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Avg. Duration 29m
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Since Feb 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2025

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Anaesthesia is the official journal of the Association of Anaesthetists and is international in scope and comprehensive in coverage. It publishes original, peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of general and regional anaesthesia, intensive care and pain therapy, including research on equipment. Rapid Sequence podcasts offer an insight into our journal, publications, editors, reviewers, authors and readers. Each episode is short, concise and packed full of CPD for all your educational needs.

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Top 10 research priorities for sepsis research

Jun 06, 2025 25m

Sepsis is a high burden syndrome associated with increased morbidity and mortality in both the acute and longer-term phases of illness. There remain multiple treatment uncertainties that require…

June 2025 with Dr Mike Charlesworth

Jun 01, 2025 29m

Monthly Editor podcasts are back! This month, Dr Maryann Turner talks with Dr Mike Charlesworth, who was the previous Dissemination Editor for the journal. He talks about his time as Dissemination…

Patient-reported outcomes, postoperative pain and pain relief after day case surgery (POPPY)

May 27, 2025 17m

In the UK, approximately 70% of surgical procedures are undertaken as day-cases. Little information exists about recovery from day-case surgery, yet international data highlights patients are at risk…

The inequalities and challenges of prehabilitation before cancer surgery

Apr 03, 2025 22m

Prehabilitation seeks to enhance functional capacity and preparedness before surgery with the aim of improving outcomes; it is generally based on exercise, diet and psychological interventions. While…

Peri-operative management of adults taking GLP-1 receptor agonists, GIP agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors

Jan 31, 2025 24m

Until more evidence becomes available, this pragmatic, multidisciplinary consensus statement aims to support shared decision-making and improve safety for patients taking glucagon-like peptide-1…

Sir Julian Hartley and Dr Tim Meek

Oct 07, 2024 12m

This podcast was recorded live at the Association of Anaesthetists Annual Congress 2024 in Harrogate. We spoke with keynote speaker Sir Julian Hartley (Chief Executive of NHS Providers) and…

Peri-operative pain management in adults

Oct 04, 2024 5m

This podcast was recorded live at the Association of Anaesthetists Annual Congress 2024 in Harrogate. We recently published a new multidisciplinary consensus statement from the Association of…

Factors affecting UK anaesthetic trainees' wellbeing and stress

Oct 03, 2024 7m

This podcast was recorded live at the Association of Anaesthetists Annual Congress 2024 in Harrogate. We were delighted to be joined by Dr Sarah Marsden and Dr Stuart Edwardson to talk about a new…

Patients whose airway may be difficult - what would you do?

Oct 02, 2024 13m

This podcast was recorded following the airway session at the Association of Anaesthetists Annual Congress 2024 in Harrogate. Our dissemination Editor Dr Maryann Turner was joined by Prof Kariem…

Anaesthesia associates' clinical activity, case mix, supervision and involvement in peri-operative cardiac arrest

Jul 16, 2024 37m

The 7th National Audit Project (NAP7) of the RCoA examined peri-operative cardiac arrest and each of the three phases captured the involvement of anaesthesia associates in clinical practice. In view…

July 2024 with Dr Maryann Turner and Dr Mike Charlesworth

Jul 01, 2024 26m

There are lots of excellent papers this month which have been highlighted by our dissemination editors Maryann and Mike! This month, they discuss: Still a ‘boys’ club': a qualitative analysis of how…

Association between multimorbidity and postoperative mortality in patients undergoing major surgery

Jun 05, 2024 27m

Multimorbidity poses a global challenge to healthcare delivery. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of multimorbidity, common disease combinations and outcomes in a contemporary cohort of…

June 2024 with Professor Kariem El-Boghdadly

May 19, 2024 21m

This month, Dr Maryann Turner is joined by Professor Kariem El-Boghdadly to discuss three papers from the June 2024 issue. Comparison of the success rate of tracheal intubation between stylet and…

Patterns of opioid use after surgical discharge

May 12, 2024 27m

The Opioid PrEscRiptions and Usage After Surgery (OPERAS) study aimed to quantify the current global practice of opioid prescribing and consumption patterns in patients after discharge from common…

Airway management in patients with suspected or confirmed cervical spine injury

May 12, 2024 29m

Despite a lack of supporting evidence, airway management in patients with suspected or confirmed cervical spine injury is traditionally thought to increase the risk of worsening existing neurological…

Association of peri-operative prescription of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with continued prescription of opioids after total knee arthroplasty

Apr 29, 2024 29m

While effective for acute pain control, recent pre-clinical evidence has raised concerns regarding an association between NSAIDs and chronic pain and potential opioid use. The objective of this paper…

Still a ‘boys’ club': a qualitative analysis of how gender affects a career in anaesthesia

Apr 29, 2024 29m

Gender inequity remains an issue in anaesthesia despite increasing numbers of women training and achieving fellowship in the speciality. Women are under-represented in all areas of anaesthetic…

May 2024 with Dr Maryann Turner and Dr Mike Charlesworth

Apr 26, 2024 27m

This month, Dr Maryann Turner takes the helm to discuss three papers from the May issue with Dr Mike Charlesworth. The first is a national prospective observational cohort study of risk factors for…

April 2024 with Dr Nicolai Bang Foss

Mar 06, 2024 34m

The April issue contains lots of excellent clinically-orientated papers and this month, Associate Editor Dr Nicolai Bang Foss has chosen three that caught his eye. The first is a comparison of a new…

March 2024 with Dr Ben Gibbison

Feb 12, 2024 26m

This month, all the main articles in the issue come from a special collection on sustainable healthcare, climate science and the anaesthetist. All papers are free to read, forever! Our Associate…

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