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Anesthesiology Published - 2 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Recirculation quantified by Trans-ECMO thermodilution to predict mixed venous oxygenation during V-V ECMO

Authors: Busana M et al. Anesthesiology, March 23, 2026, 10.1097/ALN.0000000000006032 Summary This in vivo porcine study evaluates a practical and long-standing problem in V-V ECMO: quantifying recirculation and understanding its impact on oxygenation. Recirculation—where oxygenated blood from the return cannula is immediately drained back into the ECMO circuit—reduces effective systemic oxygen delivery and contributes to […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 2 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Why this anesthesia leader says stipends are here to stay

Author: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review Anesthesia stipends — once rare in the ASC industry — have become a common practice for many ASCs as labor costs climb, federal reimbursement lags and the gap between what anesthesia services cost and what payers reimburse ever widens. The share of ASCs expecting to pay anesthesia stipends jumped from 28% in […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 2 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Communication Training for the Preoperative Anesthesia Consultation Reduces Anxiety: A Prospective, Patient-Blinded Pre–Post Intervention Study

Authors: Zech N et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 142(5):869–878, May 2026 Summary:This prospective, patient-blinded pre–post intervention study evaluated whether targeted communication training for anesthesiologists during preoperative consultations can reduce patient anxiety. The study is based on the understanding that risk disclosure and informed consent discussions can unintentionally increase anxiety through nocebo effects, negatively impacting perioperative […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 1 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Maternal Cardiac Arrest: Big Data, Rare Events, and Moving from Incidence to Insight

Authors: Cobert J et al. Anesthesiology 144(4):752–755, April 2026 Summary:This editorial explores maternal cardiac arrest through the lens of a large multicenter dataset, emphasizing that while the event is rare, it represents one of the most critical and complex emergencies in obstetric care. Using data from over 770,000 anesthetic records across 60 institutions, the referenced […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 1 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Science, Medicine and the Anesthesiologist

Author: Mark D. Neuman, MD, M.Sc, Editor Anesthesiology, April 2026 Summary:This prospective cohort study evaluated continuous rhythm monitoring after CABG and found that postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) is far more common than previously recognized. Continuous monitoring detected AF in a significant number of patients who would have been missed by standard intermittent monitoring. Many episodes […]

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