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  Each year our panel of expert judges finds it very difficult to pick a winner, second and third place from the finalists, and this year’s selection was no exception. The judging panel of former ESAIC President Daniela Filipescu (Romania) together with Ana Kowark (Germany) and Mona Momeni (Belgium) had eight high-quality pieces to choose from. After a lengthy question and answer and time to deliberate, they chose the winners. All 8 of the abstracts that reached the final can be read by c...

Middle-aged men are around 50% more likely to die after surgery than middle-aged women, according to new research being presented at this year’s Euroanaesthesia. The study of more than 100,000 non-cardiac patients at a leading German hospital found that mortality rates are higher in men in their 40s and 50s, as well as those in their 60s and 70s. Some previous studies have found that sex affects the risk of complications after surgery but the results have been mixed.  One1 showed that men wer...

Sunday December 19, 15:30 – 16:30 – Channel 8 This Sunday afternoon 3-part session addresses support for young researchers and is opened by Dr Malachy Columb, Chairman of the Masterclass in Research Methodology & Statistics and Consultant in Anaesthesia & Intensive Medicine at University of Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, UK. His talk will address how ESAIC runs masterclasses for younger researchers and those wishing to gain more insight on a variety of...

One of the Society’s most distinguished and popular former Presidents has been granted an Honorary Membership at this year’s Euroanaesthesia.  He joins another popular former President Prof Stefan De Hert in this year’s Honorary Member list. Here we hear about Paolo’s career and achievements at ESAIC. Q: Congratulations on this honour Paolo. How do you feel to get this recognition from the world of anaesthesia? A: I really feel very proud and honoured. But this recognition is deserved t...

Survey conducted in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland suggests that COVID-19 lockdown measures exacerbated chronic pain, particularly among women COVID-19 lockdown measures appear to have had drastically different effects on men and women living with chronic pain, with women experiencing greater pain severity, according to new research being presented at Euroanaesthesia. The difference between women and men could be linked to the extra care responsibilities and emotional response generated by t...

Muscles appear to grow, rather than shrink, in some critically ill COVID-19 patients, finds new research being presented in an abstract at this year’s Euroanaesthesia. Bed rest and mechanical ventilation can lead to muscle wastage, which can hamper recovery and affect mobility and quality of life. Previous research has shown that muscle fibres atrophy by almost 20% after a week in ICU. There are concerns, however, that Covid may lead to even greater muscle damage. To find out more, Dr Toon Mos...

One of our most well-known delegates and indeed the immediate past ESAIC President (2018-19), Stefan De Hert is one of this year’s nominated Honorary Members. Stefan has served ESAIC and its predecessor ESA in multiple committees and positions over the past two decades, while continuing his work as an anaesthesiologist at University Hospital Ghent, Belgium. Q: Congratulations on your award Stef. How does it feel to be recognised by your peers in this way? A: No doubt, it is really a big honour...

Saturday December 18, 08:15 – 09:15 – Channel 3 This three-part session on the complicated pathogenesis of Covid-19 induced respiratory failure will be opened by Professor Paolo Pelosi, Anesthesia and Critical Care – San Martino Policlinico Hospital – IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences – Genoa and Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics – University of Genoa – Italy. He will explain severe COVID-19 pneumonia shares several features with non-COVID-19 pul...

Saturday December 18, 14:00 – 15:00 – Channel 3 This four-part session on Saturday afternoon will feature specialists from a range of disciplines. The management of cardiac arrest with a focus on hypothermic patients will be presented by Dr Peter Paal, Hospitallers Brothers Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria, who will say: “Hypothermic compared to normothermic cardiac arrest differs in aetiology, pathophysiology, therapy, and outcome. Cardiac arrest patient...

Saturday December 18, 09:30 – 10:30 – Channel 6 There is widespread recognition that anaesthesia must play its part in reducing the global carbon footprint. This three-part session on exactly this topic starts with a talk by Dr Nicolaas Sperna Weiland, Dept of Anaesthesiology and Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He will discuss how, in their sixth assessment report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated that ‘it is une...