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

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

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

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

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

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 raft@mater.ie to apply! 6 CPD by CAI @ISRA_Ireland @AnaesTrainees @ESRA_Society @ThePillarDublin @NDTP_HSE @TraumaCareIrl

Recommendations on antihypertensives in the peri-operative period Here are some questions to the authors of the hypertension guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists and British and Irish Hypertension Society! #anaesthesia #MedTwitter doi.org/10.1111/anae.70210

🧊New in #CriticalCare: On-scene selective brain cooling in ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest: pilot results from the PRINCESS2 randomised trial doi.org/hbqxqd #CritCare #BrainCooling #CardiacArrest

#Secondaryanalysis from the #STOP-or-NOT trial finding a significant #heterogeneityoftreatmenteffect for #hypotension in the patient population bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0…

Original Article: Prehospital Whole Blood in Traumatic Hemorrhage — a Randomized Controlled Trial (phase 3 SWiFT trial) nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE… #ISICEM | @ISICEM

The B-APNEIC score has been proposed as an alternative to the STOP-BANG questionnaire. Here's some debate on the topic! doi.org/10.1111/anae.70195 doi.org/10.1111/anae.70197 And check out the original paper here! ➡️ doi.org/10.1111/anae.70102 #anaesthesia #MedTwitter

Do you say "acute confusion" or "acutely confused" instead of delirium? If so, why?

⚠️ In persistent air leak, more suction is not always better. Excessive suction can increase flow across the defect and delay healing. Use the least suction necessary to maintain pleural apposition. Read more: bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349… #RespiratoryMedicine #ChestDrain

Really key in perioperative trauma care

Infographic in #Anesthesiology - Climbing the MET Ladder to Survival 🎨 ow.ly/vp7v50Ye2WU

Prolonged fasting still a huge issue. Keen to see more patient focused practice like @SipTilSend Archaic terms like "fast from midnight" should be abolished!

You all heard about the new breastfeeding guidelines at #WSM2026! Now the conference fun is behind us, take some time to have a quick read and refresh your understanding of how to care for breastfeeding patients! #anaesthesia #breastfeeding #MedTwitter doi.org/10.1111/anae.70128

How do you manage hypertension in the peri-operative period? Checkout this new flowchart for the management of pre-operative adult blood pressure! #anaesthesia #WSM2026 #MedTwitter doi.org/10.1111/anae.70082