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Anesthesiology Published - 21 October, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Blocking the Sympathetic Storm: Adjunctive Left Stellate Ganglion Block for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia After Inferolateral Myocardial Infarction

Authors: Goyal M et al Cureus 18(10): e118126. doi:10.7759/cureus.118126 Abstract Electrical storm following myocardial infarction (MI) can be difficult to control when antiarrhythmic drugs and cardioversion fail. We describe a 53-year-old man with hypertension and previously undiagnosed diabetes who presented with an inferolateral ST-segment elevation MI caused by total occlusion of the proximal left circumflex […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 21 October, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Multivalvular Infective Endocarditis Presenting as Complete Heart Block and Neurological Features Mimicking Meningoencephalitis

Authors: Khan A et al Cureus 18(10): e118609. doi:10.7759/cureus.118609 Abstract A 34-year-old man was admitted with fever, cough, chest pain, headache, and acute confusion, raising an initial suspicion of meningoencephalitis. However, two sets of blood cultures obtained before empirical antibiotic therapy grew methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), and an electrocardiogram showed complete heart block. His condition deteriorated […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 21 October, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
The anesthesia strategy this CEO won’t abandon

Author: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review As higher-acuity procedures continue to migrate to ASCs, anesthesia groups are being asked to support more complex care while navigating persistent workforce and financial pressures. For Gary John Mullen, MD, CEO of Raleigh, N.C.-based Sovereign Anesthesiology Partners, the answer is not necessarily changing the anesthesia care-team model. Instead, it means […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 21 October, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Intra-operative hypotension threshold models and subdistribution hazard of postoperative pneumonia in patients having non-cardiac surgery

Authors Pingping Wang et al  Anaesthesia Perioperative medicine and pain Association of Anaesthetist Great Britain & Ireland 02 October 2026 Introduction Intra-operative hypotension is common during general anaesthesia, but its association with postoperative pneumonia remains uncertain, partly because hypotension has been defined using different thresholds. We evaluated whether absolute thresholds or relative reductions from baseline […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 21 October, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Assessing the changes in outcome measurements in randomized controlled trials of regional anesthesia interventions

Authors Caitlin McCormick et al BMJ Journals Regional anesthesia and acute pain Background Regional anesthesia (RA) is increasingly used due to its safety and effectiveness in reducing postoperative pain and opioid use. As in other areas of clinical research, transparent and consistent outcome reporting is important for interpreting trial evidence. This study assessed the extent […]

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