British Journal of Anaesthesia

Papers
(The H4-Index of British Journal of Anaesthesia is 46. 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
Continuous vital signs monitors: a replacement for traditional vital signs?262
Mandatory vaccination of National Health Service staff against COVID-19: more harm than good?176
Impact of misdiagnosis in acute type A aortic dissection in a tertiary referral centre175
Is artificial intelligence ready to solve mechanical ventilation? Computer says blow132
Variations in operating room staff compliance with mandatory daily electronic COVID-19 symptom screening129
The road to Net Zero: incorporating virtual reality technology to reduce the carbon footprint of medical training121
Editorial Board116
Anaesthesia drugs, SARS-CoV-2, and the sigma-1 receptor: a complex affair. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2021; 127: e32–498
Persistent postoperative prescribing of opioids: a warning from the west? Comment on Br J Anaesth 2021; 126: 1192–993
Dexmedetomidine does not directly inhibit neutrophil extracellular trap production92
Editorial Board88
Corrigendum to ‘Family supplemented patient monitoring after surgery (SMARTER): a pilot stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial’ (Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 846–52)82
Opioid use in treated and untreated obstructive sleep apnoea: remifentanil pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in adult volunteers81
Association of patient-reported ethnicity on risk of postpartum haemorrhage80
Lung protective ventilation compared with conventional ventilation strategy reduces postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-79
Implementing sustainable anaesthesia: challenges and opportunities in education77
Sublingual ketamine for acute postoperative pain: an emerging addition to multimodal analgesia77
Direct inhibition of cystathionine-β-synthase by isoflurane contributes to delayed neurocognitive recovery after isoflurane general anaesthesia in mice71
Under-dosing and over-dosing of neuromuscular blocking drugs and reversal agents. Response to Br J Anaesth 2024; 132: 461–569
Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist polymorphisms in women receiving epidural analgesia who develop maternal intrapartum fever: a prospective, multicentre Mendelian randomised study67
Procedural sedation competencies: a review and multidisciplinary international consensus statement on knowledge, skills, training, and credentialing66
Contents63
Adverse outcomes after surgery after a cerebrovascular accident or acute coronary syndrome: a retrospective observational cohort study60
Assessment of a splitter for protective dual-patient ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome60
Perioperative management of long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2024; 132: 644–859
Quality of patient-centred recovery trajectories after different types of surgery: a prospective cohort study58
Effect of a repeated verbal reminder of orientation on emergence agitation after general anaesthesia for minimally invasive abdominal surgery: a randomised controlled trial58
Patient-maintained versus anaesthetist-controlled propofol sedation during elective primary lower-limb arthroplasty performed under spinal anaesthesia: a randomised controlled trial58
Reversal of neuromuscular block with sugammadex compared with neostigmine and postoperative pulmonary complications in obese patients: meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis57
Norepinephrine versus phenylephrine for treating hypotension during general anaesthesia in adult patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery: a multicentre, open-label, cluster-randomised, crossover,56
Association between frailty and patient outcomes after cancer surgery: a population-based cohort study56
Development and internal validation of the patient satisfaction questionnaire: Perception of Quality in Anaesthesia (PQA)-1055
Pharmacokinetics of remimazolam after intravenous infusion in anaesthetised children55
Perioperative management of obstructive sleep apnoea: limitations of current guidelines54
Validity evidence for the Anesthesia Clinical Encounter Assessment (ACEA) tool to support competency-based medical education53
Intravenous versus perineural dexamethasone to prolong analgesia after interscalene brachial plexus block: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis53
Implications for perioperative practice of changes in guidelines on the management of hypertension: challenges and opportunities52
Micro-research: opening the innovation door to anaesthesiologists and anaesthesia nurses in China51
Hospital variation in quality indicators for patient blood management in total knee and hip arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study50
The evolution of methods to estimate the rate of medication error in anaesthesia50
Informed consent: do we have an obligation to double check?49
Checking in on residents who commenced anaesthesia training during the COVID-19 pandemic to mitigate mental health impacts of their experience48
Tracheal intubation of neonates and infants: advocating rapid adoption of routine videolaryngoscopy in teaching operating theatres47
Clinical hypnosis: implications in anaesthesia and perioperative care47
Use of electrical stimulation to confirm the erector spinae plane. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 214–647
There is (probably) no (meaningful) difference in (most) outcomes between ‘spinal' and ‘general' anaesthesia for hip fracture surgery: time to move forward47
Multicentre analysis of severe perioperative adverse events in children undergoing surgery who were infected with SARS-CoV-2: a propensity score-adjusted analysis46
Critical airway-related incidents and near misses in anaesthesia: a qualitative study of a critical incident reporting system46
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