Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Extrafascial out-of-plane continuous interscalene block using the C6 transverse process as a bony landmark: a case series: Keisuke Nakazawa, Panramon Vanichvithya, Genki Iwama, Takefumi Kamiya, Osamu Kitajima, Shunichi Takagi, Kazuyoshi Nakanishi, Takahiro Suzuki; Received March 14, 2026 Accepted May 26, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.26278 [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub PDF

Amino acids for renal protection: time to implement in clinical practice: Giovanni Landoni, Rosario Losiggio, Alessandro Belletti, Alberto Zangrillo; Received March 12, 2026 Accepted June 23, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.26273 [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

Thoracoabdominal nerves block through the perichondrial approach: a narrative review: Peiqi Shao, Jinghan Liang, Huili Li, Songchao Xu, Danxu Ma, Ruijuan Guo, Yun Wang; Received September 22, 2025 Accepted May 21, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.25856 [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

Success rate and block characteristics of L5-S1 spinal anesthesia with hypobaric bupivacaine in total hip and knee arthroplasty: Iskandar Khalid, Wendy Wang, Rachel Chin, Seung Cheol Paul Kim, Madeline Marquis, Jayanta Chowdhury, Ki Jinn Chin; Received January 5, 2026 Accepted April 29, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.26019 [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

Effect of ultrasound-guided superior laryngeal nerve block on tracheal tube-related responses during postoperative recovery in craniotomy patients: a randomized controlled trial: Jie Xiao, Tao Zhu, Renqing Liu, Shudong Wang, Fang Kang; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2026;79(3):360-369. Published online April 6, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.25908
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Age-dependent electroencephalogram alterations under remimazolam anesthesia: Jayyoung Bae, Myung Il Bae, Dong Woo Han, Jaehyun Kwon, Young Song; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2026;79(3):318-331. Published online March 24, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.25686
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The impact of preoperative comorbidity and intraoperative hypotension on postoperative acute kidney injury after non-cardiac surgery: a structural equation modeling-based mediation analysis: Woo-Young Jo, Hyeonhoon Lee, Jayoun Kim, Won Ho Kim, Hee-Pyoung Park, Hyoun-Joong Kong, Hyung-Chul Lee; Received August 27, 2025 Accepted February 18, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.25765 [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub PDF Supplementary Material

Characteristics of electroencephalographic changes induced by different hypnotics in elderly patients: a narrative review: Byung-Moon Choi, Uncheol Lee; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2026;79(2):152-168. Published online February 3, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.251020; Full text PubReader ePub PDF

From index to insight: clinical perspectives on electroencephalographic spectrogram-guided anesthesia—a narrative review: Akira Mukai, Jen-Ting Yang, Shao-Chun Wu, Tzu-Chun Wang, Feng-Sheng Lin, Chun-Yu Wu; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2026;79(2):139-151. Published online February 3, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.251022; Full text PubReader ePub PDF

Sevoflurane degradation is accelerated by ozone: water trap removal of degradation products: Shinji Oshima, Hiroshi Suzuki, Soichiro Mimuro, Tadayoshi Kurita, Yoshiki Nakajima; Received July 7, 2025 Accepted November 12, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.25534 [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

Key strategies in trauma anesthesia for severe hemorrhage: a narrative review: Byung Hee Kang, Hye-Min Sohn; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2026;79(1):42-55. Published online November 17, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.25734
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Impact of neuromuscular blockade depth on postoperative systemic cytokine release: a systematic review and meta-analysis: Soowon Lee, Jung-Hee Ryu, Chang-Hoon Koo, Yu Kyung Bae, Ah-Young Oh; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2026;79(1):56-68. Published online November 5, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.25279
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Comparison of the analgesic efficacy between the ultrasound-guided continuous costoclavicular brachial plexus block and ultrasound-guided continuous interscalene brachial plexus block: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial: Taotao Xing, Lan Ge, Da Zhong, Shuo Chen, Yongjie Li, Hongjin Ni, Yiqi Fang, Yantian Lv, HuaJie Mao, Lina Yu; Received June 21, 2025 Accepted September 24, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.25511 [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

Optimal remimazolam infusion rate for general anesthesia induction in elderly patients: a dose determination study by the k-in-a-row method: Heejoon Jeong, Hyun Joo Ahn; Received May 29, 2025 Accepted September 24, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.25446 [Epub ahead of print]
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Three-dimensional bioprinting in drug delivery: a broad-spectrum review: Dongju Kim, Seunguk Bang; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2026;79(1):28-41. Published online September 15, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.25473; Full text PubReader ePub PDF

Impact of ultrasound-guided rhomboid intercostal and serratus anterior plane blocks on respiratory function after modified radical mastectomy: a randomized controlled trial: Gizem Akgün, Başak Altıparmak, Ahmet Pınarbaşı, Melike Korkmaz Toker, Sinan Pektaş, Bakiye Uğur; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2026;79(1):104-113. Published online June 26, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.25150
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Changes in pulse wave transit time variability after interscalene brachial plexus block placement: Eun Joo Choi, Jung A Lim, Chang Hyuk Choi, Dong Hyuck Kim, Sungbin Jo, Jonghae Kim; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2026;79(1):82-94. Published online May 21, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24861
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The effect of perioperative ketamine and esketamine administration on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing general anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis: Kwon Hui Seo, Shu Chung Choi, Jueun Kwak, Na Jin Kim; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2026;79(2):182-200. Published online May 8, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24930
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Effect of mild hypercapnia during the recovery period on the emergence time from total intravenous anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial: Lan Liu, Xiangde Chen, Qingjuan Chen, Xiuyi Lu, Lili Fang, Jinxuan Ren, Yue Ming, Dawei Sun, Pei Chen, Weidong Wu, Lina Yu; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025;78(3):215-223. Published online April 17, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24363
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Laparotomy and burst suppression-inducing sevoflurane induce subtle long-term changes in anxiety and social behavior in late postnatal mice: Tao Zhang, Yulim Lee, Xianshu Ju, Jiho Park, Boohwi Hong, Jianchen Cui, Yeonsu Kim, Seongeun Kim, Chul Hee Choi, Jun Young Heo, Woosuk Chung; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025;78(4):382-394. Published online April 9, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24768
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Effects of a virtual reality digital twin of the operating theatre on anxiety in pediatric surgery patients: a randomized controlled trial: Jiyoun Lee, Jung-Hee Ryu, Jin-Hee Kim, Sung-Hee Han, Jin-Woo Park; Received December 10, 2024 Accepted April 1, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24874 [Epub ahead of print]
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‘Think Drink’ approach to minimize unnecessary preoperative fasting: 18 years audit experience: Katarzyna A. R. MacDougall, Shahnoor E. S. Bushra, Santhana G. Kannan; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025;78(3):272-278. Published online March 31, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24489
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Revisiting anesthesia-induced preconditioning for neuroprotection in the aging brain: a narrative review: Tao Zhang, Woosuk Chung, Beverley A. Orser; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025;78(3):187-198. Published online March 20, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.25073
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Intertruncal versus classical approach to supraclavicular brachial plexus block on sensory-motor blockade for upper extremity surgery: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial: Zhipeng Wang, Jinyan Guo, Hanbin Xie, Guoliang Sun, Jianqiang Guan, Weifeng Yao, Quehua Luo; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025;78(4):321-330. Published online March 19, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24526
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Axillary serratus anterior plane block as a novel approach to anesthetizing the intercostobrachial nerve for upper arm arteriovenous fistula creation surgery -three case reports-: Chi Ho Chan, Jia Yin Lim, Abey M.V. Mathews; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025;78(3):279-284. Published online March 6, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24893
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Successful removal of a large intratracheal tumor using the injection-time-controllable manual jet ventilator via translaryngeal approach -a case report-: Darhae Eum, Hyun Joo Kim, Wyun Kon Park; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025;78(3):285-290. Published online March 5, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24918
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Bicarbonate-buffered solution versus Plasma-Lyte^TM in orthotopic adult liver transplantation: a pilot open-label, randomized, non-inferiority trial: Fumitaka Yanase, Laurence Weinberg, Michael Jiang, Varun Peri, Rebecca Caragata, Jian Wen Chan, Lachlan F. Miles, Shervin Tosif, Louise Ellard, Peter McCall, Brett Pearce, David A. Story, Param Pillai, Antony Leaver, Hannah Perlman, Jinesh Patel, Glenn Eastwood, Dong Kyu Lee, Rinaldo Bellomo; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025;78(4):369-381. Published online February 18, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24677
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Effect of remimazolam on intraoperative hemodynamic stability in patients undergoing cerebrovascular bypass surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial: Chang-Hoon Koo, Si Un Lee, Hyeong-Geun Kim, Soowon Lee, Yu Kyung Bae, Ah-Young Oh, Young-Tae Jeon, Jung-Hee Ryu; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025;78(2):148-158. Published online January 23, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24538
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Analgesic efficacy of the external oblique intercostal fascial plane block on postoperative acute pain in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a randomized controlled trial: Elif Sarikaya Ozel, Cengiz Kaya, Esra Turunc, Yasemin B. Ustun, Halil Cebeci, Burhan Dost; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025;78(2):159-170. Published online January 21, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24569
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Modified approach to external oblique intercostal block: a proof-of-concept pilot case series and anatomical evaluation -a case series-: Takashi Fujino, Koichiro Ichimura, Hidaka Anetai, Izumi Kawagoe; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025;78(2):171-176. Published online January 20, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24832
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