Author: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review Anesthesia is a rapidly growing field, with technological advancements and shifts to outpatient care redefining the roles of its providers. Two anesthesia professionals joined Becker’s to discuss where they think anesthesia will grow next. Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length. James Doebele, MD. Pediatric Anesthesiologist at […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ju, Ling-Sha Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology ():10.1097/ALN.0000000000005578, July 08, 2025. Background: Vulnerability to perioperative neurocognitive disorder (PND) and the mechanisms initiating PND, which may serve as targets for prevention, are incompletely understood. This study hypothesized that sevoflurane can induce persistent upregulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, inflammation, and behavioral deficits in young adult male rats by […]
Read MoreAuthors: Wijk, Johanna M.D. et al Anesthesiology ():10.1097/ALN.0000000000005648, July 07, 2025. Background: Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is associated with impaired renal oxygenation and acute kidney injury. We investigated whether a higher than our standard blood flow during CPB could improve renal blood flow, oxygen demand/supply relationship, function and attenuate tubular injury. Methods: After ethical […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kojima, Taiki M.D., M.P.H. et al Anesthesiology ():10.1097/ALN.0000000000005646, July 07, 2025. Background: The incidence of adverse events and desaturation during airway-securing procedures (a sequence from preoxygenation to completion of tracheal intubation or supraglottic airway placement) under general anesthesia in children remains underexplored. Thus, we investigated the incidence of adverse and desaturation events and associated risk […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Here are nine anesthesiologist lawsuits that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 1: 1. A Florida physician has been charged with felony possession of fentanyl after allegedly extracting it from a patient’s IV line at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce. Sasha Grek, MD, an anesthesiologist, allegedly used a syringe to extract […]
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