Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is rapidly reshaping perioperative care in liver transplantation (LT), with anesthesiologists at the center of this transformation. Recent ERAS guidelines for LT emphasize advanced hemodynamic monitoring, early extubation, and multimodal analgesia as pillars for optimizing recovery and minimizing ICU time. Despite the promise, evidence for regional anesthesia techniques in LT remains sparse, warranting further multicentric data.
As robotic and minimally invasive transplantation emerge, anesthesiology practice must adapt with precision-driven protocols and real-time physiological optimization. The review by Skurzak et al., Current Opinion in Anesthesiology (2025) underscores that anesthesiologists are no longer just intraoperative gatekeepers—but architects of enhanced recovery pathways. To explore the full scope of evidence-based anesthetic…
