Authors: Wu S-J et al. Anesthesiology, November 2025. DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005854 SummaryThis mechanistic neuroscience study examined how a specific subset of primary sensory neurons—those capable of synthesizing GABA and expressing the vesicular GABA transporter Vgat—gate mechanical pain transmission in mice. While most dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons are glutamatergic and excitatory, these Vgat-positive neurons represent a […]
Read MoreAuthor: Sophie Eydis Becker’s ASC Review Anesthesia practices are facing some of the steepest reimbursement pressure in healthcare. Years of CMS cuts, payer policies and new federal rules have compressed margins even as demand and costs rise. Here are 10 key notes on where anesthesia reimbursement stands near the end of 2025: 1. Average professional […]
Read MoreAuthors: Salib M et al. SourceCureus 17(11): e97114. November 17, 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.97114 SummaryThis review explores whether regional anesthesia can reduce cancer recurrence after surgery. The idea is biologically plausible: regional techniques blunt the stress response, reduce catecholamines and cortisol, limit opioid use, and may preserve immune function, especially natural killer cell activity. Local anesthetics […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review About a year ago, the Eastern Orange Ambulatory Surgery Center in Cornwall, N.Y., flipped the traditional anesthesia payment model on its head. Instead of the facility paying anesthesia stipends, surgeons are now required to pay a fee if they fail to meet the minimum number of cases for their assigned operating block. […]
Read MoreAuthor: Cameron Cortigiano Becker’s ASC Review The daily tasks and routines of running an anesthesia practice are now becoming a full-time job on its own outside of the operating room, according to physicians. From shifting cases between different operating rooms and sites, cross-training staff to fix problems when they arise and ensuring that every procedure […]
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