The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care is a European

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anaesthetist Anesthesiology, anaesthesiology, or anaesthesia is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, ...

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anaesthesiologists Anesthesiology, anaesthesiology, or anaesthesia is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine ...

. It is also active in the fields of

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intensive care Intensive care medicine, also called critical care medicine, is a medical specialty that deals with seriously or critically ill patients who have, are at risk of, or are recovering from conditions that may be life-threatening. It includes pro ...

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and

perioperative medicine Perioperative medicine is the medical care of patients from the time of contemplation of surgery through the operative period to full recovery. Perioperative care may be provided by an anesthesiologist, Intensivist, an internal medicine generali ...

It was formed in 2005 as the European Society of Anaesthesiology through the merger of three previous organisations: the European Academy of Anaesthesiology, dating from 1978; the European Society of Anaesthesiologists, established in 1992; and the Confederation of European National Societies of Anaesthesiology. In 2020 the name was changed to European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, reflecting the expansion of the activities of the organisation into

intensive care medicine Intensive care medicine, also called critical care medicine, is a medical specialty that deals with seriously or critically ill patients who have, are at risk of, or are recovering from conditions that may be life-threatening. It includes pro ...

, particularly in the context of the

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European Journal of Anaesthesiology The ''European Journal of Anaesthesiology'' is a peer-reviewed medical journal published on behalf of the European Society of Anaesthesiology that focuses on research related to anaesthesiology. It was established in 1984 and initially published by ...

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of the society, was established in 1983; it is published by

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, the ''European Journal of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care''.

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Anesthesiology organizations Organizations established in 2005 International medical associations of Europe {{Med-org-stub