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Climate change poses an escalating threat to health worldwide.¹˒² Anaesthesiology societies have therefore called for action to reduce the environmental impact of clinical care.³–⁶ Their recommendations include using regional anaesthesia and total intravenous anaesthesia where clinically appropriate and, when inhalational anaesthesia is required, favouring sevoflurane with minimal fresh gas flow.  However, the extent to which these approaches are used in everyday clinical care remains insufficiently documented. Europe-wide data on anaesthesia techniques, […]

The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) is taking an important step forward in redefining how research grants are evaluated. Beyond scientific rigour alone, new efforts are underway to ensure that sustainability and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are firmly embedded within research funding and assessment processes.  The rationale for this change   Healthcare research reaches far beyond the […]

The creation of an ESAIC-ESPA Task Force on Neuromuscular Block in anaesthetised children was announced in the ESAIC Newsletter in July 2024. The guideline was divided into four main questions and related Population/Intervention/Comparison/Outcome (PICO) groups. The main clinical messages of the Guidelines were already presented during the ESAIC (Lisboa 2025) and ESPA Congresses (Berlin) in 2025 and were finally published in the European Journal […]

In this interview, Carolina Soledad Romero Garcia, Chair of the ESAIC Guidelines Committee, reflects on the Committee’s key achievements in 2025 and outlines its priorities for 2026 and beyond, including methodological excellence, guideline implementation, international collaboration and capacity building.  Looking back at 2025, what were the ESAIC Guidelines Committee’s main deliverables, and which achievements stand out to […]

The use of advanced diabetes technologies, such as continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), subcutaneous insulin pumps, and automated insulin delivery (AID) systems, has become increasingly prevalent, significantly improving glycaemic control and patient quality of life. (1, 2) Approximately 20% of surgical patients have diabetes, bringing these technologies into the perioperative setting. (3) However, none of these devices is currently […]

Background and Importance:  Opioids and other potent and Controlled Medications are vital therapeutic agents in Acute and Perioperative Care. Management of this group of medications, however, places a responsibility for their physical security, and precise recording of use, of disposal, and of any waste on practitioners and on healthcare facilities.  Aims and Objectives:  We wanted to understand more about the burden that the management of […]

MOPED is the acronym for Management and Outcomes of the Perioperative Care of European people with Diabetes.  The ESAIC’s Clinical Studies Network was funded almost entirely by the ESAIC, with smaller contributions from the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland (CAI) and the British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA).  MOPED is the largest ever study of the perioperative journey of people with […]

ESAIC has published a new consensus document on mitigation strategies in Intensive Care Medicine, offering practical recommendations to help reduce the environmental footprint of intensive care while keeping patient safety and quality of care at the centre. The publication marks another important step in ESAIC’s ongoing sustainability work. It builds on the ESAIC Glasgow Declaration […]

The call for abstracts is now open for CONNECT.Albania 2026, the inaugural edition of CONNECT — the ESAIC’s new collaborative congress model developed with national societies. CONNECT.Albania 2026 takes place on 6–7 November in Tirana , organised jointly by the ESAIC and ASAI. Abstracts must be submitted in English and will be reviewed by the […]