Anesthesia and Intensive Care in Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Intensive Care".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025
Special Issue Editors
Interests: locoregional anesthesia; opioid sparing analgetic technique; pain management; patient blood management; hemostasis; transfusion; perioperative medicine; pain management in multiple trauma patients
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Interests: intensive care; pain management in intensive care; multiple trauma; nutrition in ICU patients; pharmacology
Interests: intensive care; pain management in intensive care; multiple trauma; nutrition in ICU patients; pharmacology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The progress of locoregional anesthesia technique is remarkable. In this special issue, we aim to explore the multifaceted approaches to pain management in orthopedic and trauma patients, highlighting the critical role of early intervention, multimodal strategies, and individualized care. Various peripheral nerve blocks or comparment blocks, which were previously difficult to perform, have become more accurate using ultrasounds. In orthopedic surgery locoregional anesthesia and analgesia decrese the risk of perioperative delirium and perioperative opioid consumption. In this Special Issue, we welcome authors to submit original research papers and review articles on role of nerve blocks and regional anesthesia, non-invasive methods such as transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), use of emerging pharmacological agents or techniques (e.g., ketamine, cannabinoids), patient-controlled analgesia systems, adaptation of pain treatment in intensive care unit, balancing opioid use with the risk of addiction in post-surgical or trauma care, strategies for opioid-sparing pain management , pain management in the immediate post-injury phase vs. recovery phase, prevention and management of chronic pain following traumatic orthopedic injuries.
Dr. Liliana Mirea
Dr. Răzvan Ene
Dr. Cristian Cobilinschi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- opioid sparing analgetic technique
- pain management
- perioperative medicine
- perioperative cognitive disfunction
- delirium
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