Multimodal analgesia is defined as the use of more than one pharmacological class of analgesic medication with the goal of improving analgesia while reducing drug-related side effects. Recently, various methods are used for multimodal analgesia. Elements may include opioids, non-opioid analgesics, and local anesthetics administered by regional block.

In the continuum of this endeavor to ensure patients’ well-being through proper pain control and drug-related safety, the Korean Journal of Anesthesiology (KJA) will publish a special issue devoted to the topic of “Multimodal Analgesia for Pain Management”. We welcome contributions that explore the advanced methods and innovative applications regarding the perioperative or postoperative pain management including new drugs or equipment application, regional block techniques and animal studies. These include both clinical and experimental research papers as well as systematic review of literatures.

The deadline for submission is 30^th June 2020.

Please submit your papers to the homepage of KJA (https://www.editorialmanager.com/kja).

Papers are published upon acceptance, regardless of the Special issue publication date and Special issue will be launched on Issue Number 5 of KJA 2020.

Lead Guest Editor
JAE HANG SHIM (Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, jhshim@hanyang.ac.kr)