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Uncategorized Published - 29 July, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Advancing electroencephalography education in anesthesiology

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 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 July, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
The policy issues firing up anesthesiologists, CRNAs

Author: 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 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 July, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Pupillary dilation to monitor nociception in awake volunteers

Malewicz-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), […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 July, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
The Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Spine Surgery in High and Low/Middle-income Countries

Lele 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 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 July, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
From garbage to green in the operating room: an anesthesiology resident-led soft plastics recycling quality improvement project

Karim 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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