Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica publishes papers on original work in the fields of anaesthesiology, intensive care, pain, emergency medicine, and subjects related to their basic sciences. We also consider case reports and short communications of particular topical interest.

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica is the official journal of the Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine.

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Articles

RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Anesthesia and Analgesia Methods in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty and Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty—A Survey of Nordic Anesthesiologists

Maarit Rantakokko, Marcus Teräs, Pekka Tarkkila, Andreas Wiklund, Martin Ingi Sigurðsson, Gjermund Galleberg, Sine Wichmann, Panu Uusalo, 
  •  17 July 2025
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Protocolized REDUction of Non-Resuscitation Fluids in SEptic Shock Patients. A Protocol for the REDUSE Randomized Clinical Trial

Peter Bentzer, Anja Lindén, Markus H. Olsen, Gisela Lilja, Jane Fisher, Fredrik Sjövall, Thomas Kander, Maria Lengquist, Line Samuelsson, Johan Undén, Ewa Palmnäs, Jonatan Oras, Maria Cronhjort, Anca Balintescu, Alicia Lind, Björn Ahlström, Maria Meirik, Johanna Savilampi, Pirkka Pekkarinen, Anna Berggren, Nicklas Oscarsson, Mohammed Said, Markus Castegren, Susanne Faria, Linn Hemberg, Adam Linder, Miklos Lipcsey, Marcus B. Skrifvars, Matt P. Wise, Niklas Nielsen, Janus C. Jakobsen, 
  •  16 July 2025
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Selective Peripheral Nerve Blocks as Anaesthesia for the Reduction of Distal Radius Fractures

Kai H. W. Lange, Mathias T. Steensbæk, Anders K. Nørskov, Lars H. Lundstrøm, Christoffer C. Jørgensen, Christian Rothe, 
  •  15 July 2025
REVIEW ARTICLE
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The Beneficial and Harmful Effects of Perioperative Clonidine: Protocol for a Systematic Review With Meta‐Analysis

Stine Birkebæk, Caroline Barkholt Kamp, Nicholas Papadomanolakis-Pakis, Janus Christian Jakobsen, Lone Nikolajsen, Peter Gaarsdal Uhrbrand, 
  •  15 July 2025
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Assessment of Basic Skills in Ultrasound‐Based Neuraxial Access—A Protocol of a Study Gathering Validity Evidence

Martine S. Nielsen, Anders B. Nielsen, Lars Konge, Anders M. Grejs, Anne C. Brøchner, 
  •  14 July 2025
EDITORIAL
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A Personal Reflection on the Late Rinaldo Bellomo, One of the Most Prolific Researchers in Intensive Care Medicine

Markus B. Skrifvars, 
  •  10 July 2025
EDITORIAL
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Restrictive Oxygen Use Did Not Improve Outcomes in the UK ROX Study

Markus B. Skrifvars, Anders Aneman, 
  •  10 July 2025
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Innate Immune Response After Cardiac Arrest (INNATUS): A Study Protocol for an Observational Single-Center Pilot Study

Asser M. J. Seppä, Huai Hui Wong, Luz E. Cabrera, Dawit A. Yohannes, Maria Heliste, Marjaana Tiainen, Johanna Hästbacka, Markus B. Skrifvars, Eliisa Kekäläinen, Pirkka T. Pekkarinen, 
  •  8 July 2025
REVIEW ARTICLE
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Liberal Versus Restrictive Oxygenation Targets in Acute Heart Failure—A Protocol for a Systematic Review With Meta‐Analysis

Ida Arentz Taraldsen, Jasmin Dam Lukoschewitz, Sandra Tonning, Jens Dahlgaard Hove, Janus C. Jakobsen, Johannes Grand, 
  •  7 July 2025
COMMENTARY

When and How to Treat Octogenarians in Intensive Care

Hans Flaatten, Bertrand Guidet, Susannah Leaver, Michael Beil, 
  •  7 July 2025

The following is a list of most accessed articles in 2018.

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Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for gastrointestinal surgery, part 2: consensus statement for anaesthesia practice

A. Feldheiser, O. Aziz, G. Baldini, B. P. B. W. Cox, K. C. H. Fearon, L. S. Feldman, T. J. Gan, R. H. Kennedy, O. Ljungqvist, D. N. Lobo, T. Miller, F. F. Radtke, T. Ruiz Garces, T. Schricker, M. J. Scott, J. K. Thacker, L. M. Ytrebø, F. Carli, 
  •  289-334
  •  30 October 2015
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Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for gastrointestinal surgery, part 1: pathophysiological considerations

M. J. Scott, G. Baldini, K. C. H. Fearon, A. Feldheiser, L. S. Feldman, T. J. Gan, O. Ljungqvist, D. N. Lobo, T. A. Rockall, T. Schricker, F. Carli, 
  •  1212-1231
  •  8 September 2015
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Teamwork and patient safety in dynamic domains of healthcare: a review of the literature

T. MANSER, 
  •  143-151
  •  19 January 2009
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Can intubate, cannot ventilate: A proposed algorithm to handle problems with ventilation and oxygenation after intubation

Kjetil Fosse, Magnus Salomonsen, Sven Erik Gisvold, Bjørnar Gundersen, Trond Nordseth, 
  •  23 February 2025
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Total opioid‐free general anaesthesia can improve postoperative outcomes after surgery, without evidence of adverse effects on patient safety and pain management: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Alexander Olausson, Carl Johan Svensson, Paulin Andréll, Pether Jildenstål, Sven-Egron Thörn, Axel Wolf, 
  •  170-185
  •  1 November 2021
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Surviving sepsis campaign: International guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock in adults 2021 ‐ endorsement by the Scandinavian society of anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine

Marius Rehn, Michelle S. Chew, Klaus T. Olkkola, Martin Ingi Sigurðsson, Arvi Yli-Hankala, Morten Hylander Møller, 
  •  634-635
  •  16 February 2022
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Ketamine analgo‐sedation for mechanically ventilated critically ill adults: A rapid practice guideline from the Saudi Critical Care Society and the Scandinavian Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Marwa Amer, Morten Hylander Møller, Mohammed Alshahrani, Yahya Shehabi, Yaseen M. Arabi, Fayez Alshamsi, Martin Ingi Sigurðsson, Marius Rehn, Michelle S. Chew, Maija-Liisa Kalliomäki, Kimberley Lewis, Faisal A. Al-Suwaidan, Hasan M. Al-Dorzi, Abdulrahman Al-Fares, Naif Alsadoon, Carolyn M. Bell, Christine M. Groth, Rachael Parke, Sangeeta Mehta, Paul E. Wischmeyer, Awad Al-Omari, Klaus T. Olkkola, Waleed Alhazzani, 
  •  1161-1178
  •  28 August 2024
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High‐flow via a tracheostomy tube and speaking valve during weaning from mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy

Peter H. Egbers, Anna-Liisa Sutt, Jenny E. Petersson, Liza Bergström, Eva Sundman, 
  •  1403-1413
  •  12 July 2023
Open access

Understanding and extending the Starling principle

C. Charles Michel, Thomas E. Woodcock, Fitz-Roy E. Curry, 
  •  1032-1037
  •  9 April 2020
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Prolonging peripheral nerve block duration: Current techniques and future perspectives

Mathias Maagaard, Eric Albrecht, Ole Mathiesen, 
  •  25 February 2025
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The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.

Open access

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for gastrointestinal surgery, part 2: consensus statement for anaesthesia practice

A. Feldheiser, O. Aziz, G. Baldini, B. P. B. W. Cox, K. C. H. Fearon, L. S. Feldman, T. J. Gan, R. H. Kennedy, O. Ljungqvist, D. N. Lobo, T. Miller, F. F. Radtke, T. Ruiz Garces, T. Schricker, M. J. Scott, J. K. Thacker, L. M. Ytrebø, F. Carli, 
free access

Teamwork and patient safety in dynamic domains of healthcare: a review of the literature

T. MANSER, 
Open access

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for gastrointestinal surgery, part 1: pathophysiological considerations

M. J. Scott, G. Baldini, K. C. H. Fearon, A. Feldheiser, L. S. Feldman, T. J. Gan, O. Ljungqvist, D. N. Lobo, T. A. Rockall, T. Schricker, F. Carli, 

Monitoring hypnotic effect and nociception with two EEG-derived indices, qCON and qNOX, during general anaesthesia

E. W. JENSEN, J. F. VALENCIA, A. LÓPEZ, T. ANGLADA, M. AGUSTÍ, Y. RAMOS, R. SERRA, M. JOSPIN, P. PINEDA, P. GAMBUS, 
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Good clinical research practice in pharmacodynamic studies of neuromuscular blocking agents II: the Stockholm revision

T. Fuchs-Buder, C. Claudius, L. T. Skovgaard, L. I. Eriksson, R. K. Mirakhur, J. Viby-Mogensen, 

Definition, prevalence, and outcome of feeding intolerance in intensive care: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

A. REINTAM BLASER, J. STARKOPF, Ü. KIRSIMÄGI, A. M. DEANE, 
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Local corticosteroid application blocks transmission in normal nociceptive C‐fibres

A. Johansson, J. Hao, B. Sjölund, 

Definitions of hypotension after spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section: literature search and application to parturients

S. KlÖHR, R. ROTH, T. HOFMANN, R. ROSSAINT, M. HEESEN, 

Description of the Entropy™ algorithm as applied in the Datex‐Ohmeda S/5™ Entropy Module

H. Viertiö-Oja, V. Maja, M. Särkelä, P. Talja, N. Tenkanen, H. Tolvanen-Laakso, M. Paloheimo, A. Vakkuri, A. Yli-Hankala, P. Meriläinen, 
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Risk factors for preoperative anxiety in adults

W. Caumo, A. P. Schmidt, C. N. Schneider, J. Bergmann, C. W. Iwamoto, D. Bandeira, M. B. C. Ferreira, 

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