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On Saturday, 13 September, candidates around the world sat the EDAIC® Part I Examination. The European Diploma in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (EDAIC®) tests essential knowledge in both basic sciences and clinical anaesthesia and intensive care. It is a key step for every specialist in training, as well as for qualified specialists wishing to demonstrate […]

Excellent Patient Safety training of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care for all health care workers Safer Care to Save Lives  Together with healthcare leaders and practitioners, the ESAIC is dedicated to leading the way in patient safety and ensuring the best care for every patient. Recently, together with delegates from the European […]

How does it trigger patient safety? What is the SAFEST project?  The SAFEST calls for improving quality and patient SAFEty in surgical care through Standardisation and harmonisation of perioperative care in Europe. It arose in response to a critical need: the high incidence of surgical adverse events in Europe, affecting between 8% and 12% of […]

The effort required to gather sufficient evidence to write a guideline is enormous. Multiple clinical trials must be conducted, systematic reviews written, and a guideline committee established. Publications then need to be assessed and graded to reach a consensus on the best evidence-based treatment for our patients. We all agree that evidence-based guidelines are essential […]

From Ether to global collaboration The story of anaesthesia in Brazil is inseparable from the relentless pursuit of patient safety. Modern surgical practice began in the country with the first public demonstration of ether anaesthesia in Rio de Janeiro in 1847. While the speciality grew over the following century, it often did so without formal […]

Huge variation in Postoperative Vasopressor use The SQUEEZE study has been published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia. The Study, entirely sponsored by a grant from the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Clinical Trial Network (ESAIC CTN), analysed data from 25,675 patients across 228 hospitals in 42 countries. Results: An unexpected difference in […]

Scottish Government Endorses ESAIC Glasgow Declaration on Sustainability in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care The Scottish Government has formally endorsed the Glasgow Declaration on Sustainability in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, an initiative led by the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) to reduce the environmental impact of perioperative and critical care practices across Europe. […]

An international, multi-centre, prospective, observational ICU cohort study of the PROVEnet supported by ESAIC (PRoVENT 2+) Why is this study needed?  Mechanical ventilation is frequently used in intensive care units (ICU) but may initiate or aggravate lung injury, so-called ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). Therefore, lung-protective mechanical ventilation has been strongly recommended in international guidelines, especially […]

   What is the background of PARNet?   PARNet is an ESAIC Research Group that was created two years ago. PARNet has a long history and a series of successful outcomes. Paediatric anaesthesiologists will remember the two CTNs (Clinical Trial Networks): APRICOT and NECTARINE. Both CTNs concluded successfully, with an unprecedented number of patients enrolled […]