AAA Journals (Automated Anaesthetic Audio Journals)
This podcast uses advanced AI to quickly summarize key findings from prominent anaesthetic literature into clear, narrated summaries. It is designed for UK anaesthetists who want to stay updated efficiently while commuting or taking breaks. The episodes cover peer-reviewed knowledge to keep listeners informed without compromising their clinical schedule.
Episodes
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education Volume 26 Issue 7
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education; July 2026. This month has updates on analgesia and anaesthesia for knee arthroplasty, anaesthetic considerations of cervical spine surgery and the physiology of ECMO.
Anaesthesia Volume 81 Issue 7
Anaesthesia; July 2026. This episode includes a narrative review of Plan A blocks, a review of vasopressor infusions in the obstetric population and use of fixed or variable PEEP in lung resections.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 136 Issue 7
British Journal of Anaesthesia; July 2026. This month includes updates on obstetric haemorrhage, decision making processes in older patients and emergency surgery and a study on the incidence of neuraxial complications.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education Volume 26 Issue 6
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education; June 2026. This issue includes reviews on statistical analysis, team debriefing and assessing capacity in perioperative care.
Anaesthesia Volume 81 Issue 6
Anaesthesia; June 2026. This episode reviews new guidelines on fasting and pain management after caesarean delivery, and new research on gastric ultrasound in patients taking semaglutide.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 136 Issue 6
British Journal of Anaesthesia; June 2026. This issue delves into new research on simulation teaching, the science behind EEG burst suppression and the potential benefits of high dose dexamethasone in caesarean sections.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education Volume 26 Issue 5
British Journal of Anaesthesia; May 2026. This issue includes education on PONV, specific interventions for cancer related pain and statistic and research methodology.
Anaesthesia Volume 81 Issue 5
Anaesthesia; May 2026. This episode includes new guidelines of patients who are breast-feeding in the perioperative period, new research into the incidence of perioperative peripheral nerve damage and a review of a new risk score for obstructive sleep apnoea.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 136 Issue 5
British Journal of Anaesthesia; May 2026. This episode looks at new ways of documenting videolaryngoscopy views, improving interpretation of blood gas analysis and the affect of psychological factors affecting postoperative cognitive outcomes.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education Volume 26 Issue 4
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education; April 2026. This issue contains part 2 of the enhanced recovery series in obstetrics, diagnosis and management of liver disease in pregnancy and an update on screening for neurocognitive disorders in the perioperative period.
Anaesthesia Volume 81 Issue 4
Anaesthesia; April 2026. This issue explores some important outcomes from the POPPY study and introduces new guidelines on management of post-surgical pain in thoracic surgery.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 136 Issue 4
British Journal of Anaesthesia; April 2026. This issue debuts a new format for the podcast and includes articles on post-surgical pain, development of patient satisfaction questionnaires and what barriers remain for sustainable practice in anaesthesia.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education Volume 26 Issue 3
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education; March 2026. This episode explores paediatric cervical spine abnormalities, ERAS after caesarean delivery, and management of pain after lower limb amputation.
Anaesthesia Volume 81 Issue 3
Anaesthesia; March 2026. This issue explores use of SGLT-2 inhibitors and surgical outcomes, prehabilitation for valve replacements and an update on hypertension guidelines.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 136 Issue 3
British Journal of Anaesthesia; March 2026. This issue includes updates on myocardial injury after abdominal surgery, links between chronic pain and asthma, and optimisation of PEEP.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education Volume 26 Issue 2
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education; Volume 26 Issue 2. This issue reviews anaesthesia for cervical spine surgery, explores core concepts for statistical analysis and continues on the previous issues discussion on migraines.
Anaesthesia Volume 81 Issue 2
Anaesthesia; February 2026. This issue includes insights of how ASA status affects surgical outcomes, insights into delirium care in ICU and a risk stratification tool for penicillin allergy.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 136 Issue 2
British Journal of Anaesthesia; February 2026. This episode includes updates on dexmedetomidine's effect on EEG waveforms, outcomes after blood transfusions in paediatric surgery and extrathoracic fascial plane blocks for rib fracture pain.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education Volume 26 Issue 1
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education, January 2026. This issue describes the management of uterine atony in obstetrics, the phenomenon of pulmonary atelectasis and the concept of psychological safety in the operating theatre.
Anaesthesia Volume 81 Issue 1
Anaesthesia; January 2026. This issue includes research on delirium identification, prevention and management, comparison of different fascial plane blocks for analgesia following mastectomy and the development of AI chatbots for peri-operative medicine.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 136 Issue 1
British Journal of Anaesthesia, January 2026. This issue explores stellate ganglion blocks, climate resilience and includes a narrative review of airway education.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education Volume 25 Issue 12
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education; December 2025. This issue explores respiratory disease in pregnancy, paediatric scoliosis surgery, spinal cord stimulators and the provision of anaesthesia for interventional radiological procedures in children.
Anaesthesia Volume 80 Issue 12
Anaesthesia; December 2025. This issue includes studies comparing PENG blocks vs fascia iliaca blocks for hip surgery, use of AI in development of ultrasound teaching tools and a narrative review of implementing videolaryngoscopy as a default option.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 135 Issue 6
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education; December 2025. This issue examines the effect of removing desflurane from our practice, intraoperative encephalogram readings and their correlation to postoperative cognitive dysfunction and the effect of patient resilience on postoperative outcomes.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education Volume 25 Issue 11
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education; November 2025. This journal reviews evidence and implications of migraines, the use of peripheral nerve catheters, obstetric care of patients with substance use disorder, ventilating paediatric patients and the use of point-of-care ultrasound in paediatric anaesthesia.
Anaesthesia Volume 80 Issue 11
Anaesthesia; November 2025. This issue includes studies on ketamine and delirium, the views of parturients on the greenhouse effect of their analgesia, and the use of PEEP scaled to BMI.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 135 Issue 5
British Journal of Anaesthesia; November 2025. Featuring studies on communication in the operating room, pain control with nerve blocks, and AI screening for heart risk. It also explores COPD phenotypes and outcomes, socioeconomic impacts on surgery, and genetic links to postsurgical pain, alongside innovations in deep learning, anaesthesia monitoring, and perioperative care.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education Volume 25 Issue 10
British Journal of Anaesthesia Education; October 2025. This discussion delves into non cardiac anaesthetics for adults with congenital heart defects, central sensitisation mechanisms in chronic pain, videolaryngoscopic grading systems, ventilator acquired pneumonia and major trauma in the elderly.
Anaesthesia Volume 80 Issue 10
Anaesthesia; October 2025. This issue features studies on stress inoculation in emergency airway training, anaesthesia’s evolving role in transcatheter heart valve procedures, and high-flow nasal oxygen use in obstetrics. It also explores new safety guidelines for paediatric lidocaine use, global sepsis research priorities and women’s experiences of epidural consent.
British Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 135 Issue 4
British Journal of Anaesthesia; October 2025. Topics include the accuracy of continuous glucose monitoring during surgery, the risks of bone cement implantation syndrome, and a large-scale analysis of adverse events linked to local anaesthetics.
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