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Perioperative Medicine

Publishing highly topical clinical research relating to the perioperative care of surgical patients, Perioperative Medicine aims to disseminate the distillation, examination and application of clinical evidence to improve surgical outcome. Understanding that modern perioperative medicine is a multidisciplinary speciality, the journal welcomes research in all areas relevant to perioperative medicine from any healthcare professional. It is the official journal of Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM) and of International Prehabilitation and Perioperative Exercise Testing Society (iPOEETS).

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Subject Anesthesiology, Surgery

Impact Factor 2.1

Quartile Q2

Open Access Type Open

eISSN 2047-0525

Invitation Only No

Cost Range Article processing charge: £2290.00 GBP / $3090.00 USD / €2590.00 EUR, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Submission Instructions

Perioperative Medicine accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, explain any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm that all authors approved the manuscript for submission, and name the special issue if applicable.

Abstract Research manuscripts must include an abstract. The abstract must not exceed 350 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions, and articles reporting health care interventions on human participants must also include a Trial registration section.

Manuscript Research manuscripts must include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations section with the required subsections. Research manuscripts must include three to ten keywords, the required Declarations subsections, an optional Authors' information subsection, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or a suitable alternative section.

References References must use Vancouver reference style. Only articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts that are published, in press, or available through public e-print or preprint servers may be cited, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, publicly available datasets supporting the conclusions should be cited with a persistent identifier such as a DOI, and web references must include the site title, full URL, and access date.

Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the text file with their intended locations indicated in the text, and figures must be uploaded separately in the order first cited. Figures and tables must be numbered in sequence, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, figure and table titles must not exceed 15 words, figure and table legends must not exceed 300 words, figure titles and legends must appear in the manuscript rather than the graphic file, and tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.

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Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm that all authors approved the submission, and name the special issue if applicable.

Abstract A Review must include an abstract. The abstract must be no more than 350 words. The abstract must be unstructured and presented as a short single paragraph summary of the major points raised.

Manuscript Reviews should be approximately 3000 words. The manuscript must include Background, Main text, and Conclusions sections. The manuscript must include a Declarations section with all required subheadings, include three to ten keywords, and provide a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used.

References References must follow Vancouver reference style. Only articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts that are published, in press, or publicly available through e-print or preprint servers may be cited, and web links and URLs must be included in the reference list rather than in the text.

Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded separately in the order they are first mentioned, while tables under one page may be placed within the manuscript and longer tables may be placed at the end of the document. Multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, and tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.

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Consensus Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, note any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm that all authors approved the submission, and include the special issue name if applicable.

Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Discussion, and Trial registration.

Manuscript Manuscript must include Background, Methods/Design, Discussion, and a Declarations section with the required subheadings. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and all required Declarations subheadings with 'Not applicable' given for any section that is not relevant.

References References must follow Vancouver reference style. Web links and URLs must be assigned a reference number, included in the reference list rather than the text, and given in full with the site title, URL, and access date.

Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, while longer tables may be placed at the end of the document and figures must be uploaded separately in the order cited. Tables must be numbered and cited sequentially using Arabic numerals, and tables should not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.

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Case Study

Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Case presentation, and Conclusions.

Manuscript Manuscript must include Background, Case presentation, and Discussion and Conclusions sections. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords and a Declarations section with the required subheadings, while any use of a Large Language Model must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript if no Methods section is available.

References References must follow Vancouver reference style. References must not be cited in the abstract, web links and URLs must be given in full with the site title, URL, and access date, and any author or group clearly associated with a web link must be included in the reference.

Figures & Tables Tables less than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables larger than one page may be placed at the end of the text file, and figures must be uploaded in the order they are first mentioned in the text. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order cited in the text, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, and tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.

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Guideline

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and, if applicable, name the special issue.

Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Trial registration.

Manuscript Manuscript must include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations section with all required subheadings. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, define abbreviations at first use, include all Declarations subheadings with 'Not applicable' where relevant, and document any use of a Large Language Model in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.

References References must follow Vancouver style. Web links and URLs in the reference list must be given in full and include the site title, the URL, and the date accessed.

Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the document, and figures must be uploaded in the order they are first mentioned in the text. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order first cited, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, and tables must not be embedded as figures.

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Recent Publications

Association of abnormal echocardiographic diastolic parameters and postoperative major adverse cardiac events and mortality in patients undergoing hip fracture surgery: a retrospective cohort study

Rahul Mehta, Joseph J. Caruso, Wendy Novicoff, David B. Weiss, Sula Mazimba

10.1186/s13741-026-00679-0

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Atrial fibrillation versus non-atrial fibrillation in postoperative complications following lumbar surgery: a retrospective case-control study

Chaojun Wang, Yiming Mai, Jimei Zhang, Jian Wang, Jiong Lin, Qinfeng Yang, Qin Pan

10.1186/s13741-026-00678-1

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Perioperative predictors of critical care admission following emergency surgical procedures: a comprehensive evaluation of anesthesia management

Şebnem Çimen, Büşra Eroğlu, Afra Buse Kavacık Bulut, Burak Uçaner, Ela Erten

10.1186/s13741-026-00677-2

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Post-surgical DKA stems from poor glycemic control prior to surgery and perioperative catecholamine usage: unmatched case–control study

Maher Mualla M. Alotaibi, Adel Ali Alkenani, Mariam Gryan A. L. Enezi, Wafa Sattam Alotaibi, Waleed Tharwat Aletreby

10.1186/s13741-026-00675-4

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Perioperative virtual reality and neuropsychiatric outcomes: a scoping review

Han Li, Michelle Liu, Pareena Sharma, Richa Vijayvargiya, John W. Merriman, Nila Radhakrishnan, Juan N. Kattan, Kiran Lukose, Naveen Baskaran

10.1186/s13741-026-00671-8

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Submission to first decision (median): 23 days

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in Perioperative Medicine, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.

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What are the publication costs?

An article processing charge applies for each accepted article. The current APC is £2290.00 GBP / $3090.00 USD / €2590.00 EUR, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Anesthesia and Pain Management Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Hip and Femur Fractures Nausea and vomiting management Airway Management and Intubation Techniques Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research Nutrition and Health in Aging Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Blood transfusion and management Frailty in Older Adults Pain Management and Opioid Use Acute Kidney Injury Research Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Music Therapy and Health Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Abdominal Surgery and Complications Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments

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