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Submitted abstract In an abstract presented at this year’s Euroanaesthesia, doctors question in whose best interest is a life-sustaining treatment to facilitate organ donation, in light of the UK’s new ‘opt out’ system that presumes that all people are potential organ donors unless they have opted out. “Our case highlights the ethics underlying life-sustaining treatments […]

Session presented Saturday 28 November, 1330-1430H, Channel 2 One of the first sessions in this year’s Euroanaesthesia addressed the issue of obstetric nightmares, with the first talk  – ‘Learning from 60 years of maternal confidential enquiries in UK’ – was given by Dr James Bamber, of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and based at […]

I would like to extend a very big THANK YOU to all of our attendees who were able to join us online this year for our virtual edition of Euroanaesthesia. This year’s Euroanaesthesia proved to be an engaging and educational congress for our many attendees. With over 5,500 participants, 160 Scientific sessions, 353 Speakers from […]

Session presented Sunday 29 November, 1000-1100H, Channel 7 This pro-con debate on the middle day of this year’s virtual Euroanaesthesia was opened by Dr Imran Ahmad, Difficult Airway Society (DAS) Honorary Secretary, based at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, London, UK, who presented the ‘pro’ argument. Rather than give his personal opinion, Dr Ahmad […]

One of the talks in this special symposium during Sunday’s Euroanaesthesia program covered the unmet need in the treatment of direct FXa inhibitor-associated critical bleeding, and was presented by Professor Marc Maegele,  a trauma surgeon and intensive/emergency care specialist based at the Cologne-Merheim Medical Center, Cologne, Germany. He explanied how the recent development of crucial […]

Presented Sunday 29 November, 1545-1630H, Channel 2 “Which drug should I stop or continue before anaesthesia?” was the focus of one of the Sunday afternoon lectures in this year’s Euroanaesthesia, presented by Professor Michel Struys (University Medical Centre Groningen, Netherlands). Over half of patients undergoing surgery take regular medication and clinicians must decide which of […]

After a decade in the role, Professor Martin Tramèr has now stepped down as Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Anaesthesiology (EJA), here Martin reflects on his time in charge, and his future plans. Q: Welcome to this online edition of Euroanaesthesia 2020 Martin, how does it feel to be made one of this year’s […]

Monday 30 November, 1115-1215H, Channel 10 The first talk in this session is ‘triage in COVID-19 – who should be ventilated?’ and will be presented by Professor Caterina Aurilio, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy. “The ethical question created by the COVID-19 pandemic is how to handle a large number of severe patients, which […]

Lung protective ventilation is widely recognized as an effective strategy to keep the alveoli open while avoiding barotrauma. Commonly used strategies include low-tidal volume, optimal PEEP titration, and lung recruitment maneuvers [1].   Lower tidal volume Although lower tidal volume is generally known as an effective strategy, in a recent clinical trial among adults undergoing […]