Issue 1

Volume 77, March 2026

• Original studies

  • The Norton scale is an independent prognostic marker for mortality in critically ill patients

    Kalonji G., Knops O., Fivez T., Engelen K., Vander Laenen M., Willaert X., Boer W., De Baerdemaeker L., Mesotten D., Thiessen S.

    p1-6

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  • A comparative analysis of the effect of norepinephrine and dobutamine on hepatic blood flow

    Van Damme J., De Baerdemaeker L., van Limmen J.

    p7-14

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  • The Effect of Retrolaminar Thoracic Paravertebral Block on Postoperative Analgesia after Breast Surgeries: Prospective Randomized Study

    Abdelghany M.S., Ahmed S.A., Magdy A.A., Elgarf S.M., Belal A.M.

    p15-22

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  • Measuring preoperative anxiety in older surgical patients: an international Delphi study

    Yang K. L., Detroyer E., Islam F., Davis D., Alvarez-Garcia, Boehm L.M., Bouckaert F., Dziadzko M., Ely E. W., Hardy A., Klimek M., Kowark A., Lambrichts S., Van Grootven B., Rex S., Milisen K.

    p23-33

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• Reviews

  • Hemodilution both ways: phenomenon and tool Narrative review

    Himpe D.

    p35-44

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  • Diagnosis of Immediate Perioperative Hypersensitivity Reactions and the Role of Drug Provocation Testing

    Vlaeminck N., Saldien V., Sabato V., Ebo D. G.

    p45-55

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  • Towards ending the perioperative metformin controversy: a narrative review

    Van Hove K., Coremans P., Van Oers F., De Block C.

    p57-68

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  • Postoperative fatigue (POF): An underestimated complication after surgery

    Renette W., Mesotten D., Meex I., Lecis D., Stragier H., Rex S., Thiessen S.

    p69-79

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• Letters to the Editor

  • The hidden dangers of nasotracheal intubation: incomplete middle turbinate avulsion

    Cuypers S., Suykens J., Jacobs R., Pauwels J., De Grauwe T., Swinnen W.

    p81-82

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  • Comment on an article published in the December 2025 AAB issue concerning evidence from meta-analyses and subsequent large-scale randomized controlled trials in perioperative medicine

    Himpe D.

    p83-84

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  • Answer to Letter-to-the-Editor: Comments on an article published in the December 2025 AAB issue concerning evidence from meta-analysis and sebusequent large-scale randomized controlled trials in perioperative medicine

    Wyffels P., Wouters P.

    p85-86

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• Erratum

  • Erratum: Exploring discordance in evidence from meta-analyses and subsequent large-scale randomized controlled trials in perioperative medicine

    Vanoverschelde H, De Pauw E, Kerremans O, Wyffels P, Wouters P

    p87

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