Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
"While the authors are to be commended for asserting organisational responsibility in meeting these new guidelines, in the interim, the gap between what is expected of anaesthetists with respect to consent & what can be realistically delivered grows."
#anaesthesia #MedTwitter #consent
doi.org/10.1111/anae.70379
Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
🩺 Preoperative assessment in robot-assisted bronchoscopy matters. Severe COPD, baseline hypercapnia, large bullae, pulmonary hypertension and RV dysfunction all shift the risk-benefit of prolonged breath-holds.
👉🏻Read more: bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349…
#PatientSafety
Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
New perioperative management strategy for #SGLT2 inhibitors proposed by the #SPAQI. In this #BJA Editorial, Garcia and coworkers present this balanced and risk-stratified approach between metabolic events and cardiac benefits.
bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article…
Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
🦶 Five terminal nerves of the foot, blocked through only two skin punctures.
In 80 outpatients having foot surgery, this ultrasound-guided ankle block achieved surgical anesthesia in 96% of cases.
🔗 doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2026-10…
#RegionalAnesthesia #RAPM
Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
🔟 years on, is the evidence for the erector spinae plane block keeping pace with the enthusiasm? A critical review of the anatomy, mechanism, technique and indications in this month’s #BJAEd
👉🏻Read more: bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349…
#RegionalAnaesthesia
Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
peterhambly.substack.com/p/b…
Beautifully written
All the better for some justifiably coarse language
Maybe we all need to get much more cross
Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
EXTUBATION GUIDELINES LAUNCH
Project for Universal Management of Airways: guidelines for tracheal extubation @UniversalAirway
At the 2026 Airway Management SIG meeting in Noosa, Australia @ANZCA @ASA_Australia
@EllardLouise @AndyHiggsGAA @CarinHagberg @PaulBakerORSIM @kovacsgj @jadamlaw @SheilaMyatra @ProfEllenO @AirwayOnDemand @crossermed @JohnCSakles @SorbelloMax @NicholasChrimes
#anaesthesia #MedTwitter
doi.org/10.1111/anae.70365
Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
Buggy et al #observationalstudy of >6,000 people with #diabetes having surgery shows that continuing metformin and #GLP1-RA, but not SGLT2i, is associated with better #perioperative glucose control in T2DM.
bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0…
Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
Pain management strategies in patients with rib fractures.
#anaesthesia #MedTwitter #Pain
@NavnielKaur
doi.org/10.1111/anae.70284
Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
Why are elective surgeries cancelled and delayed? The PACE2024 study looks at causes of postponement and cancellation and identifies areas for improvement
bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0…
Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
Time to introduce the initial assessment of competence in regional anaesthesia?
#anaesthesia #regionalanaesthesia #regionalanesthesia #MedTwitter
doi.org/10.1111/anae.70269
Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
⚠️ Up to a quarter of peripheral nerve injuries are iatrogenic, from nerve blocks and graft harvest to unrelated surgery, positioning and tourniquets. A sobering reminder of the stakes around the nerve.
Read more: bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349…
Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
The quest to prevent rebound pain: clarity or uncertainty?
• There is not a universally accepted definition of rebound pain.
• The pathogenesis of rebound pain is unknown.
@DrTimJen @Ropivacaine
#anaesthesia #MedTwitter #pain
doi.org/10.1111/anae.70242
Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
New #editorial discussing ‘exercise snacking’, #prehabilitation and #exerkines
bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0…
Full house at the Regional Anaesthesia for Trauma (RAFT) course in Dublin at the @ThePillarDublin @MaterTrauma
National and international faculty discussing all things RA in Trauma
@RLH_TAG @RLH_RAfT @TraumaCareIrl @ISRA_Ireland @Matersurgery @AnaesTrainees
#RAFTDublin
Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
Safe Vascular Access 2025
"We support strongly the principle that ultrasound improves safety and should be used whenever feasible. However, a blanket requirement for its use in all settings risks unintended harm in the unique context of prehospital trauma."
#anaesthesia #MedTwitter
doi.org/10.1111/anae.70218
Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
Epidemiology of trauma deaths across a mature regional trauma system: patterns of pre-hospital and in-hospital fatalities
➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znag030
🔪 In a mature trauma system, 77% of deaths occur pre-hospital, often within minutes—before surgical intervention is possible.
🩸 Haemorrhage dominates early mortality (96% pre-hospital), reinforcing the critical importance of immediate bleeding control and system response.
🧠 Traumatic brain injury drives in-hospital deaths (84%), shaping priorities for neurosurgical and critical care management.
🎯 Key message: Further survival gains will come less from in-hospital advances and more from optimizing pre-hospital care and trauma system performance.
Work by Aditi Nijhawan , Ewoud ter Avest , Callum J Twohig , Stacey J Webster , Jason Morris , Robbie Lendrum , Virginia Fitzpatrick-Swallow , David J Lockey , Zane B Perkins
#SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @RCPSGTrainees @aecirujanos @SEIQuirurgica @iss_sic #MedicalTechniques @BJSAcademy @young_bjs @BJSOpen @evanscolorectal @robhinchliffe1 @bplwijn @MalinASund @nfmkok @TejedorPat @paulo_sutt @PVaughanShaw @JJEarnshaw @juliomayol @ksoreide #SoMe4Trauma #emgensurg @WSESurgery @NELANews
Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
Here is some great news for the environment!
Presenting the new consensus guidelines on the use of sterile gowns for single-shot spinal anaesthesia.
@Assoc_Anaes
@RCoANews
@RegionalAnaesUK
#AnSky #climate #MedTwitter
doi.org/10.1111/anae.70212
Pádraig Ó Scanaill retweeted
Today's Paper of the Day is:
Pulmonary atelectasis in anaesthesia and critical care
criticalcarereviews.com/late…
Join us to read 1 paper per day and stay up-to-date as we cover the spectrum of critical care across 2026
Applications open for the Regional Anaesthesia for Trauma (RAFT) course 2026!
🗓️ Wednesday 13th May 2026
📍Pillar Centre, Mater Hospital, Dublin
✉️Email [email protected] to apply!
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