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December 28, 2011
Fluid responsiveness
The use of goal-directed fluid therapy (GDT) in the management of patients undergoing major surgery is controversial. A randomized controlled study of 179 anaerobically ‘fit or unfit’ patients undergoing colorectal surgery, (Challand et al., pages 53–62) compared standard and GDT fluid management and found no advantage for GDT. In contrast, a study in 50 [...]
The 2011 BJA/PGA supplement: a selection of nine educational reviews
December 9, 2011
Click here for the table of content and to access the papers online
November 25, 2011
Genetics and patient outcome
The role of genetic variation in disease processes is established but there is increasing interest in the effect of genetic factors on patient responses and outcome. Frey and colleagues (pages 869–78) have explored the genetic interactions between the β-adrenergic receptor and one of its signalling proteins on mortality following cardiac surgery. The found [...]
‘Health Services Research’ session at ARS meeting on 28 Nov
November 5, 2011
The ARS Winter meeting on 28 November is featuring a ‘Health ”Health Services Research” session. Registration is now open and can be performed on-line here at £90.
The program of the ARS meeting is available here.
October 1, 2011
Pain management
Several aspects of pain management are addressed in articles in this month’s issue of the BJA. Capsaicin has been used topically for neuropathic and musculoskeletal pain. Anand and Bley (pages 490–502) review both the efficacy of capsaicin and recent work of its mechanism of action in pain. A systematic review of the use of [...]
August 12, 2011
Caesarean sections
Two articles in this month’s journal deal with different aspects of the anaesthetic management of Caesarean sections. The efficacy of using lower doses of bupivacaine for Caesarean sections is reviewed and analysed by Arzola and Wieczorek (pages 308–18). They conclude that lower doses are associated with fewer adverse effects but more interventions for additional peroperative [...]
June 28, 2011
With immediate effect, you no longer need to stay at your computer screen to read our journal content: BJA and CEACCP now have a mobile optimized version of our respective websites.
This means you’ll be able to access the content you need from virtually anywhere via your smartphone.
What these sites can do for you
The mobile [...]
Anaesthesia, critical care, and pain in the 21st century: the first decade
June 27, 2011
The Table of Contents of the July Issue of BJA is available online here.
Link here to the Editorial of this issue of BJA
May 17, 2011
Thoracic anaesthesia
Several aspects of thoracic anaesthesia are addressed in studies in this month’sBJA. The potential preventative action of magnesium in preventing post-thoracotomy cardiac arrhythmias was investigated in a prospective RCT of 200 patients (Saran et al., pages 785–91). They found that magnesium did not reduce the incidence other than in patients following pneumonectomy. The relationship of hypoxaemia [...]
Editors-in-Chief statement regarding IRB approval of clinical trials by Joachim Boldt
March 6, 2011
EIC Joint Statement on Retractions.4Mar2011
February 13, 2011
Perioperative risk in paediatrics
Preoperative identification of increased risk of perioperative complications is a major goal in anaesthesia care. A systems-based evaluation ‘NARCO’ is evaluated prospectively in a study in this month’s issue (Malviya et al., pages 352–8). The authors found an acceptable reliability which improved if a measure of surgical severity was included. Obesity is an [...]
Applications are invited for the post of Editor-in-Chief
January 25, 2011
British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA)
Applications are invited for the post of Editor-in-Chief
w.e.f. 01.06.12
The British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA) is an international peer-reviewed journal covering all branches of anaesthesia. It publishes scientific and clinical papers in pain medicine and critical care as well as anaesthesia. It is the official journal of The Royal College [...]
In the February 2011 issue of BJA…
January 16, 2011
How we manage airways
The 4th National Audit Project run by the Royal College of Anaesthetists aims to determine the incidence of major complications of airway management in the United Kingdom. In order to establish a baseline the first part required a national census of the airway management techniques currently in use. The findings of this [...]
January 11, 2011
Editor-in-Chief’s Responsibilities
The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for ensuring that content of BJA is accurate, credible, authoritative, relevant to the Journal’s scope and mission, readable, and comprehensible. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for setting and communicating Journal policies regarding authorship, conflict of interest, ethical conduct of research, and academic misconduct. The Board recognizes and respects the editorial freedom [...]
December 12, 2010
Nerve location in regional anaesthesia
There is considerable interest and debate in the comparative utility of ultrasound and nerve stimulation for localizing nerves for peripheral blocks. In an innovative volunteer study,Wegener et al. (pages 119–23) used systematic measurements with a stimulator and compared this with ultrasound detection. They found a poor relationship between the point of lowest [...]
October 31, 2010
In the November 2010 BJA …
Sugamadex
The role of sugamadex in clinical practice for the reversal of rocuronium blockade is addressed in several articles in this month’s issue. Two Systematic Reviews look at [...]
September 14, 2010
In the October 2010 BJA …
Animal studies
The use of animal models in scientific research has undoubted benefits and provides valuable data from which clinical applications can be developed. The BJA is committed [...]
August 22, 2010
In the September 2010 BJA …
Prevention of drug errors
Errors in drug administration, either the wrong drug or the wrong dose of the right drug, remain a problem in anaesthesia with an incidence as frequent as 1:131 having been reported. It has been proposed that a system of ‘double-checking’ should be introduced [...]
July 27, 2010
In the August 2010 BJA …
Anaesthesia and cancer outcomes
Outcome from cancer surgery is often measured by the incidence of recurrence. There are obviously quite a number of factors relating to the patient and to their management which may influence this outcome. It has been proposed that these factors may include the [...]
June 24, 2010
We are delighted to announce that the 2009 Impact Factor for BJA released by Thomson Reuters has increased to 3.827.
In the June 2010 BJA…
Sevoflurane and BIS
The use of bispectral index (BIS) as a measure of depth of anaesthesia is under continuing investigation. The effect of sevoflurane anaesthesia on different aspects of BIS is described in two studies. The pharmacodynamic interaction of sevoflurane and propofol was explored in 24 patients (Diz et al., [...]
May 23, 2010
A joint workshop with the Anaesthetic Research Society (ARS) and the Royal College of Anaesthetists to introduce participants to the way in which good research should be conducted and presented.
Date: 30 June 2010
Location: University of Nottingham
Duration: 08:00 hours.
Start: 09:00
Finish: 17:00
For details of the successful day go to Educational Events
Welcome to the new BJA Website
February 7, 2010
The BJA is the organisation behind two leading professional journals, the British Journal of Anaesthesia and Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Crtitical Care & Pain (CEACCP). Our two journals are respectively the official scientific journal and the official CME journal of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, which is the professional body responsible for the setting and [...]
British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA) seeks new Editor-in-Chief
January 12, 2010
Applications are invited for the post of Editor-in-Chief
w.e.f. 01.06.12.
The British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA) is an international peer-reviewed journal covering all branches of anaesthesia. It publishes scientific and clinical papers in pain medicine and critical care as well as anaesthesia. It is the official journal of The Royal College of Anaesthetists. The Board of [...]