歷史上第一次，一個現存的團體代表了歐洲全體麻醉科醫生，促使制定了歐洲麻醉的最高臨床與科學標準。

歐洲麻醉科醫師社團(ESA)、歐洲麻醉學學會(EAA)、歐洲麻醉師國家社團歐洲聯邦(CENSA)已經同一為ESA。ESA當前會員超過5000，但是作為融合的結果，ESA不久將代表超過60000位的歐洲麻醉師。

ESA的總部座落于布魯塞爾（比利時）。盡管主要是一個歐洲社團，ESA會員的基礎包括了來自全世界許多國家的附屬會員。ESA官方期刊是《歐洲麻醉學期刊》。

ESA的目的是促進歐洲麻醉師之間的信息交換；通過鼓勵、教育、科學研究和科學進程來提升專業標準；促進和保護會員利益；促進接受麻醉的患者的安全和監護質量。ESA還組織對歐洲麻醉學和重癥監護學科文憑的檢查，以促使提升專業標準。通過團體的國家麻醉學學會委員會，ESA與麻醉學醫師社團世界聯盟保持聯系。
 
European Anesthesiologists Unite
 
For the first time, a single body exists to represent European anesthesiologists and to promote the highest clinical and scientific standards of anesthesia in Europe.

The European Society of Anesthesiologists (ESA), the European Academy of Anesthesiology (EAA), and the European Confederation of European National Societies of Anesthesiologists (CENSA) have been united in ESA. ESA’s current membership is more than 5,000, but as a result of the amalgamation ESA has the potential to soon represent more than 60,000 European anesthesiologists.

The headquarters of the ESA are in Brussels (Belgium). Although predominantly a European society, the ESA membership base includes affiliate members from countries around the world. The official journal of ESA is the European Journal of Anesthesiology.

The aims of the ESA are to promote the exchange of information among anesthesiologists in Europe; to raise the standards of the specialty by fostering and encouraging education, research, and scientific progress; to promote and protect the interests of its members; and to promote improvements in safety and quality of care of patients undergoing anesthesia. ESA also organizes the examination for the European Diploma in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care that serves to raise the standards of the specialty. Through its National Anesthesia Society Committee, the ESA is linked to the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists.