Anaesthesia

Papers
(The median citation count of Anaesthesia is 1. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Aerosol‐generating procedures: research, guidance and implementation181
Issue Information – Editorial Board145
Correction to: Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists: a narrative review of clinical pharmacology and implications for peri‐operative practice141
Trends and health equity in environmental sustainability publications in major anaesthesia journals140
A 20‐minute decision‐delivery interval at caesarean section using general anaesthesia: a reply131
Peri‐operative mental health interventions for surgical oncology patients: a narrative synthesis and meta‐analysis94
Return to intended oncological therapy following advanced ovarian cancer surgery: a narrative review94
Optimising management strategies for intrathecal catheters after accidental dural puncture82
Prevalence of smoking and postoperative outcomes in people undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a UK registry analysis78
Tracheal tube introducer‐associated airway trauma: a systematic review71
Analgesia for elective midline laparotomy68
The effect of the type of anaesthesia on long‐term outcomes after cancer resection surgery: a narrative review66
Patient blood management – what's the problem with implementation?64
Pre‐operative gastric ultrasound in patients at risk of pulmonary aspiration: a prospective observational cohort study60
Peri‐operative management of patients with Parkinson’s disease60
Anaesthesia for mechanical thrombectomy: a narrative review53
Experiences of patients enrolled and staff involved in the prehabilitation of elective patients undergoing cardiac surgery trial: a nested qualitative study51
Volatile capture technology in sustainable anaesthetic practice: a narrative review50
Transparency and safety in the independent sector: improving, but must do better48
Effect of frequency and amplitude of respiratory activity on aerosol emissions47
Multiple failed intubation attempts in patients with rapid sequence induction are a thing of the past: a reply45
Anaesthesia for vascular emergencies – a state of the art review43
Peri‐operative decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation among adults as reported to the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists43
Peri‐operative cardiac arrests in Sweden 2013–2022: data analysis of incidence and trends42
Reframing the gender equity discussion in anaesthesiology: adopting best practices to promote physician retention and belonging42
Universal videolaryngoscopy: supporting evidence from real‐world data and recent trials39
The science of climate change and the effect of anaesthetic gas emissions38
The COVID‐19 pandemic and its consequences for chronic pain: a narrative review38
Tranexamic acid in total knee arthroplasty37
Nocebo language in anaesthetic patient written information35
Retention of anaesthetists – a personal reflection from the patient perspective34
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Suture choice when securing central lines: an update in the light of NICE surgical guidance34
Impact of country of origin on procedure‐specific postoperative pain management (PROSPECT) recommendations34
List of Abstracts34
Causes of and risk factors for unplanned readmission in a large cohort of patients undergoing major surgery: a retrospective cohort study33
‘Prep, stop, block’: refreshing ‘stop before you block’ with new national guidance33
The effect of overlapping surgical scheduling on operating theatre productivity: a narrative review33
Day‐case paediatric tonsillectomy: why is there still a debate?31
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Issue Information – Editorial Board29
Comparison of opioid‐free and opioid‐inclusive propofol anaesthesia for thyroid and parathyroid surgery29
How to engage in social media to get your work published28
Simulated altitude for prehabilitation: alternatives await in less rarified air28
Pre‐operative assessment services and conduct in the West of Scotland region: a trainee research network audit28
Improving generalisability: a reply28
Anaesthetic management of oncological disease in pregnancy: a narrative review28
The thirst for improvement: ensuring shorter and safer pre‐operative fasting times in children26
What version of Hell‘s Kitchen?26
Can lessons be learned from reviewing peri‐operative cardiac arrests?26
Clinical examination may increase but not decrease suspicion of oesophageal intubation26
Retained desflurane in decommissioned vaporisers: a national problem?25
Novel predictors of mortality in emergency bowel surgery: a single‐centre cohort study25
Prediction of postoperative pain: are we missing the target?24
Does optimisation of heart failure equate to fitness for surgery?24
The association of withholding or continuing angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin 2 receptor blockers on acute kidney injury after non‐cardiac surgery24
Pre‐operative analgesia heterogeneity: an underexplored confounder in the long‐term cognitive outcomes of the RAGA trial24
How to perform and write a trial sequential analysis24
Ultrasound‐guided fascial plane blocks of the chest wall: a reply24
Data analysis of the Queensland Difficult Airway Alert Project24
Colorectal cancer surgery: is further research necessary?23
Inhalational anaesthetics: an assessment of agent delivery and capture23
Efficiency of CONTRAfluran™ in reducing sevoflurane pollution from maintenance anaesthesia in minimal flow end‐tidal control mode for laparoscopic surgery23
Looking before we leap: treating postoperative anaemia with iron22
Rapid sequence induction: a modern‐day example of Theseus' Paradox?22
Issue Information – Editorial Board22
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The safety of tranexamic acid administration in total knee arthroplasty: a population‐based study from Taiwan22
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Patient‐centred outcome measures for oncological surgery: a narrative review22
Intravenous lidocaine with propofol‐based sedation for colonoscopy: a reply22
Preventing unrecognised oesophageal intubation: a consensus guideline from the Project for Universal Management of Airways and international airway societies*22
The role of anaesthetics in cancer outcomes: do we need more clinical trials?22
Sedation for awake tracheal intubation: A systematic review and network meta‐analysis21
Traumatic brain injury, omega‐3 fatty acids, glutathione and ketosis: a reply21
Anaesthetists' current practice and perceptions of aerosol‐generating procedures: a mixed‐methods study21
Efficacy and safety of intrathecal diamorphine: a systematic review and meta‐analysis with meta‐regression and trial sequential analysis21
Effect of anterior quadratus lumborum block on morphine consumption in minimally invasive colorectal surgery21
Patients' expectations, experience and acceptability of postoperative analgesia: a nested qualitative study within a randomised controlled trial comparing rectus sheath catheter and thoracic epidural 21
Efficacy and safety of intrathecal morphine for analgesia after lower joint arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta‐analysis with meta‐regression and trial sequential analysis21
An audit of inhalational anaesthetic agent usage in paediatric anaesthesia21
Fitter, better, sooner: prehabilitation and clinical outcomes in cardiac surgery21
Videolaryngoscopy vs. direct laryngoscopy in class 2 and 3 obesity: a systematic review, meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomised controlled trials*20
Effectiveness of emergency surgery for five common acute conditions: an instrumental variable analysis of a national routine database20
A pilot project to test the feasibility of automated text messaging to collect multi‐day patient‐reported outcomes related to pain interference after total joint arthroplasty in veterans20
Cardiac arrest in vascular surgical patients receiving anaesthetic care: an analysis from the 7th National Audit Project (NAP7) of the Royal College of Anaesthetists20
Environmental impact of high‐flow nasal oxygenation20
Rescuing failed direct laryngoscopy in children: one size does not fit all20
A comparison of the McGrath videolaryngoscope with direct laryngoscopy for rapid sequence intubation in the operating theatre: a multicentre randomised controlled trial20
Reducing the carbon footprint of general anaesthesia: a comparison of total intravenous anaesthesia vs. a mixed anaesthetic strategy in 47,157 adult patients19
Airway management in patients with suspected or confirmed traumatic spinal cord injury: a narrative review of current evidence19
Autonomy vs. the environment: nitrous oxide use in obstetrics, an ongoing challenge19
Early cryoprecipitate transfusion versus standard care in severe postpartum haemorrhage: a pilot cluster‐randomised trial19
Mechanisms underlying neurocognitive dysfunction following critical illness: a systematic review18
Screening of patients at risk of postoperative delirium using specific neuropsychological testing18
Procedural sedation: a flawed definition for a problematic term18
Issue Information – Editorial Board18
Acute peri‐operative neurocognitive disorders: a narrative review18
PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section: an update and reply18
List of Abstracts18
Postoperative systemic inflammatory dysregulation and corticosteroids: a narrative review18
Ask, and it shall be given you – individual patient data and code availability for randomised controlled trials submitted for publication18
Artificial intelligence in peri‐operative prediction model research: are we there yet?18
Analgesia nociception index for intra‐operative remifentanil dose and pain after gynaecological laparotomy: a reply17
Best anaesthetic technique for prevention of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in older patients after hip fracture surgery – is the debate over?17
PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section: an update17
Association of Anaesthetists guidelines: the use of blood components and their alternatives17
PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section: a reply17
Factors affecting UK anaesthetic trainees' wellbeing and stress: a scoping review17
‘Flextension’: a new term to describe optimal head and neck positioning for airway management17
Evaluation of the i‐gel® Plus supraglottic airway device in elective surgery: a prospective international multicentre study*17
Incomplete Optiflow™ switching and the potential for confusion17
Single‐use vs. reusable flexible bronchoscopes for airway management and in critical care: a narrative review17
Distinguishing prophylactic and therapeutic cricoid force16
Surgery in patients aged ≥ 80 years: mortality and recovery in a nationwide cohort study*16
Implementing advance care plans in the peri‐operative period, including plans for cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Association of Anaesthetists clinical practice guideline16
Recognising oesophageal intubation16
Hospital re‐admission after critical care survival: a systematic review and meta‐analysis16
Lines, curves and diameters: the geometry of videolaryngoscopy adjuncts16
Time to surgery as a prehabilitation window: insights from United States Medicare data16
Direct vs. videolaryngoscopy for tracheal intubation16
Peri‐operative care of transgender and gender‐diverse individuals: guidance for clinicians and departments16
Improving generalisability15
Issue Information15
Non‐anaemic iron deficiency: good news, bad news or no news at all?15
Have we undone the good work of the last decade with one small slip? A reply15
Thyroid surgery and airway management: ‘goitre’ use videolaryngoscopy15
Issue Information – Editorial Board15
AC2024 abstracts15
Clinical signs and examination during intubation: we will continue to use and teach them15
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Train the rescuers15
Issue Information – Editorial Board14
Beyond the ‘black box’: choosing interpretable machine learning models for predicting postoperative opioid trends14
The cost of inadequate trauma training14
Anaesthesia associates and scope of practice: saying the unsayable14
Issue Information – Editorial Board14
Toxic leadership: when culture sabotages clinical excellence14
Advanced life support interventions during intra‐operative cardiac arrest among adults as reported to the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists14
Serratus plane blocks in breast cancer surgery14
Incidence of postoperative delirium and quality of recovery in older patients undergoing gastrectomy under general anaesthesia with remimazolam vs. propofol: a randomised non‐inferiority study13
Why does oesophageal intubation still go unrecognised? Lessons for prevention from the coroner’s court13
The central limit theorem: the remarkable theory that explains all of statistics13
PUMA guidelines: a fail‐safe when sustained exhaled carbon dioxide is absent following attempted tracheal intubation13
Deep‐learning model associating lateral cervical radiographic features withCormack–Lehanegrade 3 or 4 glottic view13
Usability comparison scoring of video and direct laryngoscopes13
Effect of ventilation mode on postoperative pulmonary complications following lung resection surgery: a randomised controlled trial13
Intrathecal catheter placement after inadvertent dural puncture in the obstetric population: management for labour and operative delivery. Guidelines from the Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association13
Viscoelastic haemostatic point‐of‐care assays in the management of postpartum haemorrhage: a narrative review13
Management of acute cervical spinal cord injury in the non‐specialist intensive care unit: a narrative review of current evidence13
Breaking barriers: achieving equitable access to postoperative critical care13
Peri‐operative tobacco cessation interventions: a systematic review and meta‐analysis13
Labour analgesia in obese and morbidly obese parturients: a nationwide register analysis in Finland from 2004 to 201813
Ethnic disparities in obstetric anaesthesia care in England: parallels and paradoxes with care in the USA13
Harm during airway management by anaesthetists: its absence in randomised controlled trials does not mean it does not exist12
Outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure undergoing non‐cardiac surgery: a secondary analysis of the METREPAIR international cohort study*12
Pain during caesarean section: whose decision is it?12
Interference between processed electroencephalograph and neuromuscular blockade monitoring12
Issue Information – Editorial Board12
Stress, simulation, and skill retention: addressing gaps in eFONA training models12
Provision of peri‐operative patient blood management strategies in the UK: a national survey of practice12
Impact of honey on post‐tonsillectomy pain in children (BEE PAIN FREE Trial): a multicentre, double‐blind, randomised controlled trial*12
Out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest: pathways for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the United Kingdom12
Immunotherapy on ICU: a narrative review12
Sarcopenia: it is time to attach more importance to this stealth killer in patients who are critically ill12
Turning baby steps into big leaps: shifting paradigms in fast‐track joint replacement surgery12
Predicting time to asystole following withdrawal of life‐sustaining treatment: a systematic review12
Regional analgesia following caesarean section: second thoughts12
Not all tracheal tube introducers are created equal12
List of Abstracts12
Artificial intelligence in anaesthesia: shaping the future of workforce and wellbeing11
Choice of local anaesthetic for epidural extension in caesarean section: is lidocaine plus bicarbonate the optimal solution?11
Novel biological risk factors for 7‐day postoperative kidney injury in elective major non‐cardiac surgery: a retrospective observational study11
Gastric point‐of‐care ultrasound in the GLP‐1 receptor agonist era: clinical impact and competency11
Mandatory training for rare anaesthetic events – a philosophical view11
Frailty and emergency surgery: identification and evidence‐based care for vulnerable older adults11
Redefining risk in peri‐operative frailty: towards routine frailty assessment and a whole pathway approach11
The challenges of defining right ventricular dysfunction in critical illness11
Finding the undiagnosed: should we screen for diabetes pre‐operatively?11
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The videolaryngoscopy vs. direct laryngoscopy debate: a wider‐angled view11
Addressing human factors is crucial to preventing unrecognised oesophageal intubation11
Ancillary tests to support the diagnosis of death using neurological criteria: certainty in uncertain times?11
Private equity consolidation in anaesthesiology: trends and sector‐specific investment patterns from 2006 to 202411
A qualitative exploration of stressors in anaesthesia training in the UK and mechanisms to improve resident wellbeing11
NAP7 – something for everyone10
Opioid analgesic effects on subjective well‐being in the operating theatre*10
Interpreting statistical evidence with S values: an illustration with trials of goal‐directed haemodynamic therapy10
Environmental risk assessment of propofol in wastewater: a narrative review of regulatory guidelines10
Management of status epilepticus: a narrative review10
The use of cerebral computed tomographic angiography as an ancillary investigation to support a clinical diagnosis of death using neurological criteria: a consensus guideline10
Cardiac arrest in obstetric patients receiving anaesthetic care: results from the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists10
Videolaryngoscopy, oesophageal intubation and uncertainty: lessons from Cochrane10
Clarifying the role of fibrinogen concentrate in major haemorrhage: a reply10
More on deaths from unrecognised oesophageal intubation10
Regional anaesthesia research priorities: a Regional Anaesthesia UK (RAUK) priority setting partnership involving patients, carers and healthcare professionals10
Recent studies on racial disparities in obstetric care in the USA10
Postoperative systemic inflammation after major abdominal surgery: patient‐centred outcomes10
Association of ventilation volumes, pressures and rates with the mechanical power of ventilation in patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome: exploring the impact of rate reduction10
Patient‐reported outcomes, postoperative pain and pain relief after day case surgery (POPPY): methodology for a prospective, multicentre observational study*9
Regional analgesia following caesarean section: new kid and a block?9
Financial and environmental impacts of using oxygen rather than air as a ventilator drive gas9
Comparing analgesic efficacy of different interventions after arthroscopic shoulder surgery: a reply9
Functional capacity, frailty and the future of peri‐operative risk stratification: a reply9
From bending to standing upright: augmented reality technology: a new trend in laryngoscopy?9
Suspected obstructive sleep apnoea on pre‐operative screening: going beyond a risk score9
Protocolised care pathways: a double‐edged sword?9
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Hospital‐level flow measurement to detect nitrous oxide leakage9
Obesity may present challenges during gastric ultrasound9
Elective peri‐operative management of adults taking glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists, glucose‐dependent insulinotropic peptide agonists and sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors: a multid9
Evaluation of five static or dynamic tracheal tube introducers during standard and difficult intubations with C‐MAC® D‐blade videolaryngoscopy in a manikin*9
High‐flow nasal oxygen in obstetric practice – where do we stand?9
Issue Information9
Aerosol generation with the use of positive pressure ventilation via supraglottic airway devices: an observational study9
Peri‐procedural ketoacidosis risk with sodium‐glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor use in people without diabetes9
Ultrasound‐guided neuraxial puncture: translating evidence to practice9
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Enhancing emergency front‐of‐neck airway training: a mixed methods study on the impact of external noise and startle stressors9
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Expanding clinical applications of augmented reality laryngoscopy: a need for further exploration and validation9
Position statement from the Editors of Anaesthesia and Anaesthesia Reports on best practice in academic medical publishing8
Prevalence of pre‐operative anaemia in surgical patients: a retrospective, observational, multicentre study in Germany8
Peri‐operative Replacement of Exogenous Steroids (PREdS): a national audit of current peri‐operative prescribing for patients taking therapeutic steroids8
Erector spinae plane block vs. peri‐articular injection for pain control after arthroscopic shoulder surgery: a randomised controlled trial8
Prediction of postoperative cardiopulmonary complications via assessment of heart rate recovery after submaximal exercise testing8
Risk factors for persistent pain after breast cancer surgery: a multicentre prospective cohort study8
Enhanced peri‐operative care to improve outcomes for high‐risk surgical patients in Brazil: a single‐centre before‐and‐after cohort study8
Right ventricular dysfunction in patients with COVID‐19 pneumonitis whose lungs are mechanically ventilated: a multicentre prospective cohort study8
Arterial trauma due to central venous catheter insertion: an analysis of incidents reported to the National Reporting and Learning System for England and Wales 2013–20238
Five‐year audit of adherence to an anaesthesia pre‐induction checklist: a reply8
Gastric ultrasound performance time and difficulty: a prospective observational study8
Associations between pre‐operative iron deficiency and postoperative infection in patients undergoing major surgery (CARIPO): a prospective observational study8
Unrecognised oesophageal intubation: a sequential Bayesian exploration of clinical signs7
The evolution and key components of oncoanaesthesia: a narrative review*7
Facemask or high‐flow nasal oxygenation: time to switch?7
Adjustment of positive end‐expiratory pressure based on body mass index during general anaesthesia: a randomised controlled trial*7
Corrigendum7
Olanzapine as an add‐on, pre‐operative anti‐emetic drug for postoperative nausea or vomiting: a randomised controlled trial7
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Correction to “Carbetocin vs. oxytocin at elective caesarean delivery: a double‐blind, randomised, controlled, non‐inferiority trial of low‐ and high‐dose regimens.”7
The science of climate change and the effect of anaesthetic gas emissions7
Association between self‐reported pain experiences in hospital and ratings of care, readmission and emergency department visits: a population‐based study from New South Wales, Australia7
The association between iron deficiency and outcomes: a secondary analysis of the intravenous iron therapy to treat iron deficiency anaemia in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery (PREVENT7
Issue Information7
Stylet vs. flexible‐tip bougie: interpreting intubation outcomes with hyperangulated videolaryngoscopy in the ICU7
Unrecognised oesophageal intubation: importance of identifying the issues7
Traumatic brain injury, omega‐3 fatty acids, glutathione and ketosis7
Cardiovascular subphenotypes in patients with COVID‐19 pneumonitis whose lungs are mechanically ventilated: a single‐centre retrospective observational study7
The analgesic effect of transversalis fascia plane block after caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia with intrathecal morphine: a randomised controlled trial7
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