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Authors: Valadkhani A et al. Anesthesiology 144(3):525-534, March 2026. Impact of Preoperative Functional Capacity on Postoperative Mortality and Morbidity: A Prospective Cohort Study. This prospective cohort study evaluated whether self-reported functional capacity, measured using metabolic equivalents of task (MET), predicts postoperative mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing elective noncardiac surgery. Functional capacity has long been […]
Read More• Standard shoulder regional anesthesia (interscalene + superficial cervical plexus blocks) may not adequately anesthetize the anterior shoulder.• Sensory branches from the intercostobrachial and pectoral nerves may contribute to anterior shoulder pain.• A modified PECS II block targeting the second and third intercostal spaces was evaluated as an adjunct technique.• Intraoperative anterior shoulder pain occurred […]
Read MoreAuthors: Wauters R P et al. Pediatric Anesthesia, February 11, 2026. Perioperative Care for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Lung Surgery: Retrospective Single Center Review. This retrospective study examined perioperative anesthetic care and outcomes in children undergoing lung surgery at a tertiary pediatric center. Major pulmonary procedures in pediatric patients are relatively uncommon and are typically concentrated […]
Read MoreAuthor: Emily Olsen Healthcare Dive Amazon Connect Health can help patients schedule appointments as well as assist providers by creating summaries of patients’ medical histories, documenting care and generating medical codes. Dive Brief: Amazon Web Services rolled out a suite of agentic artificial intelligence tools Thursday that aim to handle a range of healthcare tasks, […]
Read MoreHardin Medical Center (122 beds) is offering a rare CRNA-only practice where you can enjoy full autonomy and an exceptional lifestyle. • Schedule: 2 weeks on / 1 week off (17 weeks off each year)• Model: Independent CRNA practice – no anesthesiologist supervision• Case Mix: General surgery, orthopedics, endoscopy, OB/GYN (including epidurals & C-sections)• No […]
Read MoreBurnout or time away in pain, ICU, or administration doesn’t erase your anesthesia training—it just requires a structured path back. For many physicians, it simply means you stepped away to regroup. We work with anesthesiologists every day who want to return to clinical anesthesia after time away in: administration or leadership roles pain medicine critical […]
Read MoreAuthors: Wu S et al. Anesthesiology 144(4):926–942, April 2026 Summary:This mechanistic study investigates how a specialized subset of primary sensory neurons regulates mechanical pain at the spinal level. Traditionally, dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons are viewed as excitatory and glutamatergic, but this study focuses on a subgroup that also produces γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), enabling both […]
Read MoreAuthors: Shen S et al. Anesthesiology Open 1(1): e0005 10.1097/ao9.0000000000000005 SummaryThis editorial comments on the Delaporte et al. retrospective cohort study examining intraoperative hypotension and delayed graft function (DGF) after kidney transplantation. Shen and Shaw emphasize that the association between hypotension burden and DGF is biologically plausible, clinically meaningful, and difficult to ignore. Delaporte et […]
Read MoreAuthors: Khan Z et al. Cureus 18(2): e104459, February 28, 2026 This case report describes the emergent repair of an incarcerated ventral hernia in a 59-year-old woman with Down syndrome (DS) and Alzheimer’s disease, highlighting diagnostic and postoperative challenges unique to this underrepresented adult population. The patient presented with a non-reducible 5 cm ventral hernia […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review West Islip, N.Y.-based Long Island Anesthesiologists has lost its antitrust lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare and MultiPlan after a federal appeals court ruled that steep cuts to out-of-network reimbursement rates do not constitute an antitrust injury, according to court documents reviewed by Becker’s. What happened? In a Feb. 6 summary order, the U.S. Court […]
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