The 2014 BJA/PGA special issue: a selection of six educational reviews.

摘要: The PostGraduate Assembly (PGA) of the New York State Society Anesthesiologists (NYSSA), one largest international gatherings anaesthesiologists, continues its strong commitment to innovative approaches education by once again sponsoring a special issue Journal correspond meeting. PGA has joined with British Anaesthesia (BJA) produce BJA/PGA Special Issue based on selection clinically relevant lectures from 68th Annual held in City, December 12–16, 2014. is premiere annual meeting more than 6000 attendees, whom 30% are outside USA.This collaborative project thus represents an opportunity enhance educational missions both and BJA bringing topical reviews attendees readers BJA. Again Scientific Panel experts timely topic. panel this year Sedation Anaesthesia, moderated Michel M.R.F. Struys, MD, PhD, Editor internationally known expert area. Two panelists have contributed their presentations as highlighted below. BJA, published since 1923, second highest Impact Factor all anaesthesia journals, global distribution 14 000 subscribers 50 countries worldwide. publishes clinical laboratory studies around 11% submissions North America. Online usage global, one-third coming addition publishing cutting-edge research, interest Continuing Medical Education (CME) each contains or two review articles that CME questions online at http://bja.oxfordjournals. org. This common ground between NYSSA, PGA, providing high-quality updates further strengthens our association. six for 2014 Issue, selected extensive programme offered complement recent publications presented respected subspecialities anaesthesiology, pain, critical care. These offer reader spectrum topics acceptable practices, will also be available free regular website (http://bja.oxfordjournals.org) along monthly journal content. following contributors kindly agreed provide detailed supplement oral (the indicated logo Programme). In Critical Care review, Waters discusses use massive transfusion protocols management haemorrhagic shock, including evaluation data leading recommendation higher plasma:red blood cell ratios. There Neuroanaesthesia. Anastasian provides update anaesthetic patient acute ischaemic stroke endovascular intervention, impact arterial pressure general compared local anaesthesia.