ASA score still very important in perioperative clinical assessment.

Blood Product Transfusion in Adult Intensive Care Unit: An Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine Position Paper CCR Journal Watch - tracking the critical care literature daily criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidenc…

In people having heart surgery, the highest number of deaths happened in: • people who had anaemia both before and after surgery (17.8%) • people who had no anaemia before but had it after surgery (13.1%) #anaesthesia #MedTwitter #haematology #anaemia doi.org/10.1111/anae.1…

When VL was used as the first-choice device: ⬇️ patients experiencing at least 1 complication (5.5% vs. 9.7%) ⬇️ 3+ intubation attempts (1.2% v 2%) ⬇️ need to change operator (1.8% vs. 4.9%) ⬇️ oesophageal intubation (0.5% vs. 1.4%) #anaesthesia #MedTwitter

Yay it's a new guideline!! Association of Anaesthetists guidelines: safe vascular access 2025 Get reading! #anaesthesa #MedTwitter doi.org/10.1111/anae.1…

🔍 Identify unique features of ICU airway management. Critically ill patients have physiologically difficult airways due to hypoxaemia, shock, and poor reserve—very different from elective theatres. Full article 👉 bjaed.org/article/S2058-… #ICU #AirwayManagement

Today's Paper of the Day is: Personalized antiseizure medication therapy in critically ill adult patients criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidenc… Join us to read 1 paper per day and stay up-to-date as we cover the spectrum of critical care across 2025

Oooh, this is interesting! "Surgical start timing was an independent risk factor for increased short- and long-term postoperative mortality, morbidity and healthcare resource utilisation." #anaesthesia #MedTwitter doi.org/10.1111/anae.1…

Hypnosis & anaesthesia Despite 142 identified studies describing 9238 patients, of which 59 were RCTs, the overall quality of the retrieved studies was weak and the level of evidence of the impact of hypnosis in this setting ranges from absent to moderate. #anaesthesia

Patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) are living longer 🫀➡️ increasing presentations for non-cardiac surgery. What does this mean for perioperative risk, planning & anaesthesia? 📘 New #BJAEd review. bjaed.org/article/S2058-…

🌍 Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) varies widely between regions — but why? Definitions, diagnosis & practice all play a role. A must-read review in BJA Education. #BJAEd bjaed.org/article/S2058-…

British societies guideline on the management of emergencies in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation CCR Journal Watch - tracking the critical care literature daily criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidenc…

Today's Paper of the Day is: Navigating Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure in Critically Ill Cardiac Patients criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidenc… Join us to read 1 paper per day and stay up-to-date as we cover the spectrum of critical care across 2025

Perioperative renin-angiotensin system inhibitor management remains a debate: stopping reduces hypotension but increases hypertension, with no clear effect on mortality and major cardiovascular events or mortality. bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-…

Today's Paper of the Day is: The application of mechanical circulatory support in special conditions criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidenc… Join us to read 1 paper per day and stay up-to-date as we cover the spectrum of critical care across 2025

This year we having a real champion for #RegionalAnaesthesia in #Cameroon with her imminent efforts and dedication continue to inspire excellence and innovation across the continent. We look forward to her valuable contributions Tchokam Lionelle

Complications associated with central venous catheters are widely known. Less is known about arterial catheter-related complications. Here's a systematic review which quantifies the incidence of arterial catheter-related complications and failure in ICU. #ICU #Anaesthesia

Bad news for ketamine in GIT surgery.

The chance of having an allergic reaction to a neuromuscular blocking drug is: • suxamethonium: ~1 in 1500 people • rocuronium: ~1 in 3300 people • atracurium: ~1 in 15,000 people Women were up to eight times more likely to have a reaction than men. #anaesthesia #MedTwitter