to double check?68
Corrigendum to ‘Family supplemented patient monitoring after surgery (SMARTER): a pilot stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial’ (Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 846–52)65
Opioid use in treated and untreated obstructive sleep apnoea: remifentanil pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in adult volunteers64
Association of patient-reported ethnicity on risk of postpartum haemorrhage62
Lung protective ventilation compared with conventional ventilation strategy reduces postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-61
Critical airway-related incidents and near misses in anaesthesia: a qualitative study of a critical incident reporting system57
Tracheal intubation of neonates and infants: advocating rapid adoption of routine videolaryngoscopy in teaching operating theatres56
Variation in postoperative pain management after lung surgery in the Netherlands: a survey of Dutch thoracic surgeons55
Contents54
Clinical hypnosis: implications in anaesthesia and perioperative care53
Checking in on residents who commenced anaesthesia training during the COVID-19 pandemic to mitigate mental health impacts of their experience53
Implications for perioperative practice of changes in guidelines on the management of hypertension: challenges and opportunities52
Assessment of a splitter for protective dual-patient ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome50
Perioperative management of obstructive sleep apnoea: limitations of current guidelines50
Adverse outcomes after surgery after a cerebrovascular accident or acute coronary syndrome: a retrospective observational cohort study50
From pain intensity to a holistic composite measure for spinal cord stimulation outcomes49
Validity evidence for the Anesthesia Clinical Encounter Assessment (ACEA) tool to support competency-based medical education49
Associations of form and function of speaking up in anaesthesia: a prospective observational study49
The central nervous system during lung injury and mechanical ventilation: a narrative review47
Norepinephrine versus phenylephrine for treating hypotension during general anaesthesia in adult patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery: a multicentre, open-label, cluster-randomised, crossover,46
There is (probably) no (meaningful) difference in (most) outcomes between ‘spinal' and ‘general' anaesthesia for hip fracture surgery: time to move forward46
Persistent inflammation, immunosuppression, and catabolism syndrome (PICS): a review of definitions, potential therapies, and research priorities46
The need for data describing the surgical population in Latin America45
Association between frailty and patient outcomes after cancer surgery: a population-based cohort study45
Effect of intrathecal NIS-lncRNA antisense oligonucleotides on neuropathic pain caused by nerve trauma, chemotherapy, or diabetes mellitus45
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