In March 2019, Anaesthesia Reports, known previously as Anaesthesia Cases, launched with the publication of five new case reports. As a new online-only journal, we have implemented a continuous publication model where new reports appear online shortly following acceptance and are included in an issue. This allows rapid publication as soon as an article has been peer reviewed, revised, accepted, edited and typeset. We publish two issues each year, and our first issue includes 17 excellent new reports. Each report serves some novelty, educational value or interest to our readership. In this editorial we highlight the key clinical learning points from the first issue of the new Anaesthesia Reports format, which is the seventh issue since the inception of Anaesthesia Cases.