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Experience in the treatment of the wounded patients, hospitalised in the Kyiv trauma centre in the first days of the war in Ukraine Sergii Dubrov, Stepan Cherniaiev, Maksym Denysiuk, Sergii Sereda, Yurii Zaikin, Lianskorunskyi Volodymyr National Medical University named after O.O. Bogomolets sergii.dubrov@gmail.com At 0500H on February 24, the whole of Ukraine woke up to […]

Innovation in challenging times brings new possibilities to light When faced with the problem of continuing valuable simulation training during the pandemic, the ESAIC had to look for innovative solutions. We had previously collaborated with Madrid’s University Hospital of Alcorcón, and its experienced high-fidelity simulation centre IDEhA, for the 2017 ESAIC Simulation Masterclass on Procedural […]

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 […]