Author: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review The anesthesia workforce shortage has become a fixture in healthcare at large as hospitals, health systems and ASCs figure out how to balance high surgical demand with a lack of providers. Three leaders in anesthesia recently joined Becker’s to share the trends they’re observing in how ASCs and other organizations adapt to the shortage. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Anne Beukers et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 142(1):5–14 (January 2026). Anesthetic Management Considerations During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Volatile AnestheticsEnd-tidal sevoflurane concentrations can be used as a reliable surrogate for plasma levels and may guide anesthetic depth during CPB. High concentrations of sevoflurane or isoflurane that produce burst suppression should be avoided, as burst suppression may […]
Read MoreAuthor: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review Anesthesia providers play a unique role in healthcare delivery, as their practice intersects with other specialties across the care spectrum, from high pressure operations to more routine surgical procedures. Their positionality and leadership in the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Noteboom S H et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia 141(3), September 2025 This multicenter expert-panel study examined how consistently experienced clinicians interpret rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) results in cardiac surgery patients and how those interpretations compare with a standardized ROTEM-guided algorithm. Given the widespread use of viscoelastic assays to guide transfusion decisions, understanding the reliability and […]
Read MoreAuthors: Oprea AD et al. British Journal of Anaesthesia, volume 135, issue 1, 2026 This multidisciplinary consensus statement from the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI) addresses the increasingly common perioperative challenge of managing patients taking glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs). With widespread use for diabetes mellitus, obesity, and cardiovascular risk reduction, […]
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