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British Journal of Anaesthesia

March 2022Volume 128Issue 3

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  Clinical PracticeOpen Access

  Goal-directed haemodynamic therapy during general anaesthesia for noncardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Jessen et al.

  Published online: December 13, 2021
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  Clinical PracticeOpen Access

  Pharmacokinetics of tranexamic acid after intravenous, intramuscular, and oral routes: a prospective, randomised, crossover trial in healthy volunteers

  Grassin-Delyle et al.

  Published online: January 5, 2022
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  Association between tracheostomy timing and outcomes for older critically ill COVID-19 patients: prospective observational study in European intensive care units

  Polok et al.

  Published online: November 28, 2021
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  Critical CareOpen Access

  Prognosis and antibody profiles in survivors of critical illness from COVID-19: a prospective multicentre cohort study

  Yang et al.

  Published online: November 25, 2021
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  Obstetric Anaesthesia

  Association of labour epidural analgesia with neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring: a Danish population-based cohort study

  Ren et al.

  Published online: December 7, 2021
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  Quality and Patient SafetyOpen Access

  Increased adherence to perioperative safety guidelines associated with improved patient safety outcomes: a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised multicentre trial

  Emond et al.

  Published online: January 15, 2022

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  Prehabilitation, enhanced recovery after surgery, or both? A narrative review

  Gillis et al.

  Published online: January 7, 2022
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  Quality metrics for emergency abdominal surgery in children: a systematic review

  Sogbodjor et al.

  Published online: December 8, 2021
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  Medication errors, critical incidents, adverse drug events, and more: a review examining patient safety-related terminology in anaesthesia

  Biro et al.

  Published online: January 24, 2022
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  Analgesic use and associated adverse events in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Lambourg et al.

  Published online: November 9, 2021

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  Clinical Investigation

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  Effect of continuous wireless vital sign monitoring on unplanned ICU admissions and rapid response team calls: a before-and-after study

  Eddahchouri et al.

  Published online: March 11, 2022
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  Clinical Investigation

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  Renal function during sevoflurane or total intravenous propofol anaesthesia a single-centre parallel randomised controlled study

  Franzén et al.

  Published online: March 10, 2022
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  Review Article

  Influence of perioperative dexmedetomidine on the incidence of postoperative delirium in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery

  Patel et al.

  Published online: March 9, 2022
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  Learning from individualised variation for evidence generation within a learning health system

  Wilson et al.

  Published online: March 9, 2022

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British Journal of Anaesthesia

The British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA) publishes high-impact original work in all branches of anaesthesia, critical care medicine, pain medicine and perioperative medicine including fundamental, translational and clinical sciences, clinical practice, technology, education and training. In addition, the Journal publishes review articles, important case reports, correspondence and special articles of general interest.

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BJA Education, formerly Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, is a joint venture of the British Journal of Anaesthesia and The Royal College of Anaesthetists in the UK. It is also the official journal of The Faculty of Pain Medicine, The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland, The Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.

 

BJA Open publishes high-impact original work in all branches of anaesthesia, critical care medicine, pain medicine and perioperative medicine including fundamental, translational and clinical sciences, clinical practice, technology, education and training and case reports. The distinguishing feature of BJA Open is its gold open access publishing option using an Article Publishing Charge (APC) model.

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  Anaphylaxis to the first COVID-19 vaccine: is polyethylene glycol (PEG) the culprit?

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  British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol.126, No.3, e106-e108

  March 2021
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  British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol.126, No.3, e110-e113

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  The ‘third wave’: impending cognitive and functional decline in COVID-19 survivors

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  British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol.126, No.1, p44-47

  January 2021
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  Minimal clinically important differences in randomised clinical trials on pain management after total hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic review

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  British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol.126, No.5, p1029-1037

  May 2021
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