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The new paper reports the findings of two open-label, non-randomised phase 1/2 trials looking at a frozen formulation and a freeze-dried formulation of a two-part vaccine. The two-part vaccine included two adenovirus vectors – recombinant human adenovirus type 26 (rAd26-S) and recombinant human adenovirus type 5 (rAd5-S) In the phase 1 part of each trial, […]

Prof. Kai Zacharowski, MD PhD ML FRCA ESAIC President communication@esaic.org   We are proud to announce that, as of 1st October 2020, the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) will officially become the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC). The ESAIC has a proven record of intensive care medicine as a part of our […]

Alexandru Rogobete MD, PhD, anaesthesia and intensive care trainee alexandru.rogobete@gmail.com   It all started as a dream; in the beginning somehow vague and blurred but as time went by more and more clear. I entered the ESAIC mentorship programme with a dream, the dream of developing a research network, the dream of learning and experiencing […]

Sanja Golubic, Natasha Lambevska, Slavica Boncanoska “City General Hospital 8th September”  Skopje, North Macedonia Sanja.golubic@gmail.com   In March our hospital was renamed as a COVID-19 hospital where all the COVID-19 positive or suspected patients who needed emergency surgery or some other interventions  (coronary catheterisation, angioplasty, dialysis)  were admitted. This includes also hospitalisation and treatment of […]

By Alex Rawlings ESAIC Patient safety and Simulation Project Manager alex@esaic.org   September 17, 2020, will be the second World Patient Safety Day. The theme for this day will be the safety of health workers and of patients under their care. The COVID-19 crisis that has been unfolding over the last six months has brought […]

Dr Ianis Siriopol ianis.siriopol@gmail.com   My name is Ianis Siriopol and I have just finished the Anesthesia and Intensive Care Training Program of „Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Romania.  During these five years, I practised in several Anesthesia and Intensive Care Departments in University Hospitals in different surgical fields. From 2020, […]

Chief editor note: We continue to publish scientific information related to the current Coronavirus pandemics, keeping our readers updated with the latest news on this topic. Paweł Piwowarczyk1, Michał Borys1 The Second Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland piwowarczyk.pawel@gmail.com   Recently, some authors have suggested that Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) […]

Marcelo Gama de Abreu1 and Paolo Pelosi2, on behalf of the Board of Directors of the ESAIC ppelosi@hotmail.com 1 ESAIC Board Member; 2 Past ESAIC President   Dear colleagues, Dear caregivers working in the operating room, emergency room, intensive care unit and anaesthesia ambulatory services, We are witnessing the rapid spreading of the SARS-CoV-2 virus […]

From the deputy editor: With this article, we open up a new rubric for all members of our Society who are thirsty for new and exciting research published in the European Journal of Anaesthesiology. It is another good example of collaborative work between different groups of ESAIC with the sole objective of helping the clinicians […]