Anesthesia & Pain Updates

Differential associations between preoperative anaemia and postoperative outcomes in women and men undergoing surgery✰ https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00345-4/fulltext?rss=yes

Prediction and risk evaluation of delirium after surgery in older patients: bridging the gap between explanatory algorithms and pragmatic clinical tools. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2026; 136: 1495-1508 https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00355-7/fulltext?rss=yes

Minimalist transcatheter aortic valve implantation for all? Consensus clinical guidance from Italy https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00339-9/fulltext?rss=yes

Agreement of minimally invasive pulse wave analysis with pulmonary artery and transpulmonary thermodilution cardiac output measurements in perioperative and intensive care medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00329-6/fulltext?rss=yes

From Mendelson to modern labour wards: rethinking fasting in labour https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00338-7/fulltext?rss=yes

Propofol infusion syndrome in an infant after low-dose and short duration administration revealing carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2 deficiency https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00347-8/fulltext?rss=yes

Difficult Airway Society 2025 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult tracheal intubation in adults: awake tracheal intubation for a physiologically difficult airway. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2026; 136: 283–307 https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00350-8/fulltext?rss=yes

Intrathecal bupivacaine versus bupivacaine plus fentanyl for anaesthesia for Caesarean delivery: noninferiority analysis and exclusions. Response to Br J Anaesth 2026, doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2026.02.052 https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00352-1/fulltext?rss=yes

Evaluation of postoperative outcomes after fascia iliaca block and local infiltration in hip surgery https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00154-6/fulltext?rss=yes

Analgesic effects of intramuscular nalbuphine in adults undergoing surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00152-2/fulltext?rss=yes

CPET trajectories in Long COVID syndrome without graded exercise therapy: a longitudinal study https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00151-0/fulltext?rss=yes

Total intravenous anaesthesia versus inhalational anaesthesia for gastric cancer surgery: a systematic review of intra-operative and postoperative outcomes https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00150-9/fulltext?rss=yes

Retraction notice to “Changes in information integration and brain networks during propofol-, dexmedetomidine-, and ketamine-induced unresponsiveness” [Br J Anaesth 132 (2024) 528-540] https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00344-2/fulltext?rss=yes

Does supplemental oxygen affect the humidity provided by tracheostomy heat and moisture exchange devices? https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00149-2/fulltext?rss=yes

Nucleus raphe magnus serotonin neurones bidirectionally control spinal nociceptive transmission in mice https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00293-X/fulltext?rss=yes

Transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative pain management and opioid sparing: the devil is in the details. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2026; 136: 266–82 https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00328-4/fulltext?rss=yes

Neurometabolic depletion with ketamine during sevoflurane anaesthesia https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00296-5/fulltext?rss=yes

Propofol-based versus volatile anaesthesia for cancer surgery: a meta-analysis of randomised trials https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00337-5/fulltext?rss=yes

Chest compressions in impending cardiac arrest attributable to embolism https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00325-9/fulltext?rss=yes