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The global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic significantly influenced also the field of paediatric anaesthesia. Although the COVID-19 disease remains worldwide a significant health, economic and social problem, there are also several other aspects of paediatric anaesthesia, which require our attention. In paediatric anaesthesia, the conflicting areas are premedication, rapid sequence induction, airway management, anaesthesia depth monitoring and reduction of complication incidence. When considering COVID-19, the main aim is to reduce the possible transmission of the disease to the health care professionals and to standardise the airway management. The aim of this review is to summarise the key publications in the field of paediatric anaesthesia with the impact on the daily paediatric anaesthesiology practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The year 2020 was significantly influenced by the world SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In the area of science and research, one of the consequences of the pandemic was the COVID-19 publication boom. Although the COVID-19 disease remains to be significant worldwide healthcare and also an economic issue, it could not be considered as the only topic in clinical anaesthesiology practice. The Top anaesthesiology publications in 2020 aimed to summarise and highlight the key publication in the field of anaesthesiology and also to point out the articles that the anesthesiologist should be familiar with in their daily clinical practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]