The BJA is delighted to announce a new Journal Impact Factor of 9.2, which is the highest among #Anesthesiology journals. Thank you to our #international team of authors, editors & reviewers for continuing to support the journal.

Remote-site, dim lighting, complex ASA 3–4 children needing urgent procedures… welcome to the IR suite🩻 Our #BJAEd article this month highlights why meticulous preassessment, the right investigations and tight team communication are non-negotiable. 🤝🧒 https://t.co/f07V8BBpXu

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 https://t.co/E5zFU7abbR

#Preoperative GLP-1 RA use is associated with fewer perioperative #respiratorycomplications in people living with type 2 #diabetesmellitus https://t.co/dEzstUssW5

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Pre-op optimisation for neuromuscular scoliosis is MDT-driven: respiratory testing, cardiac assessment, nutritional and bone health input, seizure control and haemoglobin optimisation. The goal: complications <10%, PICU <24 h, LOS <7 days. 🤝🏥 Read more: https://t.co/e5dpURLep4

Do levels of oxygenation during #CPB impact organ dysfunction? New #RCT from Wiberg et al. https://t.co/LstuyeUMaK

How can robotic process automation enhance perioperative care and risk stratification by Durak et al #perioperative #anaesthesia https://t.co/lFiu3zSlyY

Labour #epiduralanalgesia inhibits cholinergic sympathetic outflow to 90% of the body surface, providing a potential contributing factor to epidural-related #maternalhyperthermia https://t.co/NXR7qmefcH

#Genetic variants associated with chronic post-surgical pain (#CPSP) could suggest a neurological basis for susceptibility https://t.co/17zJIF76h1

Neuromuscular monitoring and reversal reduce postoperative pulmonary complications after thoracic surgery, with sugammadex demonstrating. #PPCs #surgery #anaesthesia https://t.co/j0suqExL2E

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Is prothrombin complex concentrate (#PCC) comparable to frozen plasma in #livertransplantation? New systematic review and meta-analysis from Kojundzic et al. https://t.co/lsEXumShcD

How common is depression after surgery in older adults? Watch the video to learn what puts patients at risk, and how we can better support them. #depression #surgery #perioperative https://t.co/JVcmW4CRGn

#Photoacoustic measurements of #propofol concentration in exhaled gas are feasible and accurate compared with #massspectrometry https://t.co/Z2y1s2bTZg

Continuing the debate in #GLP-1 agonist perioperative management: watch this video as the authors examine how preoperative GLP-1 RA use was associated with fewer respiratory complications. Read the paper here: https://t.co/2TUbiptAEn

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How does preoperative APOE and polygenic risk profiling can identify surgical patients at higher risk of delirium and cognitive decline, enabling targeted perioperative care? #anaesthesia #perioperative https://t.co/3YPFIq0cWc

Tao et al. found no association between #labourepiduralanalgesia exposure and increased #neurodevelopment risk https://t.co/JV6Jdn5VVa

Postoperative hyperglycaemia is linked to infection & myocardial injury. Here the authors explain how their study shows continuous glucose monitoring provides accurate glucose data comparable to arterial sampling to mitigate this risk https://t.co/urdEK5W4BT

Can #deeplearning analysis of #preoperative #ECGs improve #riskprediction for perioperative major cardiovascular events? https://t.co/L4qGMsBtUB