Bisanth Batuwitage

Consultant anaesthetist with interests in airway management, regional, paeds, bariatric surgery and global health

[British Journal of Anaesthesia @BJAJournals]

Flexible #bronchoscopy is the gold standard for tracheal #intubation in patients with difficult airways but sedation and GA frequently cause upper airway obstruction. High-flow nasal oxygenation can improve glottic view.
https://t.co/U3gQaswdPV

[Jeff Gadsden @jeffgadsden]

My ESP blocks never used to work. Then we realized what we were doing wrong….

Why Your ESP Block Fails (And How To Fix It)
https://t.co/RQxqTRbjna

[𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 @Anaes_Journal]

Patient optimisation before surgery 👇

Nutrition
https://t.co/nxbAxmJaHm

Psychology
https://t.co/rxUpPYCOVi

Respiratory
https://t.co/0CVVsGClcD

Anaemia
https://t.co/b8cT9DxFfK

Diabetes
https://t.co/By2xmKih6R

Cardiac
https://t.co/G734G27lvQ

Elderly
https://t.co/FT4b7Pklk9

[British Journal of Anaesthesia @BJAJournals]

New #DAS2025 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult adult #trachealintubation with an emphasis on maximising likelihood of success at the #firstattempt

https://t.co/ieNnhhmbUw

[Richard Shaw @Richard42128627]

Join us for the 2026 LHNC 'RED' Lectures 👇
..Research, Education & Development...
- Dr Ik Shin Chin, Medical Oncology
- Dr Amy Harding
- Dr Gemma Cherry
Mostly a Tuesday evening at 1900, but 1st is THIS Thursday , 15th Jan at 1900, to join:  https://t.co/5P91hZYXSC

[Liverpool Head & Neck Centre @livHeadandNeck]

LHNC ADAM Course - Friday 24th April 2026
University Hospital Aintree

One day course - Early booking is advisable
Consultants, Associate Specialists & Speciality Doctors £140
Trainees ST4+ £80
ODPs £40
Full details - https://t.co/KNvt8Iujqs

[British Journal of Anaesthesia @BJAJournals]

Adding ketamine to #propofol #TIVA raises BIS values, shifting toward a peak-max pattern of phase–amplitude coupling (PAC). This reflects altered EEG dynamics, supporting PAC metrics in depth-of-anaesthesia monitoring #bjaopen

https://t.co/E5zFU7abbR

[British Journal of Anaesthesia @BJAJournals]

Continuing the debate in #GLP-1 agonist perioperative management: watch this video as the authors examine how preoperative GLP-1 RA use was associated with fewer respiratory complications.

Read the paper here: https://t.co/2TUbiptAEn

[Jeff Gadsden @jeffgadsden]

Hey hey! Attention all students, trainees and program directors...with so many block techniques, it's hard to know where to start with your learning. That's why we created this video playlist of Plan A blocks. A one-stop shop for the basics. Check it out below 👇👇
@Duke_Anesthesia @ASRA_Society @ESRA_Society @AoraIndia @EM_RESUS @GongGasGirl @amit_pawa @diazolam @OrlandoRPN @DrSleep88 @EMARIANOMD @LloydTurbitt @elboghdadly @BelgianBara @DaraEsra @Assoc_Anaes @Wilkinsonjonny @morefluids @maffygirl @Sedolor @zedunow @RegionalAnaesUK @AmyPearsonMD @mswami001 @KalagaraHari @dr_rajgupta @educanestesia @Steve_Coppens @DrRobbieErskine @bobfunn @RAPMOnline @OBsleepmerchant @ASA_Australia @deepak_neuro @joinBJAN @anesthesianews @HFAnesthesiaRes @stanfordanes @UofUAnesthesia @ACCMResidency @_Anesthesiology @CUMCAnesthesia @UMNanes @PediAnesthesia @CASUpdate @PeterMerjavy @TomJelic @rosie_hogg @UCSFAnesthesia @PeriopMedUCL
https://t.co/W7VyhLMNjX

[𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 @Anaes_Journal]

Here is the first consensus-based core outcome set for airway management research, with agreed definitions and measurement instruments.

This will harmonise evidence synthesis and improve the translatability of findings to improve clinical care.

@VirtueOfNothing @doctimcook @elboghdadly

#anaesthesia #Airway #MedTwitter

https://t.co/6NiOv1SwbZ

[𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 @Anaes_Journal]

The chance of having an allergic reaction to a neuromuscular blocking drug is:
• suxamethonium: ~1 in 1500 people
• rocuronium: ~1 in 3300 people
• atracurium: ~1 in 15,000 people

Women were up to eight times more likely to have a reaction than men.

#anaesthesia #MedTwitter #allergy

https://t.co/YVDmrFZ3PO

[ESRA | European Society of Regional Anaesthesia @ESRA_Society]

Blocks, Bones & Bold Moves: Regional Anaesthesia in Ortho Surgery
📅 20 November 2025
🕖 7 PM CET
👥 Moderators:
Amit PAWA and Jeff GADSDEN
🎙️ Speakers:
Melody ANDERSON | Anemoon TORFS | Vicente ROQUÉS
✅ Free & open to all, don’t miss it!
👉 Register now: https://t.co/u0EEt3P9cu

[British Journal of Anaesthesia @BJAJournals]

2025 DAS guidelines for the management of unanticipated difficult airway published today in the British Journal of Anaesthesia. #airway #difficultairway #intubation #anaesthesia #anesthesia

https://t.co/ieNnhhmbUw

[Hans Huitink @AirwayMxAcademy]

New DAS airway guidelines presented by Imran and Kariem #wamm2025 in Florence 🇮🇹
Lets hear in the next 90 minutes what is new
@maffygirl @altgm @ProfEllenO @doctimcook @oldandbaffled @dasairway @gunjeet99

[Ed Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA, FASRA @EMARIANOMD]

A fire in the surgical field is a terrifying event.

@AmyPearsonMD shares an algorithm for preventing fires in the operating theatre at #CSAFallConf25

[Difficult Airway Society (DAS) @dasairway]

🚨 DAS Webinar on
2025 DAS guidelines for the management of unanticipated difficult tracheal intubation in adults

📅: 4th December 2025
🕕 : 6-7.30PM GMT

Free for DAS members and £40 for non-member doctors and £10 for non-member ODPs & Anaesthetic nurses (includes one year DAS membership and free attendance in the webinars during the membership year)

Please register using this link
https://t.co/S7lVCAR9fZ

@BJAJournals

[Chris Flannigan @PaedEmergencies]

Final programme for Paediatric Emergencies 2025 https://t.co/3G5BzDeSTV This is a free livestream on YouTube starting at 08:50 UK time on 13th November 2025. Watch at https://t.co/Lx4toQGyJM (No registration required)

[British Journal of Anaesthesia @BJAJournals]

Happy World Anaesthesia Day from all the team at BJA and BJA Open!

#worldanaesthesiaday #worldanesthesiaday #anaesthesia #anesthesia

[Marky mark @M9Marky]

Use nsaids periop
40 % reduction in opiate use
Only used in 30% cases
Avoid if gfr<30 BJA
#esra2025

[British Journal of Anaesthesia @BJAJournals]

Staying SAFE to #intubate: introducing a two-step two-operator check for tracheal intubation to facilitate navigation within the #PUMA algorithm.

https://t.co/ZTO9qo6JJG