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BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia

BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia

Rik Thomas, Podcast Editor

The BJAs free podcasts will take listeners on a tour of the world of anaesthesia; interviews with authors and commentaries from key experts on featured articles, plus hot topics in anaesthesia research and practice will be published with each issue.

146 - Pre-hospital Anaesthesia
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  • 146 - Pre-hospital Anaesthesia

    Emergency airway management in trauma patients is a complex and somewhat contentious issue, with opinions varying on both the timing and delivery of interventions. London's Air Ambulance is a service specialising in the care of the severely injured t

    Thu, 18 Jul 2014 - 35min
  • 145 - Sound Asleep

    NAP5 and the recent controversial guidance from NICE are putting commercial depth of anaesthesia monitors under intense scrutiny. How do they work? Does their use correlate with a reduced incidence of awareness? What is the neurobiological basis for

    Wed, 15 Aug 2013 - 31min
  • 144 - Fifth National Audit Project on Accidental Awareness during General Anaesthesia

    Accidental awareness during general anaesthesia (AAGA) is a rare but feared complication of anaesthesia. Studying such rare occurrences is technically challenging but following in the tradition of previous national audit projects, the results of the

    Tue, 23 Sept 201 - 36min
  • 143 - Three simple steps to instantly improve patient satisfaction

    Whilst the vast majority of big number patient research focuses on physiological outcomes, few studies have attempted to investigate the factors that patients perceive to be indicative of quality anaesthesia. A group from Sir Charles Gairdner Hospita

    Tue, 12 Oct 2013 - 28min
  • 142 - They tried to make me go to prehab...

    Whilst medical cancer therapies are increasing in their utility and efficacy, the physiological effects of intensive combined treatment regimes on patients' reserves are becoming a greater concern. It is now routine practice to combine medical and su

    Mon, 22 Jan 2015 - 27min
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