Author: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review Nonoperating room anesthesia cases are expected to account for more than 50% of all anesthesia cases in the next decade, according to a report by the American Hospital Association and the American Society of Anesthesiologists. As the demand for anesthesia services continues to shift outside of the hospital setting and into […]
Read MoreAuthor: Unknown (Letter to the Editor) Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2025. This letter critiques a clinical trial by Coeckelenbergh et al. comparing standard goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) with software-assisted fluid management (AFM) in high-risk surgical patients. While the trial reported that AFM improved cardiac output, perfusion, and microvascular flow, the authors raise several methodological concerns. They […]
Read MoreAuthor: Charron M, et al. Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine, 2025. doi:10.1016/j.accpm.2025.101545 This multicenter randomized, open-label trial evaluated the impact of a web app-based music intervention (Music Care®) during wound suturing in the emergency department. A total of 170 patients were randomized to receive music via the app or standard care. The primary endpoint […]
Read MoreAuthor: Maciver MB, et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia 141(2):412-421, August 2025. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000007178 This preclinical study compared the electroencephalography (EEG) effects of propofol, a broad-spectrum GABAAR agonist, with a newly developed selective GABAAR-slow agonist, KSEB 01-S2. Male rats were implanted with subcranial EEG electrodes and given either propofol or KSEB 01-S2. EEG recordings were analyzed around […]
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