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Marcelo Gama de Abreu* and Paolo Pelosi**, on behalf of the Board of Directors of the ESAIC *ESAIC Board Member; **Past ESAIC President Dear colleagues, Dear care givers 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 (also known as COVID-19, or […]

Dear highly respected colleagues and members of ESAIC! We all monitor the COVID-19 outbreak.  Useful information is found on the WHO official webpage (https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019). Current numbers of infection can be monitored on  https://www.worldometers.info/ Our discipline of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care is vital for patients suffering from corona virus induced lung and organ failure.  Therefore, we will […]

The ESAIC is presently continuing to hold all scheduled meetings and events, including Euroanaesthesia 2020, unless otherwise indicated. We are continuously monitoring the situation and the developments related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). The safety and security of all participants and staff at ESAIC events are of utmost importance to us. To those who have already registered […]

Europe and the world battle the surging SARS-CoV-2 pandemic CORONAVIRUS: Update from the ESAIC Coronavirus & Euroanaesthesia Message from the ESAIC Presidents ESAIC initiative by occasion of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 or novel coronavirus) outbreak Practical recommendations for critical care and anesthesiology teams caring for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) patients

From the chief editor: We are pleased to include in this issue, as usual at the end of each year, some reports coming from the ESAIC scientific subcommittees. We would like to thank all the members of all the subcommittees for their energetic activity all over the year. Special thanks go to those committees which […]

Natalia Belii, MD. Ph.D Natalia.belii.med@gmail.com I am a Moldovan specialist in Anaesthesiology, working in a paediatric hospital in Chisinau, the capital of the country, and would like to share with you a short story about anaesthesia equipment. Have you ever had a situation when you go, and you don’t know where you’re going; you arrive, […]

Stefan De Hert Stefan.dehert@ugent.be In January, I stepped down as President of  The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care after serving 2 years as its President and as a member, committee member, chair and Board member since its foundation. I am fortunate to have been able to be so deeply involved in the evolvement […]

Mamuka Chkhadze President, Georgian Society of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine m.chkhadze@evex.ge In recent  years Georgian anaesthesiology has enjoyed a higher profile and importance in medicine in this country. The Georgian Society of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine (GSACCM) has proven itself to be an efficient and very active organisation. It started  with the triannual […]

Every four years the world’s leaders in anaesthesia care convene at the World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) for 5 days of talks, workshops, socialising, and exhibitions to discuss cutting-edge anaesthesia policy and practice. For the 2020 edition the ‘Olympics of Anaesthesia’ travels to the beautiful city of Prague in the Czech Republic from the 5-9 […]