Berger-Estilita J, Saxena S, Gisselbaek M, et al. Current Opinion in Anesthesiology. Published May 26, 2025https://doi.org/10.1097/ACO.0000000000001521 Summary:This review highlights the underutilization of electroencephalography (EEG) in anesthesiology and examines the growing movement toward formal EEG education. Although EEG is a valuable tool for monitoring anesthetic depth and protecting against perioperative neurocognitive disorders, adoption remains limited due […]
Read MoreAuthor: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review Anesthesia providers are grappling with a variety of legislative and policy-related issues that hold implications for patient access, provider compensation and practice staffing. Here are four recent policy concerns at the center of conversations within the industry: UnitedHealthcare’s recent policy update On July 1, UnitedHealthcare issued a policy update that will […]
Read MoreMalewicz-Oeck NM et al. European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 2025 Jul;42(7):587–598. This randomized, placebo-controlled study investigated whether pupillary reflex dilation (PRD), a tool traditionally used in anesthetized patients to guide analgesia, could differentiate between painful and nonpainful stimuli in awake individuals. Thirty healthy volunteers received four types of forearm stimuli: unannounced painful (UPS), announced painful (APS), […]
Read MoreLele AV et al. Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2025 Jul;37(3):242–254. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the global implementation of enhanced recovery after spine surgery (spine ERAS) across World Bank-defined high-income countries (HICs) and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Analyzing 83 studies for length of stay (LOS) and 20 for cost, the authors found that […]
Read MoreKarim Narsingani MD et al. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. 2025 Jul; Published online ahead of print. In this single-center, resident-led quality improvement project in British Columbia, the authors implemented and scaled a soft plastic recycling initiative across 12 operating rooms (ORs). Initially piloted in one OR with a mean of 194g/day of soft plastic collected, […]
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