We’re pleased to welcome Dr Johannes Huitink as a speaker at SASA 2025. Dr Huitink is a globally respected anaesthesiologist and international medical retrieval specialist, known for his pioneering work in airway management. Register now at sasacongress.com

Where does #propofol go after surgery? Duparc et al. highlights the risks of improper disposal and the need for sustainable practices. #waste #sustainability #pollution #GreenAnaesthesia bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-…

Do you use the 'Single Question in Delirium' (SQiD) for inpatient monitoring for #delirium? Useful as a starting point - then follow up with a more definitive tool like the 4AT.

Falls prevention in over 65s. #falls

I'm thrilled about our new American Delirium Society logo 😍 What does it say about ADS? 1⃣ #Delirium matters 2⃣ The brain is central to delirium 3⃣ ...but so is confusion 4⃣ We embrace the tension b/t mind & brain 5⃣ We hope this starts conversations 🎩/t instagram.com/designpaul/ 🙌💪👏

Remimazolam tosylate significantly reduced POD in frail elderly patients undergoing hip surgery vs. propofol—possibly due to reduced intraoperative burst suppression. A safer TIVA alternative for this high-risk group. dgsunjie Southeast University 东南大学 🔗shorturl.at/t0pPl

VIDIAC is a universal classification for VL that shows excellent diagnostic performance and calibration & outperforms the Cormack and Lehane classification in adults and children. This is a prospective external validation study of the VIDIAC score. #anaesthesia #MedTwitter

Low-dose ketamine infusion is an excellent component of multi-modal opioid-sparing analgesia. Kamp model uses meta-analytical technique to facilitate better plasma site targeting for TCI ketamine. This model is now introduced in SimTIVA.app ref:

Does the use of intraoperative ketamine affect the incidence of postoperative delirium? Does the dose matter? Compared with patients not receiving ketamine, a low dose (≤ 0.35 mg.kg-1) was associated with lower risks of postoperative delirium. #anaesthesia #pain #MedTwitter

Evidence to support reduction in #paediatric fasting times is rapidly emerging. Future research should focus on how to adapt the flexible 1 hour #fasting protocol to high-risk patients. bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-…

I must commend the nurses in my orthopaedic ward who did just this in our elderly patient with dementia…instead of him fighting to move or restrained in his bed, they moved him to a chair where he could see a clock…near the nurses station…I found him sitting ,pain free, happy!

We're thrilled to welcome Professor Tim Cook, OBE – Consultant in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care at RUH Bath and Honorary Professor at both Bristol & UCL – to our congress. His insights are not to be missed. Register today at sasacongress.com

Which institutional intervention is the most effective in reducing anaesthesia-related carbon footprint? Banning or reducing #desflurane use may be the answer. #sustainability #CO2 bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-…

Alternative Treatments to Selected Medications in the 2023 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

Mechanisms by which general anaesthetics achieve their effects are not fully understood. Lindsay et al. propose a reduction in hippocampal functional connectivity due to #propofol may play an #amnesic and sub-hypnotic effect bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-…

Intra-operative ketamine and delirium • Low-dose ketamine was associated with a LOWER risk of postoperative delirium. • High doses did not influence the risk. #anaesthesia #ketamine #FreeForAWeek #MedTwitter #pain doi.org/10.1111/anae.1…

#Frailty is associated with intraoperative hypotension and more significantly with post-induction blood pressure changes. #Prehabilitation, risk stratification, and intensive haemodynamic monitoring may help mitigate the risk bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-…

What is the optimal intra-operative ketamine dose for reducing postoperative delirium risk? 0.25–0.34 mg/kg #delirium #ketamine #anaesthesia #MedTwitter #pain doi.org/10.1111/anae.1…

Revisit the March 2025 Infographic in #Anesthesiology - Covert Operation: On the Hunt for Periop Stroke 🎨 ow.ly/toT450UZBYq

Delirium is the most common sign of acute brain dysfunction & is prevalent in ICUs. What do you do to prevent and manage it? Only half of UK ICUs use a standardised care package, with inconsistent implementation. #anaesthesia #ICU #delirium #MedTwitter