Perioperative Medicine: Optimizing Outcomes Through Anesthesia
A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Intensive Care/ Anesthesiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 16
Special Issue Editor
Interests: pulmonary complications; neurosciences; echocardiography; critical care; lung transplantation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Perioperative medicine is evolving toward a patient-centered approach, with anesthesia playing a pivotal role in optimizing surgical outcomes and enhancing recovery. Advances in anesthetic techniques tailored to specific surgical procedures and patient profiles have demonstrated potential in reducing complications, improving survival and quality of life.
Recent studies have investigated the impacts of anesthetic management on long-term outcomes, including morbidity, mortality, and functional recovery. Special attention has been given to opioid-sparing strategies and multimodal analgesia and their effects on postoperative pain, as well as enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols.
Concurrently, anesthesiologists face the ongoing challenge of optimizing outcomes for patients requiring postoperative intensive care, implementing strategies such as early mobilization, goal-directed hemodynamic therapy, and multimodal analgesia to reduce the length of stay in the ICU and decrease mortality rates.
This Special Issue, 'Perioperative Medicine: Optimizing Outcomes Through Anesthesia', will showcase high-quality research that advances perioperative care strategies to improve patient safety, enhance recovery, and reduce postoperative complications. Submissions may explore the following topics:
- Tailored anesthetic approaches for specific surgeries;
- Enhanced recovery protocols;
- The impact of anesthesia on long-term outcomes;
- Postoperative pain management;
- Perioperative critical care optimization.
We encourage the submission of preclinical studies, clinical research, and literature reviews that contribute to advancing perioperative medicine and improving patient outcomes.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Lucía Valencia
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Medicina is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- anesthesia
- analgesia
- enhanced recovery after surgery
- intensive care unit
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
