Anesthesia Experts and Carlsbad Anesthesia Services, LLC are seeking a full-time anesthesiologist to join our established anesthesia team at Carlsbad Medical Center in Carlsbad, New Mexico. This is an exceptional opportunity for an anesthesiologist seeking excellent compensation, a predictable schedule, manageable cases, and a true work-life balance. Because Carlsbad is located in a New Mexico […]
Read MoreAuthor: Flora Liu, MD The Daily Dose Electroencephalography allows anesthesiologists to monitor the brain directly during anesthesia. However, commercially available monitors often reduce complex EEG activity to a single processed index. Relying exclusively on that number can conceal important information contained in raw EEG waveforms, density spectral arrays, and spectral edge frequency. At the 2026 […]
Read MoreAuthor: Cameron Cortigiano Becker’s ASC Review When ASC leaders blame inefficiencies on a workforce shortage they are dodging the root cause of the problem. In the majority of cases, facilities are dealing with a failure in workplace utilization, not a lack of providers. ASCs have to find ways to become more efficient with the providers and […]
Read MoreDFW Anesthesia Professionals Blog In anesthetic practice, glycopyrrolate is a commonly used anticholinergic medication because of its reliable anti-sialagogue effects and favorable cardiovascular and central nervous system profile. In airway management, excessive salivary and respiratory secretions may impair visualization during laryngoscopy, fiberoptic intubation, bronchoscopy, and supraglottic airway placement. A review of the anesthesia literature on glycopyrrolate to improve airway management […]
Read MoreAuthor: Megan Rolfzen, MD The Daily Dose Scientific progress depends on the accuracy and integrity of published research. However, artificial intelligence now makes it possible to create convincing manuscripts, datasets, and statistical results at unprecedented speed and scale. This growing threat was the focus of a plenary session on academic integrity at the 2026 IARS […]
Read MoreAuthor: Alison Palkhivala Medscape Alarming reports by the Canadian media highlight how procedures are being canceled or delayed because of a shortage of anesthesiologists, particularly in rural or remote areas. The problem is not new for Canada, Giuseppe Fuda, MD, president of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS) and vice president of the Association des Anesthésiologistes du Québec, […]
Read MoreAnesthesia Experts and Carlsbad Anesthesia Services, LLC are seeking a full-time anesthesiologist to join our established anesthesia team at Carlsbad Medical Center in Carlsbad, New Mexico. This is an exceptional opportunity for an anesthesiologist seeking excellent compensation, a predictable schedule, manageable cases, and a true work-life balance. Because Carlsbad is located in a New Mexico […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists both sit high on the healthcare compensation ladder. The distance between them is compressing, and the data behind that compression matters for every ASC and health system making anesthesia staffing decisions right now. The average total salary for anesthesiologists is $565,071 as of June […]
Read MoreAuthors: Gupta S et al. Cureus, June 9, 2026. Summary This case report describes the anesthetic management of two adults with retained metallic foreign bodies in the chest located close to major mediastinal structures. Both patients required one-lung ventilation for surgical exposure. The anesthesia team used the same sequential airway strategy in each case: • […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lorette CL et al. Cureus, June 9, 2026. Summary This case report describes the successful use of a distal pharyngeal airway as a rescue device in two severe airway emergencies when conventional techniques were ineffective. The distal pharyngeal airway is designed to extend beyond the tongue base toward the epiglottis. This allows it to […]
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