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Call for papers - Ambulatory anesthesia

Guest Editors

Rodney A. Gabriel, MD, MAS, Koman Outpatient Pavilion Ambulatory Surgery Center and University of California, San Diego, USA
Alessandro Vittori, MD, PhD, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Submission Status: Open   |   Submission Deadline: 30 June 2025

BMC Anesthesiology is calling for submissions to our collection, Ambulatory anesthesia. This Collection seeks to gather innovative research on ambulatory anesthesia, emphasizing its role in promoting efficient patient recovery and healthcare resource utilization. We invite submissions that explore anesthetic techniques, patient outcomes, and strategies for optimizing patient selection in the context of ambulatory surgery, with the aim of advancing safe and effective outpatient procedures.

Meet the Guest Editors

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Rodney A. Gabriel, MD, MAS, Koman Outpatient Pavilion Ambulatory Surgery Center and University of California, San Diego, USA

Dr Rodney A. Gabriel is a tenured associate professor of anesthesiology and associate adjunct professor in biomedical informatics at the University of California, San Diego. He is the vice-chair of perioperative informatics and clinical director of anesthesiology at the Koman Outpatient Pavilion Ambulatory Surgery Center. His research expertise is in applying artificial intelligence concepts into perioperative medicine, including machine learning-based predictive modeling and natural language processing. His research focus is on designing predictive models around opioid addiction, critical care medicine, operating room efficiency, perioperative optimization, and social determinants of health. Clinically, Dr Gabriel practices operating room anesthesia, regional anesthesia, and chronic pain medicine (cryoneurolysis).

Alessandro Vittori, MD, PhD, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Dr Alessandro Vittori is a pediatric anesthesiologist at Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù IRCCS in Rome. He mainly deals with pain, in all its aspects: management, perioperative, and chronic. Dr Vittori is active within the Italian society of anesthesia, critical care and pain therapy (SIAARTI), as a member of the group's board of study on chronic pain. He trained at the Sapienza University of Rome as an anesthesiologist and obtained a PhD from the University of L'Aquila, Italy.

About the Collection

BMC Anesthesiology is calling for submissions to our collection, Ambulatory anesthesia. 

Ambulatory anesthesia, particularly in the context of ambulatory surgery, has gained significant attention due to its potential for quick recovery and early discharge. This approach involves the use of short-acting anesthetics and careful patient selection to facilitate safe and efficient procedures in an outpatient setting. Research in this field encompasses various aspects, including anesthetic techniques, patient outcomes, and healthcare resource utilization.

It is important for us to continue advancing our collective understanding of ambulatory anesthesia to optimize patient care and resource allocation. Recent advances have demonstrated the feasibility and safety of ambulatory anesthesia for a wide range of surgical procedures, leading to reduced hospital stays and healthcare costs. Additionally, research has focused on refining patient selection criteria and anesthetic protocols to enhance recovery and minimize postoperative complications.

We invite submissions from all aspects of this field, including, but not limited to:

  • Anesthetic techniques for ambulatory surgery
  • Patient outcomes in ambulatory anesthesia
  • Healthcare resource utilization in ambulatory anesthesia
  • Patient selection criteria for ambulatory procedures


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  1. Remimazolam is a novel ultrashort-acting sedative and anesthetic drug. Numerous recent studies have demonstrated its sedative effect, however, research has yet to be conducted to explore the safety of remimazo...

    Authors: Pingping Luo, Jimin Wu, Haiyan Lan, Qiaomin Xu and Gongchen Duan
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2025 25:246
    Content type: Research Published on:

  2. Pediatric patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal (GI) interventions frequently require sedation and analgesia due to the challenges associated with endoscopic probe placement, particularly the gag reflex. ...

    Authors: Esra Turunc, Yasemin Burcu Ustun, Sezgin Bilgin, Cengiz Kaya, Ersin Koksal and Burhan Dost
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2025 25:227
    Content type: Research Published on:

  3. Postoperative delirium is a significant and common complication in surgical patients, particularly in vulnerable populations such as the elderly. Remimazolam, a novel benzodiazepine, has been introduced as an ...

    Authors: Chao Li, Lai Wei, Hong Gong and Xingxing Yuan
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2025 25:201
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  4. Opioids have been essential for the anesthesiologic management of patients undergoing surgical procedures such as gynecologic oncology, but incorrect dosage can lead to unwanted hemodynamic effects. Opioid-fre...

    Authors: Jose Alexander Puentes Garcia, Daniel Rivera Tocancipa, Eugenio Medina, Julián Jovel Díaz, Pisso, Vincent Jean Carlo García Gil and Fredy Leonardo Carreño Hernandez
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2025 25:75
    Content type: Research Published on:

Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "Ambulatory anesthesia" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.