Background With the rapid progress in anesthesiology, the update of guidelines in anesthesia is of vital importance to the quality of clinical anesthesia. Objective To introduce six guidelines published in year 2013. Content Guidelines covering post-anaesthesia recovery or care, management of the difficult airway, prevention and management of operating room fires, management of severe perioperative bleeding, and regional anesthesia and patients with abnormalities of coagulation will be discussed thoroughly. Trend Anesthesiologists should be familiar with the latest guidelines in the area. These guidelines will be of help to improve the safety and quality of clinical anesthesia, and regulate their clinical practices.