BMC Anesthesiology

The perioperative care of patients requiring organ transplantation can be extremely challenging. Over the last fifty years, outcomes of solid organ transplantation have improved significantly. This progress has been possible, not only because of improvements in surgical techniques, but also due to new knowledge in the understanding of organ failure physiology, extensive research in the field of immunosuppression, and optimization of perioperative care. This has resulted in reduction of perioperative morbidity and mortality, and improved patient survival.

In order to explore the interests of our audience, and to make our colleagues in the field aware, BMC Anesthesiology is pleased to launch a thematic series dedicated to the theme of anesthesia technology and clinical equipment evaluation. We welcome submissions both from those individuals who care for patients as well as from individuals whose focus is primarily technical.

In order to explore the interests of our audience, and to make our colleagues in the field aware, BMC Anesthesiology is pleased to launch a thematic series dedicated to highlighting the major developments in perioperative care for the last decade. The principle motivation of this series is to specifically revisit the efforts anesthesia has provided towards taking ownership of the postoperative adverse events, especially those targeting major systemic or specific organ dysfunction following major surgery.