Anesthesia and Analgesia

Anesthesia & Analgesia is a peer-reviewed medical journal publishing research and clinical studies in anesthesiology, pain medicine, and related fields.

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Anesthesia: A medically induced state that reduces or eliminates sensation, often to permit surgery or other procedures. The journal takes its name from this clinical field.
General anesthesia: A drug-induced state of unconsciousness and reduced responsiveness used for procedures. Clinical studies in the journal examine its practice and outcomes.
Randomized controlled trial: A study that assigns participants randomly to interventions to compare their effects. Trials test anesthetic and analgesic interventions reported in the journal.
Critical care medicine: The specialty that treats patients with life-threatening illness or injury, often in intensive care units. Anesthesiologists and critical care clinicians share expertise and research questions.
International Anesthesia Research Society: A professional society that supports research and education in anesthesiology. The society publishes the journal.
Regional anesthesia: Anesthesia that blocks sensation in a defined region of the body. Research on regional techniques is part of its clinical scope.
Systematic review: A structured synthesis of studies addressing a focused research question. Reviews consolidate evidence across clinical studies in the journal’s fields.
Pain medicine: The medical discipline focused on assessing and treating pain. It is a major area of the journal’s research coverage.
Anesthesiology: The medical specialty concerned with anesthesia, perioperative care, and pain medicine. This is the journal’s central clinical specialty.
Acute pain: Pain that begins suddenly and is usually linked to injury, illness, or a procedure. The journal publishes research on pain after surgery and injury.