AnaesthesiaPub Date : 2026-09-17DOI: 10.1111/anae.70397
Katherine E S Coppack, Abigail Whiteman
{"title":"Initial assessment of competence in regional anaesthesia: facilitating the translation of curriculum into training opportunities.","authors":"Katherine E S Coppack, Abigail Whiteman","doi":"10.1111/anae.70397","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70397","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7742,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148981966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AnaesthesiaPub Date : 2026-09-17DOI: 10.1111/anae.70414
Aditya Krishnan, Danning Li
{"title":"Benefits of outcome feedback: the unintended consequences of new information governance guidance.","authors":"Aditya Krishnan, Danning Li","doi":"10.1111/anae.70414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70414","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7742,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148987584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AnaesthesiaPub Date : 2026-09-17DOI: 10.1111/anae.70389
Luke A Perry, Lachlan F Miles
{"title":"Pulmonary artery catheter trials in cardiac surgery and haemodynamic decision states: a reply.","authors":"Luke A Perry, Lachlan F Miles","doi":"10.1111/anae.70389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70389","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7742,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148982006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AnaesthesiaPub Date : 2026-09-16DOI: 10.1111/anae.70398
Michelle Chong, Edward R. Mariano
{"title":"Phrenic nerve considerations in continuous brachial plexus blocks for shoulder surgery: a reply","authors":"Michelle Chong, Edward R. Mariano","doi":"10.1111/anae.70398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70398","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7742,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148973420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AnaesthesiaPub Date : 2026-09-16DOI: 10.1111/anae.70380
Thomas E Potter, John N Cronin, Justin Kua, Sophie Bloomfield, Mayur Murali, Frances Beatty, Andrew McKechnie, Danny J N Wong, Kariem El-Boghdadly
{"title":"Peri-operative glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use and outcomes: a national prospective multicentre cohort study.","authors":"Thomas E Potter, John N Cronin, Justin Kua, Sophie Bloomfield, Mayur Murali, Frances Beatty, Andrew McKechnie, Danny J N Wong, Kariem El-Boghdadly","doi":"10.1111/anae.70380","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70380","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Peri-operative glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) use is associated with delayed gastric emptying. It is unclear what proportion of patients having anaesthetic care are receiving GLP-1 RAs; what strategies are used in their peri-operative management; and whether the incidence of pulmonary aspiration and/or regurgitation is greater in this population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a national prospective multicentre cohort study of adults undergoing elective or emergency procedures under the care of an anaesthetist. Patients were screened for GLP-1 RA use in the 3 months before the index procedure. Data were collected on patient, procedure, anaesthesia and outcomes, including pulmonary aspiration and regurgitation. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients receiving GLP-1 RAs. Secondary outcomes described the pre-operative management of GLP-1 RAs; anaesthesia and airway management in patients receiving GLP-1 RAs; and the incidence of pulmonary aspiration and/or regurgitation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 47,039 patients from 119 sites across the UK, 1348 (2.9%) reported receiving GLP-1 RAs. Peri-operative management was variable regarding drug cessation, anaesthesia and airway management. The incidence (95%CI) of pulmonary aspiration and/or regurgitation in the non-GLP-1 RA cohort was 57/45,691 (0.12% (0.09-0.16%)) and in the GLP-1 RA cohort was 19/1348 (1.41% (0.85-2.19%)); odds ratio (95%CI) 11.39 (6.47-20.05), p < 0.001. In patients receiving GLP-1 RAs, pulmonary aspiration and/or regurgitation occurred most frequently during emergence from anaesthesia.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>In this national study, 1 in 36 patients undergoing anaesthesia care received GLP-1 RAs, and their peri-operative management was variable. A range of airway management techniques aiming to reduce pulmonary aspiration risk were observed but, despite this, the incidence of pulmonary aspiration and/or regurgitation was 1 in 71 in people receiving GLP-1 RAs.</p>","PeriodicalId":7742,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148981969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AnaesthesiaPub Date : 2026-09-16DOI: 10.1111/anae.70391
Daniel Leslie, Christopher J. Mullington
{"title":"Desflurane and carbon‐based economics: a reply","authors":"Daniel Leslie, Christopher J. Mullington","doi":"10.1111/anae.70391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70391","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7742,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148973421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}