Guidelines 2025-26

Anaesthesiology guidelines, 2025-26

80 Anaesthesiology guidelines, consensus and position statements from 2025 and 2026, newest first. Every entry links to the publisher's own page, and 29 can be downloaded here as PDFs.

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  • Anesthesia Clinical Practice Guidelines for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Modified Delphi Survey
    AANA Journal, Oct 2026 · Publisher page
  • 2026 AHA/ACC/ACS/ASNC/HRS/SCA/SCCT/SCMR/SVM Guideline for Perioperative Cardiovascular Management for Noncardiac Surgery
    JACC, Sep 2026 · Publisher page
  • Severe adverse events associated with general anesthesia with halogenated agents in patients of Venezuelan ancestry. Recommendations for clinical practice
    Revista Espanola de Anestesiologia y Reanimacion, Sep 2026 · Publisher page
  • Consensus recommendations on perioperative mechanical ventilation strategies: an evidence-based guideline by the Brazilian Society of Anesthesiology
    Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, Aug 2026 · Publisher page
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  • Guidelines 2025: perioperative management of adult patients undergoing liver resection
    Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Aug 2026 · Publisher page
  • Use of factor concentrates for the management of perioperative bleeding: guidance from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Perioperative and Critical Care Thrombosis and Hemostasis
    Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Aug 2026 · Publisher page
  • ASRA pain medicine narrative review and expert practice recommendations for gastric point-of-care ultrasound to assess aspiration risk in medically complex patients undergoing regional anesthesia and pain procedures
    Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Jul 2026 · Publisher page
  • Consensus guideline from the European Malignant Hyperthermia Group on perioperative management of patients with an inherited primary disorder of skeletal muscle
    British Journal of Anaesthesia, Jul 2026 · Publisher page
  • Consent for anaesthesia: guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists
    Anaesthesia, Jul 2026 · Publisher page
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  • Intravenous iron administration and management of adverse events: a systematic review and Network for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management, Haemostasis and Thrombosis consensus recommendations
    British Journal of Anaesthesia, Jul 2026 · Publisher page
  • Korean consensus-based recommendations for preanesthetic gastric ultrasound and anesthetic considerations for GLP-1 receptor agonist-based therapy: a consensus statement from Clinical Practice Guideline Committee of the Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
    Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, Jul 2026 · Publisher page
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  • Risk assessment and prevention of postoperative and postprocedural respiratory failure: recommendations from an international expert panel
    British Journal of Anaesthesia, Jul 2026 · Publisher page
  • Use and safety of corticosteroid injections in joints and musculoskeletal soft tissue: guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society
    Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Jul 2026 · Publisher page
  • Consensus statement of the Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy Section of the Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy on the use of VV ECMO in paediatric patients for the treatment of acute respiratory failure
    Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, Jun 2026 · Publisher page
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  • RICA pathway (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Adults). 2026 update: Executive summary
    Revista Espanola de Anestesiologia y Reanimacion, Jun 2026 · Publisher page
  • Use of corticosteroids for adult chronic pain interventions: sympathetic and peripheral nerve blocks, trigger point injections - guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society
    Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Jun 2026 · Publisher page
  • Off-Label Medicine Use in Pediatric Anesthesia-Recommendations of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) Paediatric Committee
    Paediatric Anaesthesia, May 2026 · Publisher page
  • Perioperative management of patients taking sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors: Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI) multidisciplinary consensus statement
    British Journal of Anaesthesia, May 2026 · Publisher page
  • Remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia for labour analgesia: guidance from the obstetric anaesthetists' association: Recommendations for well tolerated provision of remifentanil PCA for labour analgesia
    European Journal of Anaesthesiology, May 2026 · Publisher page
  • Anaesthesiologic management of patients at risk of pulmonary aspiration: a Swiss consensus statement
    BMC Anesthesiology, Apr 2026 · Publisher page
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  • Anaesthetic management of obstetric patients with Chiari 1 malformation with or without syringomyelia: a multidisciplinary consensus statement from the Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association (OAA)
    International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia, Apr 2026 · Publisher page
  • Chinese Society of Pediatric Anesthesiology Guideline for Pediatric Sedation (2025)
    Paediatric Anaesthesia, Apr 2026 · Publisher page
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  • PeriOperative Quality Initiative consensus statement recommendations on the definitions, aims and delivery of shared decision-making for major surgery
    Anaesthesia, Apr 2026 · Publisher page
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  • Use of sterile gowns for single-shot spinal anaesthesia: consensus guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Anaesthetists, Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association, Regional Anaesthesia UK, College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland and Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
    Anaesthesia, Apr 2026 · Publisher page
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  • Critical Elements for the Pediatric Periprocedural Anesthesia Environment: Policy Statement
    Pediatrics, Mar 2026 · Publisher page
  • Guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia-Revised Edition 2026
    Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia = Journal Canadien D'anesthesie, Mar 2026 · Publisher page
  • Safer prehospital anaesthesia: updated guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists
    Anaesthesia, Mar 2026 · Publisher page
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  • Clinical practice guidelines on parental accompaniment in the operating theatre during anaesthetic induction in paediatrics
    Revista Espanola de Anestesiologia y Reanimacion, Feb 2026 · Publisher page
  • Pain management after elective caesarean section under neuraxial anaesthesia: an updated systematic review and procedure‐specific postoperative pain management ( PROSPECT ) recommendations
    Anaesthesia, Feb 2026 · Publisher page
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  • Pain management in childbirth: Neuraxial analgesia and drug alternatives
    Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Feb 2026 · Publisher page
  • Peri‐operative fasting in adults: an international, multidisciplinary consensus statement
    Anaesthesia, Feb 2026 · Publisher page
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  • Peri‐operative management of diabetes mellitus: a multidisciplinary consensus statement from the Association of Anaesthetists and the Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care group
    Anaesthesia, Feb 2026 · Publisher page
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  • Practice advisory for intravenous management of headache disorders in hospitalized patients: a review of the evidence and consensus recommendations
    Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Feb 2026 · Publisher page
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  • Difficult Airway Society 2025 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult tracheal intubation in adults
    British Journal of Anaesthesia, Jan 2026 · Publisher page
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  • European Malignant Hyperthermia Group 2025 guidelines for the investigation of malignant hyperthermia susceptibility
    British Journal of Anaesthesia, Jan 2026 · Publisher page
  • Guidelines for anaesthesia and sedation for patients who are breastfeeding
    Anaesthesia, Jan 2026 · Publisher page
  • Guidelines on Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Surgery 2024
    Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Jan 2026 · Publisher page
  • JSA guideline for management of malignant hyperthermia in 2025
    Journal of Anesthesia, Jan 2026 · Publisher page
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  • Management of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Adult Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Joint Consensus Statement by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Jan 2026 · Publisher page
  • Management of anaesthesia for transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation: an Italian interdisciplinary consensus statement
    British Journal of Anaesthesia, Jan 2026 · Publisher page
  • Measurement and management of adult blood pressure in the peri-operative period: updated guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists and the British and Irish Hypertension Society
    Anaesthesia, Jan 2026 · Publisher page
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  • Pain management after open thoracotomy 2025: procedure-specific postoperative pain management (PROSPECT) recommendations
    Anaesthesia, Jan 2026 · Publisher page
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  • 2026 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guideline on Perioperative Pain Management Using Local and Regional Analgesia for Cardiothoracic Surgeries, Mastectomy, and Abdominal Surgeries
    Anesthesiology, Dec 2025 · Publisher page
  • Australasian periprocedural guideline for children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus
    BMC Endocrine Disorders, Dec 2025 · Publisher page
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  • Consensus practice guidelines on sacroiliac joint complex pain from a multispecialty, international working group
    Pain Medicine, Dec 2025 · Publisher page
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  • [Translated article] Guidelines on the perioperative management of chronic medication in surgical patients
    Farmacia Hospitalaria, Dec 2025 · Publisher page
  • Chinese clinical practice guidelines for total intravenous anaesthesia: a systematic review and expert consensus-based recommendations☆
    British Journal of Anaesthesia, Nov 2025 · Publisher page
  • Fifth Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: Executive Summary
    Anesthesia & Analgesia, Nov 2025 · Publisher page
  • Guidelines on Preventing Medication Errors in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
    Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Nov 2025 · Publisher page
  • Perioperative hemodynamic optimization - Paediatrics
    Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Nov 2025 · Publisher page
  • Pain management after hallux valgus repair surgery: an updated systematic review and procedure-specific postoperative pain management (PROSPECT) recommendations
    European Journal of Anaesthesiology, Oct 2025 · Publisher page
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  • Perioperative hemodynamic optimization - Adults including obstetrics
    Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Oct 2025 · Publisher page
  • The consensus statement of the Section of Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy of the Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy on anaesthesia in children under 3 years of age
    Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, Oct 2025 · Publisher page
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  • Association of Anaesthetists guidelines: safe vascular access 2025
    Anaesthesia, Sep 2025 · Publisher page
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  • The New S3 Guideline on "Epidural injections"
    RoFo, Sep 2025 · Publisher page
  • The definition and aims of Anesthesia: a Delphi-based consensus statement
    Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Sep 2025 · Publisher page
  • 2025 ADS/ANZCA/GESA/NACOS clinical practice recommendations on the peri-procedural use of GLP-1/GIP receptor agonists
    Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Aug 2025 · Publisher page
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  • Executive summary of the guideline for prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic non-cancer pain (third edition) by the Japan Society of Pain Clinicians
    Journal of Anesthesia, Aug 2025 · Publisher page
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  • ASRA Pain Medicine Consensus Practice Infection Control guidelines
    Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, Jul 2025 · Publisher page
  • Consensus recommendations for paediatric airway topicalisation using lidocaine
    Anaesthesia, Jul 2025 · Publisher page
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  • Perioperative Quality Initiative consensus statement on goal-directed haemodynamic therapy
    British Journal of Anaesthesia, Jul 2025 · Publisher page
  • Perioperative management of patients taking glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists: Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI) multidisciplinary consensus statement
    British Journal of Anaesthesia, Jul 2025 · Publisher page
  • Airway management in patients living with obesity: best practice recommendations from the Society for Obesity and Bariatric Anaesthesia: Endorsed by the All Wales Airway Group, Scottish Airway Group and Difficult Airway Society
    Anaesthesia, Jun 2025 · Publisher page
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  • Considerations of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography During Adult Cardiac Surgery: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
    Circulation, Jun 2025 · Publisher page
  • Expert Consensus on Perioperative Physician-Pharmacist Airway Co-Management
    Journal of Evidence-based Medicine, Jun 2025 · Publisher page
  • Guidelines on strategies for the universal implementation of videolaryngoscopy
    European Journal of Anaesthesiology, Jun 2025 · Publisher page
  • Multidisciplinary, evidence-based, patient-centred perioperative patient safety recommendations: a European consensus study☆
    British Journal of Anaesthesia, Jun 2025 · Publisher page
  • Pediatric Regional Anesthesia: A Practical Guideline for Daily Clinical Practice
    Anesthesiology, Jun 2025 · Publisher page
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  • Perioperative Quality Initiative consensus statement recommendations on the definition, development, implementation and outcomes of pre-operative surgery schools
    Anaesthesia, Jun 2025 · Publisher page
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  • Best Practice Guidelines for Neuromodulation in Pain Management: Insight From the Neuromodulation Society of Australia and New Zealand
    Neuromodulation, May 2025 · Publisher page
  • Clinical guidelines and strategic plan for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of delirium: The zero delirium project
    Revista Espanola de Anestesiologia y Reanimacion, May 2025 · Publisher page
  • Intra-operative haemodynamic monitoring and management of adults having noncardiac surgery
    European Journal of Anaesthesiology, May 2025 · Publisher page
  • German National Guidelines for Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
    Neuromodulation, Apr 2025 · Publisher page
  • Guidelines for anaesthesia of adults with congenital heart disease in non-cardiac surgery
    Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Apr 2025 · Publisher page
  • WITHDRAWN: Elevating anesthesia standards for adult congenital heart disease patients: Comprehensive guidelines for non-cardiac surgery
    Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Apr 2025 · Publisher page
  • Delphi consensus recommendations for neuraxial anesthesia in adults with platelet disorders and coagulation defects: communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on von Willebrand Factor
    Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Feb 2025 · Publisher page
  • Guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia-Revised Edition 2025
    Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia = Journal Canadien D'anesthesie, Feb 2025 · Publisher page
  • ESAIC focused guidelines for the management of the failing epidural during labour epidural analgesia
    European Journal of Anaesthesiology, Jan 2025 · Publisher page
  • Elective peri‐operative management of adults taking glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists, glucose‐dependent insulinotropic peptide agonists and sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors: a multidisciplinary consensus statement
    Anaesthesia, Jan 2025 · Publisher page
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  • Regional anesthesia in the patient receiving antithrombotic or thrombolytic therapy: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Evidence-Based Guidelines (fifth edition)
    Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, Jan 2025 · Publisher page