Abstract
hile 2020 was significantly affected by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, including publications, 2021 has already returned to "normal". Almost back to normal, because the world, medicine, and even anaesthesia, will never be what they used to be.
What COVID-19 has changed is that the safety of what we do has come much more to the fore. The safety of our procedures and the safety of each anaesthetic, but not only.
The aim of this text is to briefly summarise some key publications in the field of anaesthesiology, and to highlight papers that should not escape attention.