According to IEO project called “Pain-free Hospital”, and to the italian law (38/2010) introducing a new perspective on pain management, specific attention is paid to treatment of postoperative pain and prevention of its chronicization. The anesthesiologists are also involved in the safety management of operating room. They collect data about adverse events occurred in order to develop even more secure protocols, following the advanced rules of the “Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology” (2010) sponsored by ESA (European Society of Anesthesiology).
The division is also active member of the ETN (European Trial Network), the research branch of ESA and is involved in the most important large european trials. Moreover since 2011 the division has started a research collaboration with LABS (Laboratory of Biological Structure Mechanics Department of chemistry, materials and chemical engineering – CMIC - of Politecnico di Milano 2,– MilanoBicocca University) on development of a novel device for liquid ventilation.