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Artificial intelligence in anesthesiology
Guest Editors
Maxime P. Cannesson, MD, PhD, University of California Los Angeles, USA
Rishikesan Kamaleswaran, PhD, Duke University School of Medicine, USA
Joo Heung Yoon, MD, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Submission Status: Open until 29 January 2026
Critical care for multiple organ dysfunction and sepsis
Guest Editors
Yalim Dikmen, MD, PhD, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Türkiye
Jihad Mallat, MD, PhD, FCCM, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Submission Status: Open until 29 January 2026
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Guest Editors:
Francesco Alessandri, MD, Sapienza University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Italy
Adam Green, MD, MBA, Cooper University Health Care, USA
Submission Status: Open until 17 November 2025
Advances in neuroanesthesia
Guest Editors
Prasanna Udupi Bidkar, MBBS, MD, DNB, DM, MBA, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical education and Research, India
Summit Bloria, MD, DNB, DM, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence, India
Indu Kapoor, MBBS, MD, FSNCC, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Submission Status: Open until 16 September 2025
Recent advances in adult cardiac anesthesia
Guest Editors
Gabor Erdoes, MD, PhD, DESA, EDIC, FASE, FESC, FCCP, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland
Nandor Marczin, MD, PhD, Imperial College London, UK
Submission Status: Open until 19 August 2025
Ambulatory anesthesia
Guest Editors
Rodney A. Gabriel, MD, MAS, Koman Outpatient Pavilion Ambulatory Surgery Center and University of California, San Diego, USA
Alessandro Vittori, MD, PhD, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Submission Status: Open until 30 June 2025
Regional anesthesia for children and young adults
Guest Editors
Can Aksu, MD, EDRA, Kocaeli University, Türkiye
Hee-Soo Kim, MD, PhD, Seoul National University, South Korea
Submission Status: Open until 2 June 2025
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Current applications of predictive analytics in perioperative medicine
Guest Editors:
Anahita Dabo-Trubelja, MD, FASA, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, WCMC, USA
Lalit Gupta, MBBS, DA, DNB, MNAMS, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, India
Regional anesthesia and acute pain
Guest Editors:
Dmytro Dmytriiev, PhD, MD, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Ukraine
Burhan Dost, MD, Ondokuz Mayis University, Türkiye
Perioperative resuscitation and life support
Guest Editors:
Rui Shi, PhD, MD, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, China
Guo-wei Tu, PhD, MD, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, China
Ultrasound and anesthesia
Guest Editors:
Daniele Guerino Biasucci: Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy
Alessandro De Cassai: University Hospital of Padova, Italy
Spadaro Savino: University of Ferrara, Italy
Luigi Vetrugno: University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
Enhanced recovery after surgery
Guest Editors:
Mohamed R. El Tahan: Mansoura University, Egypt & Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
Manuel Ángel Gómez-Ríos: Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, Spain
Akhilesh Pahade: SRMS Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Post-operative pain control
Guest Editors:
Aboud AlJa'bari: University of Jordan, Jordan
Lalit Gupta: Maulana Azad Medical College & Lok Nayak Hospital, India
Mihai Popescu: Fundeni Clinical Institute & Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
Giustino Varrassi: Paolo Procacci Foundation, Italy
Anesthesia and cognitive impairment
Guest Editors:
Sarah Saxena: AZ Sint-Jan Brugge Oostende AV, Belgium
Gaetano Scaramuzzo: Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara & Department of Emergency, Arcispedale Sant’Anna, Italy
Obesity and anesthesia management
Guest Editors:
Issam Tanoubi: Université de Montréa, Canada
Manuel Ángel Gómez-Ríos: Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, Spain
Sarah Saxena: Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Perioperative hemodynamic monitoring and management
Guest Editors:
Aalap Shah: Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, UCI Health, USA
Guo-wei Tu: Cardiac Intensive Care Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, China
Kanhua Yin: Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, USA
COVID‐19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome
Guest Editors:
Daniele Guerino Biasucci: Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy
Yalim Dikmen: Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa, Turkey
Longxiang Su: Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China
Anesthesia depth assessment
Guest edited by Sean Coeckelenbergh and Ashraf Dahaba
2018
Thematic series
A decade of progress in perioperative care
BMC Anesthesiology
2018
Thematic series
Anesthesia technology and clinical equipment evaluation
BMC Anesthesiology
2018
Thematic series
Perioperative care for organ transplantation
BMC Anesthesiology
2015
Thematic series
Anesthesiological Management of the Obese Patient
BMC Anesthesiology
Collection published: 16 June 2015
2012
Cross journal collection
World Sepsis Day 2012
Collection published: 13 September 2012
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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 2.3
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 2.6
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.011
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.658
Speed 2024
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 20
Submission to acceptance (median days): 130
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Altmetric mentions: 577
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