Regional anaesthesia and perioperative medicine.

The practice of regional anaesthesia has advanced rapidly, with well-defined benefits such as reducing pain, reduced opioid consumption, and improved quality of early recovery. Challenges include extending the benefit beyond the immediate postoperative period, improving access for patients and defining the long-term effects.

The accuracy of respiratory rate assessment by doctors in a London teaching hospital: a cross-sectional study.

Respiratory rate (RR) is one of the most sensitive markers of a patient condition and a core aspect of multiple clinical assessment tools. Doctors use a number of methods to assess RR, including formal measurement, and 'spot' assessments, although this is not recommended. This study aimed to assess the accuracy of the methods of RR measurement being used by doctors.