British Journal of Anaesthesia

Papers
(The H4-Index of British Journal of Anaesthesia is 56. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Under-dosing and over-dosing of neuromuscular blocking drugs and reversal agents. Response to Br J Anaesth 2024; 132: 461–5207
Association of patient-reported ethnicity on risk of postpartum haemorrhage156
Contents151
Variations in operating room staff compliance with mandatory daily electronic COVID-19 symptom screening148
Clinical hypnosis: implications in anaesthesia and perioperative care133
Impact of misdiagnosis in acute type A aortic dissection in a tertiary referral centre132
Editorial Board121
Impact of chronic pain on development of hypertension when compared with adults without chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis120
Causal relationship between fracture internal fixation and dementia: a Mendelian randomisation and multi-omics study113
Informed consent: do we have an obligation to double check?112
Tracheal intubation of neonates and infants: advocating rapid adoption of routine videolaryngoscopy in teaching operating theatres112
Use of electrical stimulation to confirm the erector spinae plane. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 214–6104
Analgosedation in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a retrospective UK cohort study103
Reversal of neuromuscular block with sugammadex compared with neostigmine and postoperative pulmonary complications in obese patients: meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis103
Does titration of anaesthesia using population-derived EEG indices overdose older patients?100
Opioid use in treated and untreated obstructive sleep apnoea: remifentanil pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in adult volunteers100
Perioperative management of long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2024; 132: 644–899
Critical airway-related incidents and near misses in anaesthesia: a qualitative study of a critical incident reporting system98
Corrigendum to ‘Family supplemented patient monitoring after surgery (SMARTER): a pilot stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial’ (Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 846–52)94
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]92
Life cycle assessment of reusable versus single-use disposable forced-air warming blankets. Response to Br J Anaesth 2026; 136: 439–4289
qNOX index for quantification of intraoperative nociception and analgesia. Response to Br J Anaesth 2025; 135: 1091–388
There is (probably) no (meaningful) difference in (most) outcomes between ‘spinal' and ‘general' anaesthesia for hip fracture surgery: time to move forward88
Let me be clear…87
Difficult Airway Society 2025 guidelines for the management of unanticipated difficult tracheal intubation in adults: sugammadex is not a prehospital airway rescue strategy. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2080
Perioperative management of obstructive sleep apnoea: limitations of current guidelines79
The nonopioid cholinergic agonist GTS-21 mitigates morphine-induced aggravation of burn injury pain together with inhibition of spinal microglia activation in young rats72
Multicentre analysis of severe perioperative adverse events in children undergoing surgery who were infected with SARS-CoV-2: a propensity score-adjusted analysis71
Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist polymorphisms in women receiving epidural analgesia who develop maternal intrapartum fever: a prospective, multicentre Mendelian randomised study71
Utilising high-volume spinal anaesthesia as an alternative to general anaesthesia: keeping political debate out of scientific reporting. Br J Anaesth 2025; 134: 1801–370
Regional anaesthetic block for lung resection surgery: the magic bullet we already use?70
Effect of optimising regional cerebral oxygenation on postoperative morbidity and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials69
The cutaneous sympathetic blockade associated with labour epidural analgesia. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2025; 135: 1231–968
What are patients asking about regional anaesthesia? An analysis of common Google search questions and website quality68
Pharmacokinetics of remimazolam after intravenous infusion in anaesthetised children67
Effect of intrathecal NIS-lncRNA antisense oligonucleotides on neuropathic pain caused by nerve trauma, chemotherapy, or diabetes mellitus67
Mortality, morbidity, and impact on future anaesthesia after perioperative anaphylaxis related to neuromuscular blocking agents: an 11-year single-centre retrospective study66
Intraoperative electroencephalographic burst suppression: a narrative review and clinical framework for interpretation and management66
Does supplemental oxygen affect the humidity provided by tracheostomy heat and moisture exchange devices?66
Sleep disruption and immune markers predict longitudinal pain outcomes after orthopaedic surgery65
Associations of intraoperative end-tidal carbon dioxide concentrations with postoperative outcomes: is mechanical power next?63
Use of cell salvage in obstetrics in Germany: analysis of national database of 305 610 cases with peripartum haemorrhage63
Association of nociplastic pain with executive function decline in a longitudinal cohort of middle-age adults: a prospective cohort study63
Difficult Airway Society 2025 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult tracheal intubation in adults. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2026; 136: 283–30763
Norepinephrine versus phenylephrine for treating hypotension during general anaesthesia in adult patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery: a multicentre, open-label, cluster-randomised, crossover,62
Noninvasive ventilation in postoperative critically ill patients with morbid obesity. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2025; 135: 1477–8560
Adverse outcomes after surgery after a cerebrovascular accident or acute coronary syndrome: a retrospective observational cohort study60
Lung protective ventilation compared with conventional ventilation strategy reduces postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-60
Implementing sustainable anaesthesia: challenges and opportunities in education59
C1q-mediated synapse loss by microglial phagocytosis is associated with postoperative neurocognitive disorder in mice58
Sublingual ketamine for acute postoperative pain: an emerging addition to multimodal analgesia58
Intravenous versus perineural dexamethasone to prolong analgesia after interscalene brachial plexus block: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis57
Documenting videolaryngoscopy and tracheal intubation: time to blend old ways with the new?57
Checking in on residents who commenced anaesthesia training during the COVID-19 pandemic to mitigate mental health impacts of their experience57
Perioperative opioids: a narrative review contextualising new avenues to improve prescribing56
Procedural sedation competencies: a review and multidisciplinary international consensus statement on knowledge, skills, training, and credentialing56
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