Anesthesia & Analgesia is the leading clinical journal in the field of anesthesia, pain management and perioperative medicine.

The Gold Standard in Anesthesiology


The International Anesthesia Research Society is the owner and publisher of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the leading clinical journal in the field. Each monthly issue features peer-reviewed articles reporting on the latest advances in drugs, perioperative care, preoperative preparation, patient monitoring, pain management, patient safety and many other timely topics. Internationally-renowned authorities serve on the Editorial Board and as Section Editors, making Anesthesia & Analgesia your gateway to everything that is happening in anesthesia and its related subspecialties.

In addition, Steven L. Shafer, MD, Editor-in-Chief, has created special collections of articles on key themes. Some examples are:

  • Pain Management as a Universal Human Right – July 2007
  • Do Anesthetics Pose a Risk of Neurologic Injury to Young Children? – July 2008
  • Relationships Between Gender and Physiology, Pharmacology, Anesthetic Response, Anesthetic Risk, and Academic Advancement. – July 2008
  • Intraoperative Awareness – February 2009
  • Perspective on the Ongoing Development of Neostigmine as an Alternative Adjuvant to Opioids for Neuraxial Anesthesia –
    August 2009
  • Malignant Hyperthermia – October 2009
  • Effects of Anesthetics on the Proton Gated Ion Channel of the Ancient Cyanobacterium, Gloeobacter violaceus – January 2010

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