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D. Berrin Gunaydin Regardless of underlying aetiology, massive haemorrhage is a significant cause of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. According to health statistics, the maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Turkey is 13.1 in 100,000 live births (https://sbsgm.saglik.gov.tr/Eklenti/44131). Hopefully, evidence-based management to improve patient care could play an important role in decreasing MMR. However, massively bleeding […]

Leila Niemi-Murola, Valentina Almeida Accreditation of Training in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, formerly the Hospital Visiting and Training Accreditation Programme (HVTAP), has offered a teaching accreditation under the European Training Requirements on a voluntary basis to the academic departments of Anaesthesia and Intensive care Medicine. Since 1989, the ATAIC has performed over 100 international audits. […]

Inês Ferreira Vieira Since the very beginning of my residency in Anaesthesiology, I knew I wanted to do an internship abroad. What better way to get out of your comfort zone and meet a different reality? The idea of applying for the Trainee Exchange Program followed naturally. I was thrilled when the response came to […]

Alexander Zarbock – Chair of the ESAIC Research Committee Sylvia Daamen, Pierre Harlet, Saman Sepehr, Sophie Debouche, and Julia Dowell This has been a busy and successful year for the Research Department, with many ongoing projects. ESAIC Awards and Grants We are happy to announce that in 2022 a total of 240.000€ was distributed among […]

ESAIC runs a Mentorship Programme to promote the professional development of young researchers through one-to-one mentoring by experienced investigators. It enables the development of a personal relationship and provides individual support for the mentee in their chosen field of research. The aims of the Programme are: To preserve and transfer accumulated professional knowledge within the […]

Idit Matot Chair of the ESAIC Scientific Committee Finally, after two years of online congresses, in 2022, we could gather in Milan for Euroanaesthesia and get back to handshakes, hugs, smiles and the excitement of the congress.  The remarkable opening ceremony with two exceptional plenary speakers, Dr Kate Prior and Prof. Kai Zacharowski, was just […]

Patricio Gonzalez-Pizarro Chair of ESAIC Sustainability Committee Green means go! Sustainability is a hot topic. It is everywhere these days, and while we may be getting saturated with the word, we must turn our attention to the concept, especially its environmental dimension. Climate change is a defining issue for our generation. The carbon footprint of […]

Stefan De Hert Chair of the ESAIC Education & Training Committee The Education and Training Committee is an umbrella committee overseeing and coordinating the education and training activities at ESAIC. 2022 has been a successful year; below are the main achievements: Education Tuesday – the education activity has been released every Tuesday and touches upon […]

Taskforce chair: Fuchs-Buder, Thomas CHRU Nancy Chef du pôle Bloc Opératoire Departement d’anesthésie, réanimation & médecine périoperatoire Summary of recommendations (R) R1: We recommend using a muscle relaxant to facilitate tracheal intubation (1A: high-quality evidence, strong recommendation). R2: We recommend using muscle relaxants to reduce pharyngeal and/or laryngeal injury following endotracheal intubation (1C: low quality of evidence, strong recommendation). […]