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Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017
IN THIS ISSUE
In the December issue…
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages i–ii, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex430
EDITORIALS
Landmarks in UK anaesthesia
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1073–1074, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex370
Intraoperative permissive oliguria – how much is too much?
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1075–1077, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex387
Cerebral blood flow and its autoregulation - when will there be some light in the black box?
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1077–1079, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex355
Correlational studies of unconsciousness under anaesthesia: how far can preclinical studies take us?
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1079–1081, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex391
Is science the answer?
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1081–1084, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex334
Evidence-based medicine: the clue is in the name
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1084–1086, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex337
Guidelines on informed consent in anaesthesia: unrealistic, unethical, untenable….
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1086–1089, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex347
Early pitfalls in establishing the British Journal of Anaesthesia
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1089–1091, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex296
REVIEW ARTICLE
Systematic review to determine which validated measurement tools can be used to assess risk of problematic analgesic use in patients with chronic pain
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1092–1109, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex316
CARDIOVASCULAR
Assessment of changes in lactate concentration with intravascular microdialysis during high-risk cardiac surgery using the trend interchangeability method
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1110–1117, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex338
Changes in platelet Bax levels contribute to impaired platelet response to thrombin after cardiopulmonary bypass: prospective observational clinical and laboratory investigations
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1118–1126, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex349
CLINICAL PRACTICE
Intraoperative oliguria predicts acute kidney injury after major abdominal surgery
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1127–1134, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex255
Peripheral i.v. analysis (PIVA) of venous waveforms for volume assessment in patients undergoing haemodialysis
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1135–1140, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex271
NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROANAESTHESIA
Novel method for intraoperative assessment of cerebral autoregulation by paced breathing
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1141–1149, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex333
Attenuation of high-frequency (30–200 Hz) thalamocortical EEG rhythms as correlate of anaesthetic action: evidence from dexmedetomidine
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1150–1160, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex329
PAIN MEDICINE
Intraoperative naloxone reduces remifentanil-induced postoperative hyperalgesia but not pain: a randomized controlled trial
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1161–1168, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex253
An experimental study comparing the respiratory effects of tapentadol and oxycodone in healthy volunteers
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1169–1177, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex295
REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA
Is postspinal hypotension a sign of impaired cardiac performance in the elderly? An observational mechanistic study
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1178–1185, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex274
QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY
Overuse of preoperative laboratory coagulation testing and ABO blood typing: a French national study
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1186–1193, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex268
RESPIRATION AND THE AIRWAY
Individualized positive end-expiratory pressure in obese patients during general anaesthesia: a randomized controlled clinical trial using electrical impedance tomography
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1194–1205, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex192
Effectiveness of tip rotation in fibreoptic bronchoscopy under different experimental conditions: an in vitro crossover study
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1206–1212, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex322
TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE
Activation of cannabinoid receptor 1 is involved in protection against mitochondrial dysfunction and cerebral ischaemic tolerance induced by isoflurane preconditioning
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1213–1223, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex267
Effectiveness of enhanced pulse oximetry sonifications for conveying oxygen saturation ranges: a laboratory comparison of five auditory displays
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1224–1230, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex343
CORRESPONDENCE
Why has NHS England introduced an innovation and technology tariff to improve safer arterial systems in England?
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1231–1232, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex361
Formulation of a National Surgical Plan in Rwanda: a model for integration of physician and non-physician anaesthetists
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1232–1233, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex397
The role of propofol for remote ischaemic preconditioning in the setting of cardiac surgery – a Cochrane systematic review†
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1234–1235, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex357
Does intraoperative magnesium lessen pain after knee replacement surgery?
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Page 1236, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex406
Reply to: Does intraoperative magnesium lessen pain after knee replacement surgery?
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1236–1237, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex407
Limitations of clinical studies evaluating tertiary hyperalgesia
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Page 1237, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex412
Pulse oximeter perfusion index for assessment of brachial plexus block: a holy grail or a design fail?
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1238–1239, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex408
Reply to: Pulse oximeter perfusion index for assessment of brachial plexus block: a holy grail or a design fail?
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Page 1239, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex401
Sensitivity is not enough. Response to: Postoperative delirium portends descent to dementia
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1239–1240, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex402
Don’t crush the sensitive snout. Reply to: Sensitivity is not enough
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1240–1241, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex403
Perioperative cognitive disorders. Response to: Postoperative delirium portends descent to dementia
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Page 1241, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex404
New nomenclature: Clarion call or siren song. Reply to: perioperative cognitive disorders
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 1242–1243, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex405
Response to: ‘Failed supraglottic airway’: an algorithm for suboptimally placed supraglottic airway devices based on videolaryngoscopy
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Page 1243, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex409
Author's reply to Thomas et al.
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Page 1244, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex410
CORRECTION NOTICES
Acute traumatic coagulopathy: pathophysiology and resuscitation
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Page 1245, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex281
Predicting delirium: are we there yet?
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Page 1246, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex303
Influence of deep neuromuscular block on the surgeonś assessment of surgical conditions during laparotomy: a randomized controlled double blinded trial with rocuronium and sugammadex
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Page 1247, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex396
Drug safety in paediatric anaesthesia
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Page 1248, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex422
Effectiveness of enhanced pulse oximetry sonifications for conveying oxygen saturation ranges: a laboratory comparison of five auditory displays
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Page 1249, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex429
ABSTRACTS
25th Annual Meeting of Chinese Society of Anesthesiology
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 119, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages e56–e65, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex326
