title: [Sex differences and anesthesiology: preface and comments].
abstract: In this special issue, the topic of sex difference in the field of anesthesiology is featured. Eight subtopics are discussed including 1) sex differences in cardiovascular medicine, 2) perioperative cardiovascular management, 3) sex differences in the respiratory functions of the upper airway, 4) sex differences in the anesthetic management, 5) sex differences in pain, 6) sex differences in laboratory medicine, 7) sex differences in pharmacokinetics of anesthetics, and 8) postoperative nausea and vomiting. Although recent clinical and experimental studies have shown the existence of sex and/or gender differences in many fields of medicine, our knowledge of sex differences in anesthesiology is apparently insufficient. I believe that anesthesiologists should pay more attention to this topic to improve our daily practice of anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8670.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishno
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019990:Perioperative Care; D012727:Sex Characteristics