This excellent new #BJAEd article from Graham & Schwarz on the Perioperative Management of Ankylosing Spondylitis is now available to read online: www.bjaed.org/article/S205...
Any hospital can be the first to receive a critically unwell child. New in BJA Education: the UK national standards every hospital should meet for paediatric stabilisation and transfer. 🏥 #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...
Paediatric stabilisation and transfer. Part 1: preparation and standards of care
Anaesthetists provide a vital role in the multidisciplinary management of children who are critically unwell or injured. These patients can present to any hospital providing emergency or walk-in care.
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Spinal anaesthesia is commonly used for total knee arthroplasty and has been associated with reduced perioperative morbidity vs general anaesthesia. 💉 www.bjaed.org/article/S205... #BJAEd
Anaesthesia and analgesia for total knee arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is among the most commonly performed orthopaedic procedures worldwide. Patients scheduled for TKA often present with limited mobility and moderate to severe pain, posing…
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What does a hospital actually need to safely move a critically unwell child to specialist care? From grab bags to airway kit to the right team, Macrow et al. sets out the essentials in #BJAEd 📋 www.bjaed.org/article/S205...
Paediatric stabilisation and transfer. Part 1: preparation and standards of care
Anaesthetists provide a vital role in the multidisciplinary management of children who are critically unwell or injured. These patients can present to any hospital providing emergency or walk-in care.
bjaed.org
The sensory innervation of the knee is complex, with overlapping input from the lumbar and sacral plexuses. Understanding it is key to effective regional anaesthesia in total knee arthroplasty. 🦵 www.bjaed.org/article/S205... #BJAEd
Anaesthesia and analgesia for total knee arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is among the most commonly performed orthopaedic procedures worldwide. Patients scheduled for TKA often present with limited mobility and moderate to severe pain, posing…
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71% of non-tertiary hospital responders reported difficulty maintaining paediatric skills, and 50% had concerns about their confidence (APAGBI 2024). Read this review article by Macrow et al. to help close that gap. 📊 #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...
Paediatric stabilisation and transfer. Part 1: preparation and standards of care
Anaesthetists provide a vital role in the multidisciplinary management of children who are critically unwell or injured. These patients can present to any hospital providing emergency or walk-in care.
bjaed.org
Is there a 'correct' collection of nerve blocks for total knee replacement? Read C.C. de Carvalho et al's review article in #BJAEd to learn more! 💉https://www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00035-1/fulltext
Anaesthesia and analgesia for total knee arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is among the most commonly performed orthopaedic procedures worldwide. Patients scheduled for TKA often present with limited mobility and moderate to severe pain, posing…
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On call and might be the first to receive a critically unwell child? BJA Education outlines the anaesthetist's role at the referring hospital, from resuscitation to safe transfer preparation. 🩺 #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...
Paediatric stabilisation and transfer. Part 1: preparation and standards of care
Anaesthetists provide a vital role in the multidisciplinary management of children who are critically unwell or injured. These patients can present to any hospital providing emergency or walk-in care.
bjaed.org
C.C. de Carvalho et al distil preoperative optimisation, technique choice and motor-sparing analgesia for total knee arthroplasty - and more! 📚 #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...
Anaesthesia and analgesia for total knee arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is among the most commonly performed orthopaedic procedures worldwide. Patients scheduled for TKA often present with limited mobility and moderate to severe pain, posing…
bjaed.org
Could your hospital safely stabilise and transfer a critically unwell child today? This BJA Education review sets out the national standards, guidance and minimum equipment every site should have. 🚑 #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...
Paediatric stabilisation and transfer. Part 1: preparation and standards of care
Anaesthetists provide a vital role in the multidisciplinary management of children who are critically unwell or injured. These patients can present to any hospital providing emergency or walk-in care.
bjaed.org
General or spinal for total knee arthroplasty? This review compares the techniques, their risks and benefits, and how to individualise the choice. 🤔 www.bjaed.org/article/S205... #BJAEd
Anaesthesia and analgesia for total knee arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is among the most commonly performed orthopaedic procedures worldwide. Patients scheduled for TKA often present with limited mobility and moderate to severe pain, posing…
bjaed.org
Any hospital can be the first to receive a critically unwell child. New in BJA Education: the UK national standards every hospital should meet for paediatric stabilisation and transfer. 🏥 #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...
Paediatric stabilisation and transfer. Part 1: preparation and standards of care
Anaesthetists provide a vital role in the multidisciplinary management of children who are critically unwell or injured. These patients can present to any hospital providing emergency or walk-in care.
bjaed.org
Spinal anaesthesia is commonly used for total knee arthroplasty and has been associated with reduced perioperative morbidity vs general anaesthesia. 💉 www.bjaed.org/article/S205... #BJAEd
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🔄 Orthotopic liver transplant unfolds in three phases, pre-anhepatic, anhepatic and neohepatic, each with distinct physiological challenges. Anticipating them is what separates a smooth case from a turbulent one. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00021-1/fulltext
🔌 Neuromodulation offers reversible, non-destructive options for refractory pain, from TENS and pulsed radiofrequency to spinal cord, dorsal root ganglion and peripheral nerve stimulation, each at a different level. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00020-X/fulltext
Interventions for managing pain after traumatic peripheral nerve injury
Traumatic peripheral nerve injury (TPNI) arises from a range of distinct aetiologies. The most common are sharp lacerations from glass or blades, and high-energy blunt trauma causing traction or…
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🛡️ Psychological safety is the shared belief that a team is safe for interpersonal risk-taking. It isn’t about being nice, it’s a climate where people can voice concerns and admit mistakes without fear. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00019-3/fulltext
🔀 Multicollinearity, when explanatory variables are highly correlated (think APACHE and SOFA scores), can mask true effects. When two variables are highly correlated, include only one in the model. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00018-1/fulltext
Core concepts in statistics and research methods. Part 7: regression
The term regression dates back to experiments conducted by British biologist Sir Francis Galton in the 19th century.1 Galton was interested in how strongly traits in one generation were inherited in…
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👥 There is no legal ‘next of kin’ in UK law and no hierarchy of opinion in best-interests decisions. Family views matter only to illuminate what the patient themselves would have wanted. Make sure you’re up to date with the legalities: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00028-4/fulltext
Consent and assessing capacity in perioperative and intensive care
Consent and capacity are fundamental pillars of medical ethics and law. These take on particular significance in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine (ICM), where patients' ability to participate…
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⚡ Post-reperfusion syndrome complicates up to 77% of liver transplants. Cold, acidotic, hyperkalaemic blood returning to the heart can trigger arrhythmias and arrest. Anticipate it, augment the MAP, correct electrolytes. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00021-1/fulltext
⏳ Timing is everything in nerve repair. Schwann cells lose their repair phenotype if reinnervation is delayed beyond 6–12 weeks, a key reason why early diagnosis and prompt referral matter so much. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00020-X/fulltext
Interventions for managing pain after traumatic peripheral nerve injury
Traumatic peripheral nerve injury (TPNI) arises from a range of distinct aetiologies. The most common are sharp lacerations from glass or blades, and high-energy blunt trauma causing traction or…
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📋 A debriefing isn’t just a chat. Structure is what makes it work, guiding the conversation, ensuring everyone contributes, and steering past complaining circles and hierarchy effects. Learn how to optimise them in this month’s article: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00019-3/fulltext
🔗 At its heart, regression quantifies how a response variable changes in relation to one or more explanatory variables. ‘Explanatory’ and ‘response’ indicate the direction of an effect, they do not imply causality. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00018-1/fulltext
✨️ Our impact factor has increased to 2.7✨️ A huge well done to the teams at BJA, who are now top of the anaesthesia group, and BJA Open who have a new impact factor of 3.5.
⚖️ Consent and capacity are fundamental pillars of medical ethics and law, and they’re tested daily in anaesthesia and critical care, where illness, sedation and anaesthesia can all compromise a patient’s ability to decide. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00028-4/fulltext
Consent and assessing capacity in perioperative and intensive care
Consent and capacity are fundamental pillars of medical ethics and law. These take on particular significance in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine (ICM), where patients' ability to participate…
bjaed.org
🫁 Early extubation after paediatric liver transplant is increasingly adopted in major centres. Reintubation rates are low (0–4.4%) and it’s linked to shorter PICU and hospital stays in uncomplicated cases. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00021-1/fulltext
⚠️ Up to a quarter of peripheral nerve injuries are iatrogenic, from nerve blocks and graft harvest to unrelated surgery, positioning and tourniquets. A sobering reminder of the stakes around the nerve. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00020-X/fulltext
✈️ Born in aviation and the military, structured team debriefings are now a cornerstone of learning and quality improvement in anaesthesia, a protected space to reflect and improve together. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00019-3/fulltext
📊 The word ‘regression’ dates back to Galton’s 19th-century pea experiments, but it has since become one of the most important techniques in all of statistics, a unified framework for analysing almost any data. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00018-1/fulltext
📋 Montgomery reshaped informed consent: materiality is judged from the patient’s perspective, not by what doctors usually disclose. Clinicians must share material risks and reasonable alternatives, including doing nothing. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00028-4/fulltext
🧒 Children aren’t small adults: higher metabolic demands, limited circulating volume and immature liver function leave them more prone to metabolic instability, haemodynamic swings and coagulopathy during liver transplantation. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00021-1/fulltext