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Uncategorized Published - 29 October, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
What Is Clinical Empathy in Anesthesiology? Perspectives From Practicing Anesthesiologists

Authors: Stosic M.D. et al. A & A Practice, September 2025. DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000002045 This study explored how anesthesiologists conceptualize empathy in clinical practice, a topic rarely examined within the specialty despite the crucial role of patient–anesthesiologist communication during short but emotionally charged interactions. Empathy has been shown to reduce preoperative anxiety and improve outcomes, but […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 29 October, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Enhancing Safety in Cardiac Anesthesiology: Current Practices and Emerging Perspectives

Authors: Lida Shaygan, DO; Amanda J. Rhee, MD; Bruce A. Bollen, MD; Miklos D. Kertai, MD, MMHC, PhD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Vo; 40 No 3 Oct 2025 Summary:Cardiac anesthesiology has advanced significantly in perioperative monitoring, team communication, and risk reduction strategies. Ongoing challenges include patient complexity, resource variability, and integration of emerging technologies. Future […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 29 October, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Pediatric Anesthesia Safety: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Authors: Elizabeth B. Malinzak, MD; Megha K. Kanjia, MD; C. Dean Kurth, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Vo; 40 No 3 Oct 2025 Summary:Pediatric anesthesia safety has improved markedly over the past four decades through advances in monitoring, pharmacology, airway management, and safety culture. Ongoing challenges include perioperative risk in neonates and infants, medication safety, […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 29 October, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
ICU Patient Safety Frontiers: Reducing Harm Through Better Handoffs and Infection Prevention

Authors:  Jonathan Charnin, MD; Randy Loftus, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Vo; 40 No 3 Oct 2025 Summary:This article highlights ICU safety challenges, emphasizing structured handoffs and infection prevention as critical strategies to reduce patient harm. Evidence-based communication protocols and perioperative infection control bundles are central to improving ICU outcomes. Intensive care units (ICU) emerged […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 October, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
The Enduring Table 1 Fallacy: A Meta-Research Study of Baseline Testing in Anesthesiology and Pain Trials

Authors: De Cassai A. et al. Anesthesiology, September 25, 2025. DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005776 This meta-research study examined the persistence of the so-called “Table 1 fallacy”—the practice of performing statistical significance testing on baseline characteristics in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Because randomization itself ensures that baseline characteristics are balanced on average, such tests are unnecessary and may […]

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