JRAU

Journal of Regional Anesthesia & Ultrasound

International Open-Access Journal for Regional Anesthesia, Ultrasound-Guided Blocks and Perioperative Pain Medicine

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About the Journal

Journal of Regional Anesthesia & Ultrasound (JRAU) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to regional anesthesia, ultrasound-guided procedures, perioperative pain medicine, and innovation in anesthetic practice.

JRAU aims to provide a focused platform for clinicians, researchers, educators, and trainees working in ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia and related perioperative fields.

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Articles published online before inclusion in a journal issue.

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A Radiative Forcing-Based Life Cycle Assessment Model for Inhaled Anaesthetic Agents: Integrating Climate and Ecotoxicity Metrics
Rasim Onur Karaoğlu, MD
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, SBÜ Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Background: The environmental impact of inhaled anaesthetics is conventionally quantified using the 100-year global warming potential (GWP₁₀₀). We propose a novel modelling framework that derives instantaneous radiative forcing (RF, mW·m⁻²) directly from clinical input parameters for sevoflurane, desflurane, and isoflurane.

Results: At standard clinical conditions, desflurane generates 5.2-fold more RF per MAC-hour than sevoflurane. The GWP₁₀₀-based ratio is 61.8-fold, suggesting the conventional metric overestimates the relative impact of desflurane by a factor of approximately 12.

Conclusions: RF per MAC-hour provides a physically transparent alternative to GWP for comparing the climate footprint of inhaled anaesthetics.
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Call for Papers

VOLUME 1 · ISSUE 1 · 2026

JRAU invites original research, review articles, case reports, technical notes, and educational articles in the field of regional anesthesia, ultrasound-guided procedures, and perioperative pain medicine.

Topics of interest include:

Submission Deadline October 31, 2026 — for Vol. 1, Issue 1

Manuscripts should be submitted by email. All submissions undergo double-blind peer review.

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Aims & Scope

Regional Anesthesia

Peripheral nerve blocks, neuraxial techniques, fascial plane blocks, and perioperative analgesia.

Ultrasound-Guided Procedures

Sonoanatomy, procedural safety, needle visualization, and image-guided interventions.

Innovation & Education

AI-assisted blocks, simulation, teaching methods, cadaveric studies, and clinical workflows.


Article Types

Original Research Review Articles Technical Notes Case Reports Cadaveric Studies Sonoanatomy Images Educational Articles Letters to the Editor

Publication Ethics

JRAU follows international standards for publication ethics, peer review, authorship transparency, conflict of interest disclosure, data integrity, and responsible use of artificial intelligence in scientific writing.

All submitted manuscripts are expected to comply with ethical principles including appropriate ethics committee approval, informed consent when applicable, plagiarism avoidance, and transparent reporting.

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Rasim Onur Karaoğlu, MD
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation
SBÜ Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital
İstanbul, Türkiye

Associate Editors

Editorial Board

Editorial board appointments and international collaborations are currently in development.

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Manuscripts may currently be submitted by email while the online submission system is being developed.

Email: editor@jrau.org

Please include the manuscript file, title page, cover letter, ethics statement, conflict of interest statement, and author contribution statement.

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Journal of Regional Anesthesia & Ultrasound

Website: https://jrau.org

Editorial Office: editor@jrau.org