Anaesthesia

Article	Citations
Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study	337
Resilience strategies to manage psychological distress among healthcare workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a narrative review	332
Outcomes from intensive care in patients with COVID‐19: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies	290
Airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 to healthcare workers: a narrative review	241
Risks to healthcare workers following tracheal intubation of patients with COVID‐19: a prospective international multicentre cohort study	204
The aerosol box for intubation in coronavirus disease 2019 patients: an in‐situ simulation crossover study	165
Recommendations for standards of monitoring during anaesthesia and recovery 2021	154
A quantitative evaluation of aerosol generation during tracheal intubation and extubation	147
PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section: updated systematic review and procedure‐specific postoperative pain management recommendations	128
Guideline for the management of hip fractures 2020	122
Deaths in healthcare workers due to COVID‐19: the need for robust data and analysis	117
PROSPECT guideline for total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and procedure‐specific postoperative pain management recommendations	116
The use of intravenous lidocaine for postoperative pain and recovery: international consensus statement on efficacy and safety	114
Mortality in patients admitted to intensive care with COVID‐19: an updated systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies	112
Measurement of airborne particle exposure during simulated tracheal intubation using various proposed aerosol containment devices during the COVID‐19 pandemic	108
An international multidisciplinary consensus statement on the prevention of opioid‐related harm in adult surgical patients	103
Neuraxial anaesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a literature review and practice recommendations	99
Consensus statement on measures to promote equitable authorship in the publication of research from international partnerships	97
The effect of respiratory activity, non‐invasive respiratory support and facemasks on aerosol generation and its relevance to COVID‐19	92
SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and timing of elective surgery	92
Preventing unrecognised oesophageal intubation: a consensus guideline from the Project for Universal Management of Airways and international airway societies*	90
PROSPECT guidelines for video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a systematic review and procedure‐specific postoperative pain management recommendations	90
Impact of the pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block on postoperative analgesia and functional recovery following total hip arthroplasty: a randomised, observer‐masked, controlled trial	86
Efficacy of erector spinae plane block for analgesia in breast surgery: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	79
The role of regional anaesthesia and multimodal analgesia in the prevention of chronic postoperative pain: a narrative review	76

SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study	74
False individual patient data and zombie randomised controlled trials submitted to Anaesthesia	73
The role of fit testing N95/FFP2/FFP3 masks: a narrative review	71
Patient blood management during the COVID–19 pandemic: a narrative review	69
Principles of environmentally‐sustainable anaesthesia: a global consensus statement from the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists	67
Factors associated with mortality in patients with COVID‐19 admitted to intensive care: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	64
Pneumomediastinum following intubation in COVID‐19 patients: a case series	64
The effect of trimodal prehabilitation on the physical and psychological health of patients undergoing colorectal surgery: a randomised clinical trial	59
Updates in our understanding of local anaesthetic systemic toxicity: a narrative review	59
PROSPECT guideline for tonsillectomy: systematic review and procedure‐specific postoperative pain management recommendations	58
Quadratus lumborum block vs. transversus abdominis plane block for caesarean delivery: a systematic review and network meta‐analysis*	57
Evidence‐based strategies to reduce the incidence of postoperative delirium: a narrative review	56
Impact of vaccination by priority group on UK deaths, hospital admissions and intensive care admissions from COVID‐19	56
Ultrasound‐guided fascial plane blocks of the chest wall: a state‐of‐the‐art review	56
Virtual reality for acute and chronic pain management in adult patients: a narrative review	54
Multidisciplinary guidance for safe tracheostomy care during the COVID‐19 pandemic: the NHS National Patient Safety Improvement Programme (NatPatSIP)	53
Battling COVID‐19: critical care and peri‐operative healthcare resource management strategies in a tertiary academic medical centre in Singapore	53
The effect of COVID‐19 on general anaesthesia rates for caesarean section. A cross‐sectional analysis of six hospitals in the north‐west of England	50
Action guidance for addressing pollution from inhalational anaesthetics	49
The effect of iron deficiency and anaemia on women’s health	49
Malignant hyperthermia 2020	48
Aerosolisation during tracheal intubation and extubation in an operating theatre setting	46
The impact of respiratory protective equipment on difficult airway management: a randomised, crossover, simulation study	45
Timing of elective surgery and risk assessment after SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an update	44
The association of lung ultrasound images with COVID‐19 infection in an emergency room cohort	44
Local anaesthetic adjuncts for peripheral regional anaesthesia: a narrative review	44
Epidural vs. transversus abdominis plane block for abdominal surgery – a systematic review, meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis	43
A prospective observational study of the rapid detection of clinically‐relevant plasma direct oral anticoagulant levels following acute traumatic injury	42
General anaesthetic and airway management practice for obstetric surgery in England: a prospective, multicentre observational study*	42
The effect on consent rates for deceased organ donation in Wales after the introduction of an opt‐out system	41
A European consensus statement on the use of four‐factor prothrombin complex concentrate for cardiac and non‐cardiac surgical patients	41
Effects of pre‐operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study	40
Patient characteristics, anaesthetic workload and techniques in the UK: an analysis from the 7th National Audit Project (NAP7) activity survey	40
Drugs for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults after general anaesthesia: an abridged Cochrane network meta‐analysis	40
Artificial intelligence for image interpretation in ultrasound‐guided regional anaesthesia	39
10 kHz spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of non‐surgical refractory back pain: subanalysis of pooled data from two prospective studies	38
Understanding the COVID‐19 coagulopathy spectrum	36
Conventional landmark palpation vs. preprocedural ultrasound for neuraxial analgesia and anaesthesia in obstetrics – a systematic review and meta‐analysis with trial sequential analyses	36
Maximising application of the aerosol box in protecting healthcare workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic	36
Prevention and management of intra‐operative pain during caesarean section under neuraxial anaesthesia: a technical and interpersonal approach	35
Implementing human factors in anaesthesia: guidance for clinicians, departments and hospitals	32
Risk to health from COVID‐19 for anaesthetists and intensivists – a narrative review	32
Guideline on anaesthesia and sedation in breastfeeding women 2020	31
The importance of hypertension as a risk factor for severe illness and mortality in COVID‐19	31
Pre‐oxygenation using high‐flow nasal oxygen vs. tight facemask during rapid sequence induction	31
The COVID‐19 pandemic and its consequences for chronic pain: a narrative review	31
Management of traumatic brain injury: a narrative review of current evidence	31
The impact of COVID‐19 on anaesthesia and critical care services in the UK: a serial service evaluation*	31
Pandemics and maternal health: the indirect effects of COVID‐19	30
Hundreds of thousands of zombie randomised trials circulate among us	30

Persistent headache and low back pain after accidental dural puncture in the obstetric population: a prospective, observational, multicentre cohort study	29
A randomised trial of bilateral erector spinae plane block vs. no block for thoracolumbar decompressive spinal surgery	29
The misogyny of iron deficiency	29
Human factors issues of working in personal protective equipment during the COVID‐19 pandemic	29
Fundamentals and innovations in regional anaesthesia for infants and children	28
Regional analgesia for lower leg trauma and the risk of acute compartment syndrome	28
Videolaryngoscopy vs. direct Macintosh laryngoscopy in tracheal intubation in adults: a ranking systematic review and network meta‐analysis	28
Project for Universal Management of Airways – part 1: concept and methods	28
The effect of peri‐operative dexmedetomidine on the incidence of postoperative delirium in cardiac and non‐cardiac surgical patients: a randomised, double‐blind placebo‐controlled trial	28
Inadequate neuraxial anaesthesia in patients undergoing elective caesarean section: a systematic review	27
The effect of patient ethnicity on the accuracy of peripheral pulse oximetry in patients with COVID‐19 pneumonitis: a single‐centre, retrospective analysis	27
Measurement of airway pressure during high‐flow nasal therapy in apnoeic oxygenation: a randomised controlled crossover trial*	27
The use of artificial intelligence and robotics in regional anaesthesia	27
Perineural and intravenous dexamethasone and dexmedetomidine: network meta‐analysis of adjunctive effects on supraclavicular brachial plexus block	27
Programmed intermittent epidural bolus vs. patient‐controlled epidural analgesia for maintenance of labour analgesia: a two‐centre, double‐blind, randomised study†	26
Acute peri‐operative neurocognitive disorders: a narrative review	26
Methods of the 7th National Audit Project (NAP7) of the Royal College of Anaesthetists: peri‐operative cardiac arrest	25
Contemporary training methods in regional anaesthesia: fundamentals and innovations	24
Adapting re‐usable elastomeric respirators to utilise anaesthesia circuit filters using a 3D‐printed adaptor ‐ a potential alternative to address N95 shortages during the COVID‐19 pandemic	24
Peri‐operative COVID‐19 infection in urgent elective surgery during a pandemic surge period: a retrospective observational cohort study	24
Incidence of accidental awareness during general anaesthesia in obstetrics: a multicentre, prospective cohort study	24
Occupational COVID‐19 risk for anaesthesia and intensive care staff – low‐risk specialties in a high‐risk setting	23
Unlicensed intravenous lidocaine for postoperative pain: always a safer ‘licence to stop’ than to start	23
Gestational anaemia and severe acute maternal morbidity: a population‐based study*	23
Using postoperative pain trajectories to define the role of regional analgesia in personalised pain medicine	23
Major complications of airway management: a prospective multicentre observational study	23
Delivering extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for patients with COVID‐19: what, who, when and how?	22
A quantitative evaluation of aerosol generation during supraglottic airway insertion and removal	22
The incidence and effect of resternotomy following cardiac surgery on morbidity and mortality: a 1‐year national audit on behalf of the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care	22
Screening and treating pre‐operative anaemia and suboptimal iron stores in elective colorectal surgery: a cost effectiveness analysis	22
Heart disease in women: a narrative review	22
Human factors in anaesthesia: a narrative review	22
Oxytocin: at birth and beyond. A systematic review of the long‐term effects of peripartum oxytocin	22
Why does oesophageal intubation still go unrecognised? Lessons for prevention from the coroner’s court	21
Steroids to reduce the impact on delirium (STRIDE): a double‐blind, randomised, placebo‐controlled feasibility trial of pre‐operative dexamethasone in people with hip fracture	21
Treatment threshold for intra‐operative hypotension in clinical practice—a prospective cohort study in older patients in the UK	21
A survey on burnout and depression risk among anaesthetists during COVID‐19: the tip of an iceberg?	21
Breast surgery analgesia: another perspective for PROSPECT guidelines	20
Renal impairment and its impact on clinical outcomes in patients who are critically ill with COVID‐19: a multicentre observational study	20
Hospital re‐admission after critical care survival: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	20
Oxytocin at elective caesarean delivery: a dose‐finding study in women with obesity	20
Prevalence and experience of fatigue in survivors of critical illness: a mixed‐methods systematic review	20
Tracheal tube size in adults undergoing elective surgery – a narrative review	20
Regional anaesthesia for labour, operative vaginal delivery and caesarean delivery: a narrative review	19
A cross‐sectional study of immune seroconversion to SARS‐CoV‐2 in frontline maternity health professionals	19
Empirically generated reference proportions for baseline p values from rounded summary statistics	19
Aerosol clearance times to better communicate safety after aerosol‐generating procedures	19
Comparing the environmental impact of inhalational anaesthesia and propofol‐based intravenous anaesthesia	19
The impact of protocol‐based high‐intensity pharmacological thromboprophylaxis on thrombotic events in critically ill COVID‐19 patients	19
Analgesic effect of intravenous dexamethasone after volar plate surgery for distal radius fracture with brachial plexus block anaesthesia: a prospective, double‐blind randomised clinical trial*	19
Quality of recovery scores in deep serratus anterior plane block vs. sham block in ambulatory breast cancer surgery: a randomised controlled trial	19
Oxygen: under or over a surgical facemask for COVID‐19 patients?	19
Postoperative systemic inflammatory dysregulation and corticosteroids: a narrative review	19
Airway management guidance for the endemic phase of COVID‐19	18
Management of haematoma after thyroid surgery: systematic review and multidisciplinary consensus guidelines from the Difficult Airway Society, the British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons	18
Management of the airway and lung isolation for thoracic surgery during the COVID‐19 pandemic	18
Estimate of the total carbon footprint and component carbon sources of different modes of labour analgesia	18
Implementing nitrous oxide cracking technology in the labour ward to reduce occupational exposure and environmental emissions: a quality improvement study*	18
Prothrombin complex concentrate vs. fresh frozen plasma in adult patients undergoing heart surgery – a pilot randomised controlled trial (PROPHESY trial)	17
Personal protective equipment during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a reply	17
Litigation related to anaesthesia: analysis of claims against the NHS in England 2008–2018 and comparison against previous claim patterns	17
Cardiovascular subphenotypes in patients with COVID‐19 pneumonitis whose lungs are mechanically ventilated: a single‐centre retrospective observational study	17
Current status and solutions for gender equity in anaesthesia research	17
Intrathecal catheter use after accidental dural puncture in obstetric patients: literature review and clinical management recommendations	17
Airway events in obese vs. non‐obese elective surgical patients: a cross‐sectional observational study	17
The role of peripheral nerve stimulation in the era of ultrasound‐guided regional anaesthesia	17
Anaphylaxis in pregnancy: a population‐based multinational European study	16
Efficacy and safety of intrathecal morphine for analgesia after lower joint arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta‐analysis with meta‐regression and trial sequential analysis	16
The effect of dexmedetomidine on postoperative behaviour change in children: a randomised controlled trial	16
An update on the management of chronic pelvic pain in women	16
Implications of nocebo in anaesthesia care	16
Permanent brain arrest as the sole criterion of death in systemic circulatory arrest	16
The role of regional anaesthesia in the emerging subspecialty of onco‐anaesthesia: a state‐of‐the‐art review	16
Pharmacological and clinical implications of local anaesthetic mixtures: a narrative review	16
Procedural sedation: providing the missing definition	16
Validation of the factors influencing family consent for organ donation in the UK	16
Opioid prescription at postoperative discharge: a retrospective observational cohort study	15
Effect of ventilation mode on postoperative pulmonary complications following lung resection surgery: a randomised controlled trial	15
Effect of simulation‐based team training in airway management: a systematic review	15
Volatile anaesthesia and peri‐operative outcomes related to cancer: a feasibility and pilot study for a large randomised control trial	15

Anaemia among intensive care unit survivors and association with days alive and at home: an observational study	15
Supraclavicular versus infraclavicular approach for ultrasound‐guided right subclavian venous catheterisation: a randomised controlled non‐inferiority trial	15
An observational study of distractions in the operating theatre	15
Defining success in regional anaesthesia	15
Clinical tests for confirming tracheal intubation or excluding oesophageal intubation: a diagnostic test accuracy systematic review and meta‐analysis	15
A systematic review and trial sequential analysis of intravenous vs. oral peri‐operative paracetamol	15
Effect of intra‐operative intravenous lidocaine on opioid consumption after bariatric surgery: a prospective, randomised, blinded, placebo‐controlled study	15
Anaemia in cardiac surgery – a retrospective review of a centre's experience with a pre‐operative intravenous iron clinic	15
Effect of high‐flow vs. low‐flow nasal plus mouthguard oxygen therapy on hypoxaemia during sedation: a multicentre randomised controlled trial	15
Analysis of a national difficult airway database	15
Discrepancy between SpO2 and SaO2 in patients with COVID‐19	15
Observational study of pre‐operative intravenous iron given to anaemic patients before elective cardiac surgery	14
The association between post‐dural puncture headache and needle type during spinal anaesthesia: a systematic review and network meta‐analysis	14
A model to predict difficult airway alerts after videolaryngoscopy in adults with anticipated difficult airways – the VIDIAC score	14
Thinking outside the (acrylic) box: a framework for the local use of custom‐made medical devices	14
Effect of discharge opioid on persistent postoperative opioid use: a retrospective cohort study comparing tapentadol with oxycodone	14
Managing the R0 of COVID‐19: mathematics fights back	14
An analysis of the academic capacity of anaesthesia in the UK by publication trends and academic units	14
Ergonomics in the anaesthetic workplace	14
Early cryoprecipitate transfusion versus standard care in severe postpartum haemorrhage: a pilot cluster‐randomised trial	14
Mental disorder in pregnancy and the early postpartum	14
A systematic review of pain outcomes reported by randomised trials of hip and knee arthroplasty	14
Pre‐operative optimisation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a narrative review	14
Quantitative evaluation of aerosol generation during manual facemask ventilation	14
Pre‐oxygenation with facemask oxygen vs high‐flow nasal oxygen vs high‐flow nasal oxygen plus mouthpiece: a randomised controlled trial	14
Exploring the limits of prolonged apnoea with high‐flow nasal oxygen: an observational study	14
A double‐blind randomised feasibility trial of angiotensin‐2 in cardiac surgery*	14
Progress towards a standard of quantitative twitch monitoring	14
Guideline on the peri‐operative management of patients with sickle cell disease	14
A multicentre randomised controlled trial of the McGrath™ Mac videolaryngoscope versus conventional laryngoscopy	14
Addressing priorities for surgical research in Africa: implementation of a multicentre cloud‐based peri‐operative registry in Ethiopia	14
Demand–capacity modelling and COVID‐19 disease: identifying themes for future NHS planning	14
The Anaesthesia Case Report (ACRE) checklist: a tool to promote high‐quality reporting of cases in peri‐operative practice	13
Advancing towards the next frontier in regional anaesthesia	13
The safety of paediatric surgery between COVID‐19 surges: an observational study	13
The effect of advanced recovery room care on postoperative outcomes in moderate‐risk surgical patients: a multicentre feasibility study	13
Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study	13
Peri‐operative cardiac arrest: epidemiology and clinical features of patients analysed in the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists	13
Early percutaneous tracheostomy for patients with COVID‐19	13
A comparison of gastric gas volumes measured by computed tomography after high‐flow nasal oxygen therapy or conventional facemask ventilation*	13
Decreasing mortality rates in ICU during the COVID‐19 pandemic	13
Erector spinae plane block vs. peri‐articular injection for pain control after arthroscopic shoulder surgery: a randomised controlled trial	13
Neurodevelopmental outcomes after prenatal exposure to anaesthesia for maternal surgery: a propensity‐score weighted bidirectional cohort study	13
The rise of organ donation after circulatory death: a narrative review	13
Efficacy of regional blocks or local anaesthetic infiltration for analgesia after caesarean delivery: a network meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials	13
Decision‐making around admission to intensive care in the UK pre‐COVID‐19: a multicentre ethnographic study	13
Glycated haemoglobin and the risk of postoperative complications in people without diabetes: a prospective population‐based study in UK Biobank	12
Suicide in anaesthetists: a systematic review	12
Effectiveness of emergency surgery for five common acute conditions: an instrumental variable analysis of a national routine database	12
A national cohort study to investigate the association between ethnicity and the provision of care in obstetric anaesthesia in England between 2011 and 2021	12
Optimisation of the organ donor and effects on transplanted organs: a narrative review on current practice and future directions	12
Effect of the use of earplugs and eye masks on the quality of sleep after major abdominal surgery: a randomised controlled trial	12
Functional decline after major elective non‐cardiac surgery: a multicentre prospective cohort study	12
Performance and usability of pre‐operative prediction models for 30‐day peri‐operative mortality risk: a systematic review	12
Analgesia for major laparoscopic abdominal surgery: a randomised feasibility trial using intrathecal morphine	12
Should we be re‐starting elective surgery?	12
Apnoeic oxygenation in paediatric anaesthesia: a narrative review	12
The COVID‐19 information pandemic: how have we managed the surge?	12
A comparison of postoperative respiratory complications associated with the use of desflurane and sevoflurane: a single‐centre cohort study	12
Novel wearable and contactless heart rate, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation monitoring devices: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	12
A randomised controlled trial comparing deep neuromuscular blockade reversed with sugammadex with moderate neuromuscular block reversed with neostigmine	12
Postoperative outcomes in surgical patients with obstructive sleep apnoea diagnosed by sleep studies: a meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis	12
The use of cerebral computed tomographic angiography as an ancillary investigation to support a clinical diagnosis of death using neurological criteria: a consensus guideline	12
General anaesthesia in end‐of‐life care: extending the indications for anaesthesia beyond surgery	11
Drug mixtures and infusion technology. MasterChef or Hell’s Kitchen?	11
Delirium and COVID‐19: a narrative review of emerging evidence	11
A transverse approach for ultrasound‐guided anterior quadratus lumborum block at the lateral supra‐arcuate ligament	11
Peri‐operative outcomes of surgery in children with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection	11
Peri‐operative cardiac arrest: management and outcomes of patients analysed in the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists	11
The effects of COVID‐19 on hip fracture management and mortality in a regional trauma centre	11
The female medical workforce	11
Complications associated with paediatric airway management during the COVID‐19 pandemic: an international, multicentre, observational study	11
Clinical applications of point‐of‐care ultrasound in brain injury: a narrative review	11
A retrospective observational study of neuromuscular monitoring practice in 30,430 cases from six Danish hospitals	11
Patient outcomes following transfer between intensive care units during the COVID‐19 pandemic	11
A pilot multicentre randomised controlled trial of lidocaine infusion in women undergoing breast cancer surgery	11
The 7th National Audit Project (NAP7) baseline survey of individual anaesthetists: preparedness for and experiences of peri‐operative cardiac arrest	11
Right ventricular dysfunction in patients with COVID‐19 pneumonitis whose lungs are mechanically ventilated: a multicentre prospective cohort study	11
Functional recovery after discharge in enhanced recovery video‐assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: a pilot prospective cohort study	11
The incidence of potentially serious complications during non‐obstetric anaesthetic practice in the United Kingdom: an analysis from the 7th National Audit Project (NAP7) activity survey	11
Aerosol precautions and airway complications: a national prospective multicentre cohort study	11
The effects of sugammadex vs. neostigmine on postoperative respiratory complications and advanced healthcare utilisation: a multicentre retrospective cohort study	11
Pre‐operative autonomic nervous system function – a missing link for post‐induction hypotension?	11
Use of a team immediate debrief tool to improve staff well‐being after potentially traumatic events	11
Fire safety and emergency evacuation guidelines for intensive care units and operating theatres: for use in the event of fire, flood, power cut, oxygen supply failure, noxious gas, structural collapse	11
Education and scientific dissemination during the COVID‐19 pandemic	11
COVID‐19 and access to labour epidural analgesia in UK hospitals	10
Sustaining better care for patients undergoing emergency laparotomy	10
The use of intravenous lidocaine for postoperative pain and recovery	10
Quality of recovery following childbirth: a prospective, multicentre cohort study	10
A randomised controlled trial of 7.5‐mm and 7.0‐mm tracheal tubes vs. 6.5‐mm and 6.0‐mm tracheal tubes for men and women during laparoscopic surgery	10
Airway management in patients with suspected or confirmed traumatic spinal cord injury: a narrative review of current evidence	10
Minimal clinically important difference in days at home up to 30 days after surgery	10
Chronic subdural haematoma: the role of peri‐operative medicine in a common form of reversible brain injury	10
Management of traumatic brain injury in the non‐neurosurgical intensive care unit: a narrative review of current evidence	10