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Carolyn Weiniger Variations exist in the management of anaesthesia for caesarean deliveries among European centres. While the ideal rate of general anaesthesia for planned caesarean deliveries should be below 5%, the actual rate is unknown across European countries. General anaesthesia carries risks of failed intubation, gastric aspiration, and reported awareness in 1 out of 212 […]

This article was written by the Board of Editors of EJA  For years the editorial strategy of the EJA has been linked to the improvement of the Impact Factor (IF). Many editorial decisions, including the number of articles published by issue, preferred topics, the priority for guidelines and reviews, and responses to the letters, were […]

In this detailed review, we explore the progress and outcomes of two noteworthy research projects that received the Young Investigator Start-up Grants from the ESAIC in 2020. Francesca Dalla Corte from Italy and Christina Massoth from Germany were the recipients of these grants, which aimed to promote innovative research in the fields of anaesthesiology and […]

In this review, we explore the progress and outcomes of two significant projects supported by the ESAIC in 2020. The first project, the ESAIC Research Project Grant, was awarded to Wolfgang Buhre from the Netherlands, with the aim of facilitating groundbreaking research in the field of anaesthesiology and intensive care. The second project, the ESAIC […]

The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) and the British Journal of Anaesthesia Foundation (BJA Foundation) have a long-standing collaboration to support and promote research excellence in the field of anaesthesia. One of the outcomes of this partnership is the BJA Foundation – ESAIC Grant, which aims to enhance clinical practice and foster […]

Iulia FIlip (Medical Writer), Jochen  Hinkelbein     Despite advances in operative techniques, intraoperative cardiac arrest (IOCA) is a frequent complication that must be managed appropriately to improve the chances of survival and neurological outcomes. New guidelines presented at Euroanaesthesia 2023 address specific recommendations intended to guide the practising anaesthesiologist in the operating theatre. Perioperative mortality has continued […]

Sibylle Kietaibl Severe bleeding in major surgery is an emergency. Guidance for avoiding and controlling bleeding and anaemia and in reducing the need for allogeneic blood transfusions improves patient outcomes and makes our lives as clinicians easier. Accordingly, there was, and still is, a need for clinical guidelines.  About 15 years ago, direct oral anticoagulants […]

Nicola Disma, Arash Afshari A multinational task force of 23 experts embarked on a mission to develop comprehensive clinical practice guidelines on airway management for neonates and infants. Motivated by the success of the Nectarine1 CTN and the recommendation of the Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Anaesthesia Foundation (BJA Foundation), the task […]

Giovanna Lurati Buse, Bernardo Bollen Pinto, Michelle S Chew The “ESAIC focused guideline for the use of cardiac biomarkers in perioperative risk evaluation” has recently been published in the European Journal of Anaesthesiology 34(4):p 192-214, April 2017, following feedback from all ESAIC members and approval from relevant ESAIC bodies.  Numerous publications on cardiac biomarkers, specifically […]