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Anaesthesiologists play a central role in hospitals in designing clinical pathways and offering guidance in the effective management of patient care: from leading preoperative assessments and peri-operative/procedural care to delivering critical and intensive care, as well as emergency services and acute and chronic pain management.The multidisciplinary nature of our speciality, along with a profound and […]

ESAIC has launched a task force to discuss the European situation of the workforce in Anaesthesia and different working models on a national level. This major problem is expected to increase even more during the next years and requires our attention. Moreover, our position is also needed to discuss the current situation with other shareholders […]

Euroanaesthesia is a focus for promoting, reviewing and teaching the latest innovative practices in anaesthesiology, intensive care, perioperative, pain and critical emergency medicine As we approach the last months of winter, we can look forward to the turn of the season and the coming light of spring. We can also look forward to the warmth […]

A structured approach to more sustainable practices Climate change is an existential threat to healthcare and life itself on the planet. It is vital that everyone takes action to mitigate this process. The ESAIC has been at the forefront of addressing these environmental challenges signing the Glasgow Declaration in 20231 and publishing the 4-scope guidance […]

Beginning in January 2025, the project partners will include more than 500 patients across multiple centres in a prospective observational clinical study. The study will focus on collecting data from patients throughout their entire ICU stay and beyond, tracking key metrics such as ventilator-free days, and survival rates. The study will include patients with acute […]

Enhancing Palliative Care in the ICU The EPIC consortium gathered in Prague on 23-24 January 2025, marking one year since the project’s kick-off meeting. Partners convened to share progress, discuss milestones, and outline future steps in the mission to integrate palliative care into intensive care units (ICUs) across Europe. Progress Across Work Packages Harmonising Palliative […]

The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) joins the global medical community in mourning the passing of Professor Luciano Gattinoni, an extraordinary figure with a brilliant visionary mind whose innovative contributions and ground-breaking research have fundamentally revolutionised critically ill patient care and shaped modern intensive-care medicine. Born in Milan in January 12 1945, […]

Our journey in sharing knowledge and inspiring educators.  The Beginnings The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) Train the Trainer (TTT) course is a development of a previous one run by the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) called ISIA (International School of Instructors in Anaesthesia). Professor Gabbi Gurman developed this as […]

Article review on the impact of female sex on awareness, depth and emergence study  Accidental awareness under anaesthesia (AAGA) is a nightmare not only for the patients but also for the anaesthetist and hospital. Accidental awareness and subsequent post-operative recall are estimated at approximately 0.1%-0.2%, with higher in obstetric cases (0.4%)¹. Despite its low incidence, […]