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Thank you to our international team of peer reviewers at #BJAOpen. We value and depend on the expert opinion of scientific reviewers to guide editorial decision making and to provide high-quality and impactful science. Thank you!
#PaediatricSurgery represents 1 in 14 surgical cases and shows very low in-hospital mortality (0.36%). Across an 8-year period, paediatric surgical volumes fell post-pandemic and have not yet fully recovered #bjaopen
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#Opioid prescribing practices are a modifiable, actionable target for intervention. From national policy to perioperative prescribing decisions, this article outlines opportunities to reduce opioid-related harm #bjaopen
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Are wearables always better? In older adults, accelerometer data failed to outperform the M-DASI-4Q questionnaire for identifying reduced functional capacity and #frailty #bjaopen
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Bilateral transperineal pudendal nerve block offers effective analgesia for #haemorrhoid surgery. This trial will compare efficacy and complications of blind nerve stimulator vs ultrasound-guided techniques #protocol #bjaopen
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Adolescents are at increased risk of persistent postsurgical pain. At 5-months post-op 1 in 6 reported regular non-surgical site pain and 1 in 5 had difficulty sleeping, both linked to future #opioid use disorder #bjaopen
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Perioperative pain management remains a concern amid the #opioid crisis. In non-trauma patients without regional block, opioid-experienced patients received 6.7x more opioids at discharge than opioid-naïve patients #bjaopen
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After discharge, day surgery patients have limited ways to communicate #PONV or #pain. A smartphone app with two-way messaging did not improve patient-reported recovery, satisfaction or trust vs standard care #bjaopen
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Post-op myocardial injury (#PMI) has multiple causes but is sometimes unexplained. Mortality at 1-year was found to be higher in those with PMI of unknown aetiology vs those without PMI. Unexplained PMI is not benign #bjaopen
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Adding ketamine to #propofol #TIVA raises BIS values, shifting toward a peak-max pattern of phase–amplitude coupling (PAC). This reflects altered EEG dynamics, supporting PAC metrics in depth-of-anaesthesia monitoring #bjaopen
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#Tonsillectomy is associated with severe post-op pain. Cumulative 5-day opioid consumption and pain intensity was lower in patients given #methadone post-induction vs #fentanyl but at the expense of worse #PONV #bjaopen www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00...
Pre-op #anxiety is linked to chronic post-surgical pain (#CPSP). Bakker-Bons and colleagues found a statistically significant correlation, but small magnitude of effect and wide study heterogeneity #bjaopen www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00...
ICU organ support decisions are shaped by team structure, communication, hierarchy, experience & culture. Understanding these factors improves protocols, training & culture, supporting better MDT decisions in the ICU #bjaopen www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00...
Periop myocardial injury (PMI) is associated with major cardio- & cerebrovascular events (MACCE). Periop #hs-cTnT rise, regardless of baseline, is associated with high risk of MACCE, sustained up to 3 years post-op #bjaopen www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00...
Chronic #inflammation is linked to #CVD, but its role in periop myocardial injury (PMI) is unclear. In pancreatic surgery, high pre-op IL-6 was not linked to PMI but did relate to higher baseline cardiac biomarkers #bjaopen www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00...
On World Anaesthesia Day, check out this paper on ethical decision making in airway management from the Difficult Airway Society #airway #bjaopen #anaesthesia
On World Anaesthesia Day check out this paper on personalised blood pressure management during non-cardiac surgery #worldanaesthesiaday #bloodpressure #BP #bjaopen
We are excited to welcome Prof. Joana Berger-Estilita as the new Associate Editor-in-Chief of BJA Open! A consultant anaesthesiologist and intensivist in Bern, she brings a strong commitment to inclusivity and open-access publishing #bjaopen
The BJA family is delighted to welcome Dr Susan Goobie as Editor-in-Chief of #BJAOpen! Welcome Susan!
New from #bjaopen. Population-based incidence of anxiety-related behaviours during induction of general anaesthesia in children and efficacy of anxiolytic interventions: an international multicentre retrospective observational study
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🔍 Persistent opioid use after surgery — where does it really begin?
👉 Our latest scoping review in #BJAOpen, led by PhD student Bader Almodibeg & supervised by Prof Patrice Forget, explores how perioperative opioid exposure may drive long-term use
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New from #BJAOpen: Perioperative use of #dexmedetomidine appears to be safe in patients undergoing orthotopic heart transplantation. #transplant #mortality #openaccess
New from #BJAOpen: General anaesthesia appears to be safe in the developing brain with no significant impact on neurodevelopmental scores. #GA #neurodevelopment #infancy #paediatrics
#openaccess www.bjaopen.org/article/S277...
New from #BJAOpen How do you perform adductor canal blocks for total knee arthroplasty? Agarwal et al. discusses the variation in practice. #TKR #adductorcanal #regional #openaccess
Check out the latest issue of #BJAOpen.
Free to view articles on: #environmental #sustainability, #transfusion, #intubation, #SGAs, #prehospital, #ERAS, #mRNAs, #dexmedetomidine
The unseen animal behind medicine: exploring considerations of animal-derived medications and anaesthetics in today's landscape. New review article by Wang et al #animal #science #anaesthesia #bjaopen #openaccess
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