In response to the recent European Malignant Hyperthermia Group 2025 #guidelines, Lin et al describe an important #educational tool to enhance #simulation based training. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00261-8/fulltext

#Epidural haematoma is a rare but significant complication of #neuraxial anaesthesia, but Amoroso et al show that the incidence is low in this retrospective analysis of 96,103 cases. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00268-0/fulltext

Roth et al suggest that routine #peri-operative ketone monitoring for patients on #SGLT2 inhibitors may prevent ketonaemia, even when the drugs have been held for the recommended time pre-operatively. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00270-9/fulltext

Do beta-blockers reduce post-operative pain? Delvaux et al highlight a future area for research following their study showing chronic beta-blocker use was associated with reduced likelihood of morphine use. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00272-2/fulltext

CALL FOR PAPERS! Submit your article on #perioperative #haemodynamic #management for the next BJA Special Issue! Deadline for submissions: 31st Dec 2026

Dreher et al global review of patient blood management #guidelines show consistent transfusion thresholds but major gaps in national #standards and #diagnostic blood loss strategies. #OPENACCESS https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00273-4/fulltext

Chappell + Kranke discuss why adaptable #patient-centred care may counteract current trends of narrowing pharmacological options with #sustainability initiatives, regulatory decisions, and market pressures. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00274-6/fulltext

Mogianos et al discuss the importance of individualised care for post-operative pain management, with directions for future research tailoring interventions as per each patient’s risk factors. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00275-8/fulltext

#Genetic testing improves #diagnostic accuracy for butyrylcholinesterase deficiency and integrating genotyping into diagnostic pathways could improve #perioperative safety – new systematic review at BJA. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00276-X/fulltext

Rowland et al new #editorial look at the outcomes of the DOLVI trial and why #videolaryngoscopy should be first-line when thinking about #patient-centred airway outcomes. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00206-0/fulltext

#Systematicreview assessing #perioperative neurocognitive disorders and #perioperative neural injury. Boules et al present evidence that an increase in neurofilament light is associated with #delirium. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00277-1/fulltext

DOLVI RCT demonstrates the benefits of #videolaryngoscopy for double lumen #intubation with increased first-pass intubation rates, improved visualisation, reduced procedural difficulty, and fewer malpositions. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00207-2/fulltext

Christian Stoppe explains the delicate balance of duration of amino acid infusion after cardiac surgery. Too short and the renal protective effects are lost, too long and ICU mortality may increase. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00208-4/fulltext

New #BJA #Editorial looking at how the 2025 DAS guidelines signal a shift from failure prevention to success engineering using a Safety-II view. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00210-2/fulltext

McNally et al outline how the data from PACE24 can support major pathway re-design including better shared decision making, improved #communication and culture change to fix #waitingtimes in the #NHS. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00213-8/fulltext

What non-pharmacological sources of artifact can impact processed EEG monitoring? Beg et al. explore these and stress the importance of reviewing the raw EEG in their scoping review #bjaopen https://www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(26)00047-X/fulltext #OpenAccess

Heringlake et al highlight the need for an #individual approach to anaesthetic management for #TAVI rather than a standardised approach as TAVI procedures increase. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00252-7/fulltext

Check out the new BJA #miniflipbook with all our FREE content from the July edition! Articles on: #videolaryngoscopy #hypotension #neuralinjury #PPH #laparotomy #PEEP #ultrasound #airway https://bja137-1.elsevierdigitaledition.com/

#Videolaryngoscopy has changed #intubation—but not how we describe it. This BJA editorial from Fernandez-Vaquero et al proposes a simple framework: what was used, what was seen, what was done. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00253-9/fulltext

In this secondary analysis of the VIDEOLAR-SURGERY trial, Taboada et al shows that modified Cormack-Lehane grade correlates with first-pass #intubation success whether using direct or #videolaryngoscopy. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00254-0/fulltext

Prehabilitation interventions for colorectal cancer surgery patients are heterogeneous and rarely tailored to low baseline fitness levels. Botting et al. suggest a conceptual framework for future work #bjaopen https://www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(26)00046-8/fulltext #OpenAccess

New #BJA review outlines the occupational stressors that anaesthetists face. Paterson et al highlight #challenges, #opportunities and #resources for managing the psychosocial risks of anaesthetists. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00256-4/fulltext

Outlining the #environmentalimpact of #cannulation packs; Bei et al describe a strategy for reducing waste by considering individual consumables and #reusable tourniquets. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00258-8/fulltext

Preoperative pain was most strongly associated with chronic post-surgical pain in this observational study. A novel hybrid analytical approach was utilised to identify contributing factors. https://www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(26)00044-4/fulltext #OpenAccess

Bernat et al retrospectively analyse water contamination for different #generalanaesthetic agents and show that #TIVA has lower #climate impact compared with #sevoflurane based anaesthesia. https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00260-6/fulltext

Check out the new BJA #miniflipbook with all our FREE content from the July edition! Articles on: #videolaryngoscopy #hypotension #neuralinjury #PPH #laparotomy #PEEP #ultrasound #airway https://bja137-1.elsevierdigitaledition.com/

Implementing new #ML models is challenging. King et al. describe how machine learning models in anaesthesia must be tailored to meet the needs the specific case https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00177-7/fulltext

This study in #BJAOpen by Choi et al compared whether AI-generated images of critical care medicine physicians aligned with real-world demographics demonstrating significant discrepancies. https://www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(26)00036-5/fulltext #OpenAccess

Chronic postsurgical #pain is a complex and multifactorial complication of #surgery – how can we translational models with clinical data to improve outcomes? https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00178-9/fulltext

This invited editorial reviews the disconnect between remimazolam development and its clinical use, highlighting where further work is needed to clarify its optimal role. Read more at the link below https://www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(26)00041-9/fulltext #OpenAccess