- PROSPECT guideline for total hip arthroplasty: updated systematic review and procedure-specific postoperative pain management recommendations. [Journal Article]Anaesthesia. 2026 Jul 20. [Online ahead of print]A
- CONCLUSIONS: In addition to previous recommendations, supra-inguinal fascia iliaca compartment block and pre-operative pericapsular nerve group block are recommended as preferred regional techniques for total hip arthroplasty, with single-shot local infiltration analgesia as an alternative when regional anaesthesia is not feasible.
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- Addressing inequities in the design and delivery of prehabilitation in the UK: case studies of challenges, complexities and good practice. [Journal Article]Anaesthesia. 2026 Jul 20. [Online ahead of print]A
- CONCLUSIONS: Our findings highlight that while prehabilitation is often presented as a simple concept in the literature, in practice it is a complex intervention that must integrate with other ongoing treatments (e.g. surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy) during an already challenging period in patients' lives. Our qualitative findings from real-world settings illustrate how and why disparities arise in practice and offer insights for more equitable prehabilitation.
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- Desflurane and carbon-based economics. [Letter]Anaesthesia. 2026 Jul 19. [Online ahead of print]A
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- Remimazolam vs. propofol anaesthesia for delirium in older patients recovering from lung resections: a randomised non-inferiority trial. [Journal Article]Anaesthesia. 2026 Jul 17. [Online ahead of print]A
- CONCLUSIONS: Remimazolam was not non-inferior to propofol for postoperative delirium in older patients having lung resection surgery and provoked more emergence delirium.
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- Awake tracheal intubation in the era of videolaryngoscopy: an international survey of 4728 clinicians. [Journal Article]Anaesthesia. 2026 Jul 15. [Online ahead of print]A
- CONCLUSIONS: Despite guidelines recommending use of awake tracheal intubation for the predicted difficult airway, its application is heterogeneous. Our data suggest that a lack of physician exposure to awake tracheal intubation, possibly associated with expanding use of videolaryngoscopy, may adversely impact clinician confidence in performing the procedure. Most respondents consider awake tracheal intubation to be a core skill for anaesthetists and, furthermore, videolaryngoscopy can be used to perform some awake tracheal intubations.
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- A good death in intensive care. [Editorial]Anaesthesia. 2026 Jul 15. [Online ahead of print]A
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- Consent for anaesthesia: guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists. [Journal Article]Anaesthesia. 2026 Jul 15. [Online ahead of print]A
- CONCLUSIONS: These guidelines focus on the law in England and Wales, but we also highlight the key differences in law across the devolved nations of the UK and Republic of Ireland. Although UK law and professional guidance have influence in other English-speaking nations, a limitation of these guidelines is that they cannot be strictly applied outside the jurisdiction of the UK and Ireland. A second limitation is that they do not evaluate the resource implications that accompany them, such as clinical time and resources as well as costs of litigation and complaint.
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- We don't make our own toothpaste, so why are we still 'making' so many of our medicines? [Editorial]Anaesthesia. 2026 Jul 10. [Online ahead of print]A
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- Pre-operative gastric volume measurement and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists. [Editorial]Anaesthesia. 2026 Jul 10. [Online ahead of print]A
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- Intensive care decision-making, survival and dying well: a mixed methods study with people who have been intensive care patients. [Journal Article]Anaesthesia. 2026 Jul 09. [Online ahead of print]A
- CONCLUSIONS: An understanding of the experiences associated with being a patient in the ICU can inform how patients and clinicians consider the risk-benefit analysis of ICU treatment. The experiential harms of ICU admission and the risk of ICU treatment resulting in a negative dying experience may outweigh the survival benefit that ICU treatment will offer a patient when there is a low chance of survival.
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- Variation in peri-operative management of GLP-1 receptor agonists among UK anaesthetists. [Letter]Anaesthesia. 2026 Jul 06. [Online ahead of print]A
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- Management of major thoracic trauma: a narrative review. [Review]Anaesthesia. 2026 Jul 06. [Online ahead of print]A
- CONCLUSIONS: A multidisciplinary approach is key in management of patients with thoracic trauma due to their numerous needs, ranging from surgical intervention and critical care support to physiotherapy and rehabilitation.
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- Pulmonary artery catheters or central venous catheters for cardiac surgery: the PUMA Pilot randomised clinical trial. [Journal Article]Anaesthesia. 2026 Jun 28. [Online ahead of print]A
- CONCLUSIONS: A randomised trial of pulmonary artery catheters compared with central venous catheters in low-risk cardiac surgery is feasible. Such a trial would address significant practice variability and inform international guidelines.
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- Opioid-free vs. opioid-inclusive anaesthesia with or without regional anaesthesia for postoperative pain. [Letter]Anaesthesia. 2026 Jun 25. [Online ahead of print]A
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- Optimal dose of intra-operative dexmedetomidine for postoperative delirium prevention: a reply. [Letter]Anaesthesia. 2026 Jun 25. [Online ahead of print]A
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