Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

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]; 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; Received November 12, 2025 Accepted January 4, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.251022 [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

Inhalational versus total intravenous anesthesia in noncardiac surgery: a comparative review of clinical outcomes: Ah Ran Oh, Jungchan Park; Received July 23, 2025 Accepted November 17, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.25634 [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; Full text PubReader ePub PDF

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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Sex-specific associations of preoperative serum uric acid levels with mortality and morbidity in non-cardiac surgeries: a single-center retrospective study: Ji-Hoon Sim, Chan-Sik Kim, Bumwoo Park; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025;78(6):569-582. Published online August 22, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.25517; Full text PubReader ePub PDF Supplementary Material

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; Received December 29, 2024 Accepted May 8, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24930 [Epub ahead of print]
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Association between preoperative anemia and postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: a retrospective observational study: Ah Ran Oh, Jungchan Park, Chung Soo Kim, Sangmin Maria Lee, Seung Yeon Yoo; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025;78(5):462-470. Published online April 7, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24701
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Heterogeneity in meta-analyses: an unavoidable challenge worth exploring: Geun Joo Choi, Hyun Kang; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025;78(4):301-314. Published online February 14, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.25001
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Mortality and factors associated with acute exacerbation after non-cardiac surgery in patients with interstitial pneumonia: a retrospective study: Kaoru Umehara, Kazuhiro Shirozu, Taichi Ando, Kentaro Tokuda, Kei Makishima, Kazuya Imura, Shota Tsumura, Shinnosuke Takamori, Ken Yamaura; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025;78(5):453-461. Published online February 3, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24656; Full text PubReader ePub PDF Supplementary Material

Comparing the safety and efficacy of remimazolam-based total intravenous anesthesia versus volatile agent-based anesthesia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials: Ji-In Park, Hyo-Seok Na, Keum-O Lee, Jung-Hee Ryu, Hyun-Jung Shin; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025;78(1):48-60. Published online December 12, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24444
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Comparison of high-flow nasal oxygenation and standard low-flow nasal oxygenation during rigid bronchoscopy: a randomized controlled trial: Hye Jin Kim, Chang Young Lee, Kyuho Lee, Namo Kim, Seungyeon Lee, Young Jun Oh; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025;78(1):39-47. Published online December 12, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24517
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Effect of perioperative intravenous ibuprofen versus acetaminophen on postoperative opioid consumption and pain after general anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials: Sung Hye Kim, Hyun Kang, In-Jung Jun, Hye Won Park, Byung Hoon Yoo, Yun-Hee Lim, Kye-Min Kim; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2024;77(4):455-467. Published online May 7, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24089
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Comparison of remimazolam and desflurane in emergence agitation after general anesthesia for nasal surgery: a prospective randomized controlled study: Sung-Ae Cho, So-min Ahn, Woojin Kwon, Tae-Yun Sung; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2024;77(4):432-440. Published online May 7, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23953
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Comparison of lung aeration loss in open abdominal oncologic surgeries after ventilation with electrical impedance tomography-guided PEEP versus conventional PEEP: a pilot feasibility study: A. R. Karthik, Nishkarsh Gupta, Rakesh Garg, Sachidanand Jee Bharati, M. D. Ray, Vijay Hadda, Sourabh Pahuja, Seema Mishra, Sushma Bhatnagar, Vinod Kumar; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2024;77(3):353-363. Published online March 5, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23858
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Comparison of effects of telmisartan versus valsartan on post-induction hypotension during noncardiac surgery: a prospective observational study: Chung-Sik Oh, Jun Young Park, Seong-Hyop Kim; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2024;77(3):335-344. Published online February 5, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23658
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Perioperative management of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: Minsu Kim, Chang Hee Kwon; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2024;77(3):306-315. Published online January 29, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23826
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Predicting optimal endotracheal tube size and depth in pediatric patients using demographic data and machine learning techniques: Hyeonsik Kim, Hyun-Kyu Yoon, Hyeonhoon Lee, Chul-Woo Jung, Hyung-Chul Lee; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2023;76(6):540-549. Published online September 26, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23501
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Randomized controlled trial of the effect of general anesthetics on postoperative recovery after minimally invasive nephrectomy: Hyun-Kyu Yoon, Somin Joo, Susie Yoon, Jeong-Hwa Seo, Won Ho Kim, Ho-Jin Lee; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2024;77(1):95-105. Published online May 26, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23083
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Perioperative adverse cardiac events and mortality after non-cardiac surgery: a multicenter study: Byungjin Choi, Ah Ran Oh, Jungchan Park, Jong-Hwan Lee, Kwangmo Yang, Dong Yun Lee, Sang Youl Rhee, Sang-Soo Kang, Seung Do Lee, Sun Hack Lee, Chang Won Jeong, Bumhee Park, Soobeen Seol, Rae Woong Park, Seunghwa Lee; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2024;77(1):66-76. Published online May 10, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23043
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Quality of recovery in hospital and disability-free survival at three months after major abdominal surgery: Yuki Kinugasa, Mitsuru Ida, Shohei Nakatani, Kayo Uyama, Masahiko Kawaguchi; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2023;76(6):567-574. Published online May 10, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23082
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Surgical pleth index monitoring in perioperative pain management: usefulness and limitations: Seok Kyeong Oh, Young Ju Won, Byung Gun Lim; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2024;77(1):31-45. Published online March 17, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23158
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Catatonia associated with prolonged stupor after general anesthesia in a patient with multiple neuropsychiatric disorders -a case report-: Sungwon Baek, Min Hee Heo, Kyung Woo Kim, Sang Il Lee, Kyung-Tae Kim, Jang Su Park, Won Joo Choe, Jun Hyun Kim, Ji Yeon Kim; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2023;76(4):383-388. Published online March 14, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23034
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Anesthetic management for non-cardiac surgery in patients with left ventricular assist devices: Jeong-Jin Min, Yang Hyun Cho, Sangmin M. Lee, Jong-Hwan Lee; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2024;77(2):175-184. Published online March 10, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23169
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Association between inflammation-based prognostic markers and mortality of non-cardiac surgery: Ah Ran Oh, Jungchan Park, Jong-Hwan Lee, Kwangmo Yang, Joonghyun Ahn, Seung-Hwa Lee, Sangmin Maria Lee; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2023;76(6):550-558. Published online February 24, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23068
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Propofol-based intravenous anesthesia is associated with improved survival outcomes after major cancer surgery: a nationwide cohort study in South Korea: Tak Kyu Oh, Hayoung Jo, In-Ae Song; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2023;76(5):461-470. Published online February 24, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.22747
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Association of the perfusion index with postoperative acute kidney injury: a retrospective study: Pyoyoon Kang, Jung-bin Park, Hyun-Kyu Yoon, Sang-Hwan Ji, Young-Eun Jang, Eun-Hee Kim, Ji-Hyun Lee, Hyung Chul Lee, Jin-Tae Kim, Hee-Soo Kim; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2023;76(4):348-356. Published online January 26, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.22620 Correction in: Korean J Anesthesiol 2024;77(2):285
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Mechanisms and implications in gene polymorphism mediated diverse reponses to sedatives, analgesics and muscle relaxants: Yan Sun, Hongyu Zhu, Elham Esmaeili, Xue Tang, Zhilin Wu; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2023;76(2):89-98. Published online December 5, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.22654
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Effective concentration of remifentanil for successful i-gel insertion during remimazolam induction: Jung Ju Choi, Wol Seon Jung, Young Jin Chang, Seungbeom Yoo, Hyun Jeong Kwak; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2023;76(3):235-241. Published online October 31, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.22606
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Comparison of postoperative nausea and vomiting between remimazolam and propofol: a propensity score-matched, retrospective, observational, single-center cohort study: Yuji Suzuki, Shingo Kawashima, Hiroshi Makino, Matsuyuki Doi, Yoshiki Nakajima; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2023;76(2):143-151. Published online October 17, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.22441
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