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AUTHOR: Richard Novak, MD THE ANESTHESIA CONSULTANT I was providing a general anesthetic to a patient for bilateral blepharoplasties (eyelid lifts) in a plastic surgery center operating room recently, and I asked the surgeon how frequently she performed this surgery in her office under local anesthesia without an anesthesia professional. She answered that in her […]
Read MoreAuthors: Elkhateb, Rania M.D., M.S.-C.T.S. et al Anesthesiology 142(6):p 1009-1024, June 2025. Background: Current practice guidelines do not address the use of neuromuscular blocking and antagonism agents in patients with renal impairment. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Silver Spring, Maryland) label for sugammadex advises against use in patients with severe renal impairment (estimated glomerular filtration […]
Read MoreAuthors: Colin, Pieter J. Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology ():10.1097/ALN.0000000000005560, May 12, 2025. Background/Introduction: Remimazolam is not approved for use in pediatric patients. The pharmacokinetics of remimazolam have been reported to be similar to those of adult patients after scaling for body size. This manuscript reports on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of pediatric patients aged ≥6 to […]
Read MoreAuthor: Claire Wallace Becker’s ASC Review Female physicians and physicians under 40 plan to retire at an earlier age than their male and senior counterparts, according to Medscape’s 2025 “Ambitions for Life After Practicing: Medscape Physicians and Retirement Report,” published May 2. Medscape surveyed 7,322 practicing physicians in the U.S. for the annual report. Physicians across more than […]
Read MoreAuthors: Bertoch, Todd M.D. et al Anesthesiology 142(6):p 1085-1099, June 2025. Background: Opioids are effective for treating acute pain but have safety, tolerability, and addiction concerns while nonopioid analgesics have limited efficacy. Suzetrigine, an oral, nonopioid small molecule, selectively inhibits the voltage-gated sodium channel 1.8 (NaV1.8) and has potential to provide efficacious and safe relief for […]
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