Celebrate World Anaesthesia Day
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World Anaesthesia Day takes place on October 16 and commemorates the first successful public demonstration of surgical anaesthesia on October 16, 1846. In celebration of this important day, we have selected some popular articles from our anaesthesiology and pain medicine journals.
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Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine
- Guidelines: Anaesthesia in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
Velly, L., et al. - Two per cent alcoholic chlorhexidine versus alcoholic five per cent povidone-iodine for the prevention of perineural catheter colonisation: The CHLOVEPI randomised, controlled trial
Harkouk, H., et al. - Perioperative non-invasive haemodynamic optimisation using photoplethysmography: A randomised controlled trial and meta-analysis
Fischer, M., et al.
British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Surgery and opioids: evidence-based expert consensus guidelines on the perioperative use of
opioids in the United Kingdom
Srivastava D., et al. - Improving perioperative brain health: an expert consensus review of key actions for the
perioperative care team
Peden, C.J., et al. - Consensus guidelines on perioperative management of malignant hyperthermia suspected or
susceptible patients from the European Malignant Hyperthermia Group
Rüffert H., et al.
BJA Education
- Regional anaesthesia in patients at risk of bleeding
Ashken S., et al. - Perioperative stroke after non-cardiac, non-neurological surgery
Lindberg A.P., et al. - Airway pressure release ventilation
Swindin J., et al.
Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
- Mechanical ventilation in neurocritical care setting: A clinical approach
Battaglini D., et al. - Safety and quality in perioperative anesthesia care. Update on safety in pediatric anesthesia
de Graaff J.C., et al. - Optimizing airway management and ventilation during prehospital advanced life support in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A narrative review
van Schuppen H., et al.
International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
- Pre-operative carbohydrate loading prior to elective caesarean delivery: a randomised controlled trial
Clark A., et al. - Low-dose intravenous dexmedetomidine reduces shivering following cesarean delivery: a randomized controlled trial
Sween L.K., et al. - A systematic review of the association between postpartum depression and neuraxial labor analgesia
Orbach-Zinger S., et al.
Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care
- Speech intelligibility in respiratory protective equipment - Implications for verbal communication in critical care
Round M., et al. - Clinical debriefing: TALK© to learn and improve together in healthcare environments
Diaz-Navarro C., et al. - Preoperative Gastric Ultrasound in Surgical Patients who Undergo Rapid Sequence Induction Intubation
Holtan-Hartwig I., et al.





