Pediatric Anesthesia journal advances the science and clinical practice of pediatric anesthesia, pain management and peri-operative medicine through the dissemination of research, education and quality improvement. We are devoted to the research for practicing anesthetists everywhere and cover a wide selection of medical disciplines, including pharmacology, intensive care medicine, and clinical paediatrics.

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A headshot photo of Dr. Laszlo Vutskits, Incoming Editor-in-Chief for Pediatric Anesthesia

New Editor-in-Chief for 2026

Dr. Laszlo Vutskits

Dr. Vutskits received his medical degree from the Semmelweis University of Medicine in Budapest Hungary. He then completed a PhD in the field of developmental neurobiology at the University of Geneva Medical School followed by an anesthesiology residency at the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Intensive Care at the University Hospitals of Geneva where currently serves as the Head of Pediatric Anesthesia. His principal clinical interest relates to perioperative neuromonitoring and to the effects of the perioperative period on postoperative behavioural and cognitive outcome in children.

Articles

RESEARCH REPORT

Dynamics of Oxygen Reserve Index and Arterial Oxygen Partial Pressure in Children: A Prospective Observational Study

Jin-Tae Kim, Jung-Bin Park, Sang-Hwan Ji, Young-Eun Jang, Eun-Hee Kim, Hee-Soo Kim, Ji-Hyun Lee, 
  •  21 July 2025
SCIENTIFIC LETTER

Incidence and Risk Factors for Intra‐Operative Hypothermia in Very Low Birth Weight (≤ 1500 g) Neonates Undergoing General Anesthesia and Digestive Surgery

Yu Cui, Diwei Zhang, Tianqing Gong, Qinghua Huang, Cheng Zhang, 
  •  18 July 2025
RESEARCH REPORT
Open access

Lung Volume Change Under Apnoeic Oxygenation With Different Flow Rates in Children: A Single‐Centre Prospective Randomized Controlled Non‐Inferiority Trial

Jonas Aebli, Vera Bohnenblust, Gabriela Koepp-Medina, Sara Ahsani-Nasab, Markus Huber, Robert Greif, Nicola Disma, Thomas Riva, Thomas Riedel, Alexander Fuchs, 
  •  18 July 2025
EDITORIAL

Looking Into the Future of Pediatric Oxygenation Management: Challenges in Implementing Novel Monitoring Methods

Jacob Karlsson, Justin Skowno, 
  •  16 July 2025
PERSPECTIVE

Hydromorphone Versus Fentanyl‐Based Induction of Anesthesia for Postoperative Pain and Emergence Delirium in Children Undergoing Strabismus Surgery: A Randomized, Double‐Blind Comparative Study

Qiyuan Huang, Yongwei Su, Xiaohui Sun, Ruihao Zhou, Zhao Xu, Yang Chen, Xuejiao Bai, Guo Chen, Tao Zhu, 
  •  10 July 2025
More articles

The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.

The revised FLACC observational pain tool: improved reliability and validity for pain assessment in children with cognitive impairment

SHOBHA MALVIYA MD, TERRI VOEPEL-LEWIS MSN RN, CONSTANCE BURKE BSN RN, SANDRA MERKEL MS RN, ALAN R. TAIT PhD, 
  •  258-265
  •  29 November 2005

Epidemiology of Pediatric Surgery in the United States

Jennifer A. Rabbitts, Cornelius B. Groenewald, 
  •  1083-1090
  •  10 August 2020
free access

Paracetamol (Acetaminophen): mechanisms of action

BRIAN J. ANDERSON PhD FANZCA FJFICM, 
  •  915-921
  •  2 September 2008

Consensus statement on clear fluids fasting for elective pediatric general anesthesia

Mark Thomas, Christa Morrison, Richard Newton, Ehrenfried Schindler, 
  •  411-414
  •  27 April 2018
Open access

The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia recommendations for the use of opioids in children during the perioperative period

Joseph P. Cravero, Rita Agarwal, Charles Berde, Patrick Birmingham, Charles J. Coté, Jeffrey Galinkin, Lisa Isaac, Sabine Kost-Byerly, David Krodel, Lynne Maxwell, Terri Voepel-Lewis, Navil Sethna, Robert Wilder, 
  •  547-571
  •  31 March 2019

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More articles

The revised FLACC observational pain tool: improved reliability and validity for pain assessment in children with cognitive impairment

SHOBHA MALVIYA MD, TERRI VOEPEL-LEWIS MSN RN, CONSTANCE BURKE BSN RN, SANDRA MERKEL MS RN, ALAN R. TAIT PhD, 

Epidemiology of Pediatric Surgery in the United States

Jennifer A. Rabbitts, Cornelius B. Groenewald, 
free access

Paracetamol (Acetaminophen): mechanisms of action

BRIAN J. ANDERSON PhD FANZCA FJFICM, 

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The cover image is based on the article Absence of pupillary reflex dilation in response to a laryngeal test stimulus may predict safe tracheal extubation in anesthetized children by Daniel Abelson et al., https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.14949.
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The cover image is based on the Research Article A randomized, double-blind, dose-controlled study of the use of dexmedetomidine alone for procedural sedation of children and adolescents undergoing MRI scans by Umar Khan et al., https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.14857.
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The cover image is based on the Correspondence Innovating pediatric care with social robots to alleviate anxiety by Teresa Nguyen et al., https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.14798.
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