Is there a 'correct' collection of nerve blocks for total knee replacement? Read C.C. de Carvalho et al's review article in #BJAEd to learn more! 💉https://www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00035-1/fulltext

On call and might be the first to receive a critically unwell child? BJA Education outlines the anaesthetist's role at the referring hospital, from resuscitation to safe transfer preparation. 🩺 #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

C.C. de Carvalho et al distil preoperative optimisation, technique choice and motor-sparing analgesia for total knee arthroplasty - and more! 📚 #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

Could your hospital safely stabilise and transfer a critically unwell child today? This BJA Education review sets out the national standards, guidance and minimum equipment every site should have. 🚑 #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

General or spinal for total knee arthroplasty? This review compares the techniques, their risks and benefits, and how to individualise the choice. 🤔 www.bjaed.org/article/S205... #BJAEd

Any hospital can be the first to receive a critically unwell child. New in BJA Education: the UK national standards every hospital should meet for paediatric stabilisation and transfer. 🏥 #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

Spinal anaesthesia is commonly used for total knee arthroplasty and has been associated with reduced perioperative morbidity vs general anaesthesia. 💉 www.bjaed.org/article/S205... #BJAEd

🔄 Orthotopic liver transplant unfolds in three phases, pre-anhepatic, anhepatic and neohepatic, each with distinct physiological challenges. Anticipating them is what separates a smooth case from a turbulent one. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00021-1/fulltext

🔌 Neuromodulation offers reversible, non-destructive options for refractory pain, from TENS and pulsed radiofrequency to spinal cord, dorsal root ganglion and peripheral nerve stimulation, each at a different level. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00020-X/fulltext

🛡️ Psychological safety is the shared belief that a team is safe for interpersonal risk-taking. It isn’t about being nice, it’s a climate where people can voice concerns and admit mistakes without fear. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00019-3/fulltext

🔀 Multicollinearity, when explanatory variables are highly correlated (think APACHE and SOFA scores), can mask true effects. When two variables are highly correlated, include only one in the model. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00018-1/fulltext

👥 There is no legal ‘next of kin’ in UK law and no hierarchy of opinion in best-interests decisions. Family views matter only to illuminate what the patient themselves would have wanted. Make sure you’re up to date with the legalities: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00028-4/fulltext

⚡ Post-reperfusion syndrome complicates up to 77% of liver transplants. Cold, acidotic, hyperkalaemic blood returning to the heart can trigger arrhythmias and arrest. Anticipate it, augment the MAP, correct electrolytes. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00021-1/fulltext

⏳ Timing is everything in nerve repair. Schwann cells lose their repair phenotype if reinnervation is delayed beyond 6–12 weeks, a key reason why early diagnosis and prompt referral matter so much. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00020-X/fulltext

📋 A debriefing isn’t just a chat. Structure is what makes it work, guiding the conversation, ensuring everyone contributes, and steering past complaining circles and hierarchy effects. Learn how to optimise them in this month’s article: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00019-3/fulltext

🔗 At its heart, regression quantifies how a response variable changes in relation to one or more explanatory variables. ‘Explanatory’ and ‘response’ indicate the direction of an effect, they do not imply causality. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00018-1/fulltext

✨️ Our impact factor has increased to 2.7✨️ A huge well done to the teams at BJA, who are now top of the anaesthesia group, and BJA Open who have a new impact factor of 3.5.

⚖️ Consent and capacity are fundamental pillars of medical ethics and law, and they’re tested daily in anaesthesia and critical care, where illness, sedation and anaesthesia can all compromise a patient’s ability to decide. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00028-4/fulltext

🫁 Early extubation after paediatric liver transplant is increasingly adopted in major centres. Reintubation rates are low (0–4.4%) and it’s linked to shorter PICU and hospital stays in uncomplicated cases. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00021-1/fulltext

⚠️ Up to a quarter of peripheral nerve injuries are iatrogenic, from nerve blocks and graft harvest to unrelated surgery, positioning and tourniquets. A sobering reminder of the stakes around the nerve. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00020-X/fulltext

✈️ Born in aviation and the military, structured team debriefings are now a cornerstone of learning and quality improvement in anaesthesia, a protected space to reflect and improve together. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00019-3/fulltext

📊 The word ‘regression’ dates back to Galton’s 19th-century pea experiments, but it has since become one of the most important techniques in all of statistics, a unified framework for analysing almost any data. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00018-1/fulltext

📋 Montgomery reshaped informed consent: materiality is judged from the patient’s perspective, not by what doctors usually disclose. Clinicians must share material risks and reasonable alternatives, including doing nothing. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00028-4/fulltext

🧒 Children aren’t small adults: higher metabolic demands, limited circulating volume and immature liver function leave them more prone to metabolic instability, haemodynamic swings and coagulopathy during liver transplantation. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(26)00021-1/fulltext

Safety-I asks why things go wrong. Safety-II asks why things usually go right. Debriefing on everyday successes, not just errors and near misses, captures insights that retrospective analysis alone can miss. Read more: www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

Make sure you don't miss this new #BJAEd article on Specialised Invasive Techniques for Cancer-related Pain: www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

Make sure you don't miss this excellent new #BJAEd article on the Diagnosis of Death using Neurological Criteria: www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

Don't miss this great new #BJAEd article from Kovac & Choksi on the prophylaxis and treatment of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

Did you miss the #BJAEd podcast on Liver Disease in Pregnancy? Catch up now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2SBt...

Have you ever wondered how to calculate the sample size for a clinical research study? Read this new #BJAEd article now to find out: www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

This fascinating new #BJAEd article on Specialised Invasive Techniques for Cancer-related Pain is available to read online now: www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

This fantastic new #BJAEd article on the Diagnosis of Death using Neurological Criteria is now available to read online: www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

This excellent new #BJAEd Article by Kovac & Choksi on the prophyalxis and treatment of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, is available to read now: www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

🤱Learn the postoperative ERAC components that truly matter for mum and baby. Dr Takenoshita et al. explore this in this #BJAEd review article. www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

💉 Still relying on hypnotic-based sedation in the PICU? Time to rethink. Dr Mazandi et al. break down the shift to analgesia-based sedation, key assessment tools, and the drugs you need to know. 🧠 #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

🎯 When systemic analgesia fails in cancer pain, what next? Dr Kalaiyarasan et al. walk you through sympathetic, peripheral and neuraxial interventional techniques. 🧠 #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

🩸 Liver disease complicates up to 3% of pregnancies. Do you know how to spot it, assess severity, and manage anaesthesia safely? Dr Crosby Zawierucha et al. cover everything from AFLP to cirrhosis in this essential read 📖 #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

🧠 Frailty + cognitive impairment = a high-risk combination your surgical patient may already have. Dr Weiss et al. break down how to screen, stratify & refer - before it's too late. Learn the tools. Build the pathway. 🔍 #BJAEd 👉 www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

✅ How do you evaluate the success of your ERAC programme? Dr Takenoshita et al. explain how to apply core outcome metrics and deliver patient-centred hospital discharge after Caesarean delivery. Don't miss Part 2! #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

🩺 Can you name the right sedation scale for a ventilated neonate vs a 7-year-old? Dr Mazandi et al. guide you through assessment tools, analgesic choices, and why comfort goes beyond pharmacology. 📖 #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

🌐 Many patients with advanced cancer experience significant pain. Dr Kalaiyarasan et al. explain how to integrate interventional techniques into multimodal oncology pain care. 📖 #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

🔬 The incidence of liver disease in women of childbearing age is rising. The obstetric anaesthetist is pivotal. Master the physiology, the conditions, and the anaesthetic management with Dr Crosby Zawierucha et al. 📚 #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

👴 Your older surgical patient deserves more than a standard anaesthetic plan. Dr Weiss et al. show how identifying cognitive frailty early transforms perioperative care - and outcomes. 💡 Read. Share. Act. #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

💊 Multimodal analgesia. Early feeding. VTE prophylaxis. Anaemia management – and more! Know the postoperative ERAC toolkit inside out with this excellent review from Dr Takenoshita et al. Your patients will thank you. #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

🔄 The goal of PICU sedation has shifted from unconsciousness to targeted comfort. Learn the tools, the drugs, and the non-pharmacological strategies that make the difference. Dr Mazandi et al. 💊 #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

🔬 Evidence-based decision making for cancer pain interventions: understand when to intervene, which technique are available, and how MDT assessment shapes outcomes. Dr Kalaiyarasan et al. #BJAEd 🩺 www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

🏥 From intrahepatic cholestasis to HELLP to acute fatty liver of pregnancy... are you prepared? This #BJAEd article by Dr Crosby Zawierucha et al. gives you the knowledge to assess, escalate, and act 🎯 www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

🔧 Mini-Cog? MoCA? CFS? 4AT? Know which tool to use, when, and why - Dr Weiss et al. map out perioperative cognitive screening from preop clinic to PACU. Essential reading. ✅ #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

🏥 28.5% of women will deliver by Caesarean by 2030. Are your postoperative care pathways ready? Dr Takenoshita et al. outline evidence-based ERAC strategies to optimise recovery and achieve patient-centric discharge. #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

🚨 Delirium. Withdrawal. Under-sedation. The PICU presents unique challenges. Dr Mazandi et al. outline how analgesia-first strategies and validated scales can transform your practice. ✅ #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...