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Author: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review The No Surprises Act took effect in January 2022 with the goal of preventing surprise billing by implementing an independent dispute resolution process for payment disputes between payers and out-of-network providers. Despite the law’s intention, some anesthesia providers say that insurance companies are still able to avoid or reduce […]
Read MoreKremic L, Jaffer A, Patel K, et al. Anesthesiology (June 19, 2025). doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000005626 This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the relationship between preoperative depression and postoperative length of stay (LOS) in surgical patients. Among 57 studies involving over 27 million patients, those with preoperative depression had a significantly longer hospital stay—on average 0.98 days more […]
Read MoreCoppens S, Hoogma DF, Dewinter G, et al. Anesthesiology (June 19, 2025). doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000005625 In this multicenter, double-blind, randomized trial involving 100 patients undergoing uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, intercostal nerve blocks administered under direct surgical vision significantly reduced opioid consumption compared to ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane (ESP) blocks. At 12 hours post-extubation, morphine usage was lower […]
Read MoreAuthor: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review Those in anesthesia are well-versed in the issues currently facing the specialty, including staffing shortages and reimbursement challenges. Udaya Padakandla, MD, an anesthesiologist at Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas and immediate past president of the Texas Society of Anesthesiologists, recently joined Becker’s discuss what he believes is missing from […]
Read MoreMina G, Dhoon T Q, Rahimian R, et al. Cureus 17(7): e88686. doi:10.7759/cureus.88686 Photodynamic bone stabilization (PBSS) is a minimally invasive option often used in patients with metastatic bone disease who are poor surgical candidates. This case report presents a fatal cardiopulmonary collapse following balloon insufflation during PBSS in a 68-year-old woman with advanced sarcoma […]
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