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Gabriel M. Gurman, MD Chief Editor The last days brought a tremendous burden on our Ukrainian colleagues and friends. A wild war started and, as in any war, innocent people become victims. The media is full of news about heavy fights all over that country, and many buildings, most of them inhabited by civilians, are […]

The peer review in Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (PRiPSAIC) project. Andrew Smith, Lancaster Patient Safety Research Unit, University Hospitals Morecambe Bay, UK Andrew.Smith@mbht.nhs.uk @ProfAndyS As we start to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, we have a golden opportunity to shape our practice for the future. This year ESAIC takes the next step […]

Jan Hendrickx, ESAIC Industry Liaison Coordinator jcnwahendrickx@yahoo.com  The second virtual Euroanaesthesia Congress which took place from 17 to 19 December 2021 was a great success. ESAIC welcomed over 3600 attendees, 49 participating societies and industry partners, 103 hours of content, 244 speakers from 26 countries, 113 sessions, 306 presentations and 18 learning tracks. In addition, […]

Dr Inna Kuchynska ikuchynska82@gmail.com Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Universal Clinic Oberig Host Centre: West Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK West Middlesex University Hospital is an acute NHS hospital in Isleworth, West London, operated by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It is a teaching hospital […]

Dr Cheah Kean Seng (MBBS, FCAI) Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. dkscheah@gmail.com Abstract We encountered an unusual complication of general anaesthesia in which the patient developed an ocular complication from a non-ocular surgery. We noticed a sudden onset of left periorbital swelling after flexible ureteroscopy. Urgent CT orbit confirmed […]

Dr Bazil Ateleanu Chair of the ESAIC Examinations Committee Dear Examination Committee and Subcommittees Members, Fellow Examiners, Invigilators, Hosts, Candidates and ESAIC Members, I am writing this article in January 2022, sincerely hoping that, after the challenging 2021, you had at least the opportunity to spend some quality time with your loved ones over the […]

Gabriel M. Gurman, MD Chief Editor Many years ago, during my residency in anaesthesia I heard one of my pals saying that he chose this speciality because he was “not supposed to waste his time having a conversation with his patients:” we keep them asleep, we wake them up and leave them when they are […]

To whom it may concern Tuesday, 03/02/2022 ESAIC, as the leading European Society in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, emphasizes the importance of a supervising consultant anaesthesiologist, responsible for the patient during the whole procedure, and this, during all anaesthetic procedures. The same goes without further outlining for patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). ESAIC’s main goal is […]

A Survey from the Trainees Committee Olivier Duranteau, Igor Abramovich ESAIC Trainee Representative, Trainees Committee Chair trainees-committee@esaic.org For almost half a century now, the European Union has been involved in standardising practices throughout Europe. The legislative aspect with the creation of European law was considered superior to that of the states. In the scientific field, […]