British Journal of Anaesthesia

Papers
(The H4-Index of British Journal of Anaesthesia is 54. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Preoperative estimated glomerular filtration rate to predict cardiac events in major noncardiac surgery. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2025; 134: 297–307187
Under-dosing and over-dosing of neuromuscular blocking drugs and reversal agents. Response to Br J Anaesth 2024; 132: 461–5184
Tracheal intubation of neonates and infants: advocating rapid adoption of routine videolaryngoscopy in teaching operating theatres136
The need for data describing the surgical population in Latin America123
Use of electrical stimulation to confirm the erector spinae plane. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 214–6121
Hospital variation in quality indicators for patient blood management in total knee and hip arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study120
There is (probably) no (meaningful) difference in (most) outcomes between ‘spinal' and ‘general' anaesthesia for hip fracture surgery: time to move forward117
Use of cell salvage in obstetrics in Germany: analysis of national database of 305 610 cases with peripartum haemorrhage116
Development and internal validation of the patient satisfaction questionnaire: Perception of Quality in Anaesthesia (PQA)-10. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2026; 136: 1371–80107
Development and internal validation of the patient satisfaction questionnaire: Perception of Quality in Anaesthesia (PQA)-10102
Perioperative polygenic and APOE-based genetic risk assessment for neurocognitive disorders: a biobank study102
Reversal of neuromuscular block with sugammadex compared with neostigmine and postoperative pulmonary complications in obese patients: meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis101
Direct inhibition of cystathionine-β-synthase by isoflurane contributes to delayed neurocognitive recovery after isoflurane general anaesthesia in mice97
Opioid use in treated and untreated obstructive sleep apnoea: remifentanil pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in adult volunteers95
Does titration of anaesthesia using population-derived EEG indices overdose older patients?94
What are patients asking about regional anaesthesia? An analysis of common Google search questions and website quality93
Lung protective ventilation compared with conventional ventilation strategy reduces postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-90
Association of patient-reported ethnicity on risk of postpartum haemorrhage88
Variations in operating room staff compliance with mandatory daily electronic COVID-19 symptom screening85
Contents85
Clinical hypnosis: implications in anaesthesia and perioperative care84
Impact of misdiagnosis in acute type A aortic dissection in a tertiary referral centre82
Checking in on residents who commenced anaesthesia training during the COVID-19 pandemic to mitigate mental health impacts of their experience78
Editorial Board76
Causal relationship between fracture internal fixation and dementia: a Mendelian randomisation and multi-omics study75
Impact of chronic pain on development of hypertension when compared with adults without chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis75
Informed consent: do we have an obligation to double check?74
Mortality, morbidity, and impact on future anaesthesia after perioperative anaphylaxis related to neuromuscular blocking agents: an 11-year single-centre retrospective study74
Associations of intraoperative end-tidal carbon dioxide concentrations with postoperative outcomes: is mechanical power next?68
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]68
Corrigendum to ‘Family supplemented patient monitoring after surgery (SMARTER): a pilot stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial’ (Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 846–52)68
Regional anaesthetic block for lung resection surgery: the magic bullet we already use?66
Effect of optimising regional cerebral oxygenation on postoperative morbidity and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials66
The nonopioid cholinergic agonist GTS-21 mitigates morphine-induced aggravation of burn injury pain together with inhibition of spinal microglia activation in young rats65
From pain intensity to a holistic composite measure for spinal cord stimulation outcomes64
The cutaneous sympathetic blockade associated with labour epidural analgesia. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2025; 135: 1231–963
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 2063
Let me be clear…63
Analgosedation in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a retrospective UK cohort study62
Critical airway-related incidents and near misses in anaesthesia: a qualitative study of a critical incident reporting system62
Assessment of a splitter for protective dual-patient ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome60
Procedural sedation competencies: a review and multidisciplinary international consensus statement on knowledge, skills, training, and credentialing59
Multicentre analysis of severe perioperative adverse events in children undergoing surgery who were infected with SARS-CoV-2: a propensity score-adjusted analysis59
Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist polymorphisms in women receiving epidural analgesia who develop maternal intrapartum fever: a prospective, multicentre Mendelian randomised study58
The perils of multiple statistical tests: controlling for false positives58
Sublingual ketamine for acute postoperative pain: an emerging addition to multimodal analgesia58
Perioperative management of long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2024; 132: 644–857
Research priorities in regional anaesthesia: an international Delphi study57
Effect of a repeated verbal reminder of orientation on emergence agitation after general anaesthesia for minimally invasive abdominal surgery: a randomised controlled trial57
Identification of difficult airways in critical care units (ID-ACCT): a multicentre, survey-based prospective observational study56
Utilising high-volume spinal anaesthesia as an alternative to general anaesthesia: keeping political debate out of scientific reporting. Br J Anaesth 2025; 134: 1801–356
Difficult Airway Society 2025 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult tracheal intubation in adults. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2026; 136: 283–30756
Perioperative management of obstructive sleep apnoea: limitations of current guidelines55
Sleep disruption and immune markers predict longitudinal pain outcomes after orthopaedic surgery55
The road to Net Zero: incorporating virtual reality technology to reduce the carbon footprint of medical training54
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