Journal of Clinical Anesthesia and Intensive Care

Commentary Open Access

Systemic lidocaine in bariatric surgery: advances and perspectives in anesthesiology and multimodal pain management – a commentary

Timur Yurttas, Sebastian Jud, Miodrag Filipovic

Patients undergoing bariatric surgery have increased vulnerability to opioid-related adverse events, making multimodal and opioid-sparing strategies a clinical priority. Evidence for perioperative systemic lidocaine in bariatric surgery is controverse; pooled benefits in meta-analyses coexist with neutral findings in some contemporary randomized trials.

J Clin Anesth Intensive Care, p1-5 | DOI:

Commentary Open Access

Early icu mortality: An opportunity for proactive triage, ethical deliberation, and integrated models of care

Rita Pinto Medeiros, Carla Teixeira

Intensive care unit (ICU) admissions have increased considerably in the last decade. A group of patients that remains poorly characterized are the ones who die within the first 24 hours following ICU admission.

J Clin Anesth Intensive Care, 2025, Volume 5, Issue 1, p7-9 | DOI: 10.46439/anesthesia.5.024

Case Report Open Access

Prehospital anesthesia-led resuscitation during traumatic cardiac arrest following prolonged extrication: a case report

Alexis Martinez, Michael Broussard, Mary Scott-Herring

Background: Traumatic cardiac arrest during prolonged extrication presents significant physiologic challenges. While prehospital care traditionally relies on emergency medical services personnel, select systems deploy hospital-based teams capable of delivering advanced anesthetic and resuscitative interventions at the scene. 

J Clin Anesth Intensive Care, p12-14 | DOI: