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Call for papers - Regional anesthesia for children and young adults

Guest Editors

Can Aksu, MD, EDRA, Kocaeli University, Türkiye
Hee-Soo Kim, MD, PhD, Seoul National University, South Korea

Submission Status: Open   |   Submission Deadline: 02 June 2025

BMC Anesthesiology is calling for submissions to our Collection, Regional anesthesia for children and young adults. This Collection seeks to gather innovative research on regional anesthesia techniques for children and young adults, aiming to enhance perioperative care and improve postoperative outcomes. We invite submissions that explore the safety, efficacy, and advancements in pediatric regional anesthesia, with a focus on minimizing surgical stress, optimizing pain management, and promoting the well-being of young patients undergoing surgical procedures.

New Content ItemThis Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being and SDG 10: Reducing Inequalities.

Meet the Guest Editors

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Can Aksu, MD, EDRA, Kocaeli University, Türkiye

Dr Can Aksu has been working as a faculty member in the department of anesthesiology and reanimation in the Faculty of Medicine at Kocaeli University for seven years. In addition to his academic career, he is responsible for pediatric surgery and orthopedic surgery in the clinic. Dr Aksu, who has an EDRA Board certificate, has been giving lectures and courses on regional anesthesia for many years at national and international congresses. Although he conducts his research on regional anesthesia and postoperative analgesia on patients of all ages, his main area of interest is pediatric pain and regional anesthesia. Dr Aksu is also a member of babyblock.com, which is a website dedicated to pediatric perioperative ultrasound and regional anesthesia.

Hee-Soo Kim, MD, PhD, Seoul National University, South Korea

Dr Hee-Soo Kim is a pediatric neuroanesthesiologist and works in the department of anesthesiology and pain management in the College of Medicine at Seoul National University. Dr Kim served as president of the Korean Society of Pediatric Anesthesiologists and director of examinations and qualifications, and has published more than 300 papers related to pediatric anesthesia. Recently, she has focused on the vast and diverse data generated during the perioperative period. She is interested in utilizing this data to predict patient outcomes and improve overall results.

About the Collection

BMC Anesthesiology is calling for submissions to our Collection, Regional anesthesia for children and young adults. 

Regional anesthesia has emerged as a valuable technique for providing perioperative pain management in children and young adults undergoing various surgical procedures. This approach offers the potential for improved pain control, reduced opioid consumption, and enhanced recovery following surgery. Furthermore, research has highlighted the potential for regional anesthesia to improve postoperative outcomes and enhance the overall surgical experience for pediatric patients.

It is important for us to continue advancing our collective understanding in this area to optimize perioperative care for pediatric and young adult patients. We invite submissions from all aspects of this field, including, but not limited to:

  • Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia
  • Peripheral nerve blocks in children and young adults
  • Surgical stress management in pediatric patients
  • Postoperative pain control in young patients
  • Long-term outcomes of regional anesthesia in young patients


This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities.

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  1. Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord, resulting in progressive limb muscle weakness, atrophy, and sever...

    Authors: Zhuangyuan Chen, Xiaowei Chen, Xiyun Liang, Qiang Niu, Yauwai Chan and Xuebing Xu
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2025 25:173
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  2. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of caudal block anesthesia with hydromorphone-ropivacaine compared to ropivacaine alone on postoperative immune function and pain management in children undergoing hypo...

    Authors: Yuzhu Cai, Mingwen Yang, Xinghui Liu, Lingli Zhang, Jun Wang and Yingying Sun
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2025 25:172
    Content type: Research Published on:

  3. Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA), also known as hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies (HSAN I-V), is an exceptionally rare autosomal recessive disorder. The pathogenesis of CIPA ...

    Authors: Jianzhong Li, Mingming Zhang, Dalong Dong, Hong Xu, Ankui Wang, Qi Liu and Lei Duan
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2025 25:163
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  4. Postoperative pain after laparoscopic hepatectomy is common and can lead to increased opioid use, delayed recovery, and complications. Although transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) with rectus sheath block...

    Authors: Mengke Liu, Xuan Mo, Ruonan Zhan, Han Wang, Yangxi Zhao and Yi Zhang
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2025 25:162
    Content type: Research Published on:

  5. Achieving adequate postoperative analgesia in the pediatric age group is also important in terms of future pain perception and chronic pain development in the subsequent period. The primary aim of our study wa...

    Authors: Hasibe İrban and Can Aksu
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2025 25:154
    Content type: Research Published on:

  6. Pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block is a novel technique that provides analgesia in hip surgeries while preserving motor function. This study aimed to identify developmental differences and variations regard...

    Authors: Hande Gurbuz and Tuncay Colak
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2025 25:144
    Content type: Research Published on:

  7. Caudal epidural block is a widely performed procedure for postoperative pain control of pediatric patients. As the local anesthetic acts by spreading cranially after caudal block, it may lead to several effect...

    Authors: Ahmet Murat Yayik, Elif Oral Ahiskalioglu, Erkan Cem Celik, Mirac Selcen Ozkal Yalin, Binali Firinci, Irem Ates, Muhammed Enes Aydin and Ali Ahiskalioglu
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2025 25:138
    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 "Regional anesthesia for children and young adults" 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.