Authors: Gómez-Ríos MÁ, et al. European Journal of Anaesthesiology 42(10): 872-888, October 2025. doi:10.1097/EJA.0000000000002210 This international consensus statement, led by the Spanish Society of Anaesthesiology (SEDAR), the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine (SEMES), the Latin American Federation of Emergency Medicine (FLAME), and an international group of airway experts, sets out multidisciplinary recommendations advocating for universal […]
Read MoreAuthors: Gazzè G, et al. A & A Practice 19(7): e02010, July 2025. doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000002010 This case report describes a rare adverse reaction to Patent Blue V (PBV), a dye commonly used for lymph node mapping and now increasingly applied in lymphatic reconstruction. A 60-year-old woman undergoing breast reconstruction developed widespread bluish skin discoloration, blue–green urine, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Reisinger Lisa, et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia ():10.1213/ANE.0000000000007631, July 23, 2025. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000007631 SummaryReisinger and colleagues analyzed national trends in total knee and hip arthroplasty among octogenarians and nonagenarians using the Premier Healthcare database from 2006–2022. Neuraxial anesthesia was more frequently used in older patients undergoing TKA. While length of stay declined over time across […]
Read MoreAuthors: Chen D, et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia 141(3): 492-501, September 2025. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000007228 This UK Biobank prospective cohort study examined the influence of pain intensity on the development and progression of cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM). Among 429,145 participants followed for a median of 12.8 years, 13.1% developed an initial cardiometabolic disease (ICMD), 19.6% of those progressed […]
Read MoreAuthors: Luo L, et al. Anesthesiology ():10.1097/ALN.0000000000005735, August 28, 2025. doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000005735 This mouse study investigated whether the parafacial zone (PZ), a GABAergic sleep-promoting region, serves as a common neural node responsible for anesthetic-induced unconsciousness and respiratory depression. By combining chemogenetic and optogenetic approaches, the authors selectively modulated PZ GABAergic neurons and evaluated anesthetic sensitivity, cortical […]
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