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Authors: Jacqueline M. Morano, MD, FASA; Jamie L. Uejima, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 40, No. 1 • February 2025 Anesthesia professionals are encountering patients with non-cardiac implantable electrical devices (NCIED) with increasing frequency. These devices are otherwise known as neurologic stimulators and include, but are not limited to spinal cord stimulators (SCS), deep brain […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review The more than 36 leaders featured in this article spoke at Becker’s 30th Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs, Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. If you would like to join the event as a speaker, please contact Patsy Newitt at pnewitt@beckershealthcare.com As […]
Read MoreAuthors: Epstein, Richard H. M.D., F.A.S.A et al Anesthesiology March 27, 2025. Background: Perioperative death globally has been described as the third leading cause of death behind heart disease and malignant neoplasm and ahead of cerebrovascular disease. However, studies of all-cause perioperative mortality have not distinguished patients who were outpatients preoperatively (“elective”) from patients having […]
Read MoreAuthors: Bertoch, Todd MD et al Anesthesiology March 21, 2025. Background: Opioids are effective for treating acute pain but have safety, tolerability, and addiction concerns while non-opioid analgesics have limited efficacy. Suzetrigine, an oral, non-opioid, small molecule, selectively inhibits the voltage-gated sodium channel 1.8 (NaV1.8) and has potential to provide efficacious and safe relief for […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Anesthesia billing is complicated and evolving, according to a March 15 blog post from Knack RCM. Here are nine of the “hidden revenue killers,” according to the report: 1. Time-based billing complexity Unlike most specialties, anesthesia billing is time-based. Payers differ in how they calculate time units — Medicare uses […]
Read MoreWe’re excited to announce the formation of a new anesthesia group in Riverdale, GA, located just 10 minutes from the Atlanta Airport. We’re seeking dedicated CRNAs to join our collaborative care team, which will include 4 full-time CRNAs and 2 anesthesiologists managing 4 operating rooms. This is a 25% independent practice and doing own blocks! […]
Read MoreIf you’re an anesthesiologist searching for a balanced lifestyle and rewarding work, you’ll want to check out this opportunity. Our all-anesthesiologist group is seeking a dedicated team member to join our collaborative practice. Position Highlights: Zero Call for 3 Weeks: Enjoy three weeks of no call duty, followed by one week of call. Even during […]
Read MoreAuthors: Maguire, Aislinn D BSc et al Anesthesiology March 19, 2025. Background: In the peripheral nervous system, nociceptors become hyperexcitable in both acute and chronic pain conditions. This phenotype can be mediated by dysregulated calcium, which occurs if the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria fail to buffer it appropriately. The redox enzyme endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductin […]
Read MoreAuthor: Christine Kilgore Medscape Anesthesiology The need to recognize and manage chronic nociplastic pain has become integral to rheumatology practice, as research over the past half-decade has affirmed that when central sensitization is present, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), and other rheumatologic diseases are less responsive — or nonresponsive […]
Read MoreAuthor: Claire Wallace Becker’s ASC Review Hazleton (Pa.) Anesthesia Services has faced a data breach, according to an April 1 report from the Standard Speaker. Hazelton’s management company detected unusual activity within staff emails on Nov. 21, 2024. By March 10 it had determined that a breach had occurred. Following an investigation by a third […]
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