Author: Riz Hatton Becker’s ASC Review Several healthcare leaders see a bright future for ASCs and expect the market to grow in 2023. Three healthcare leaders connected with Becker’s to answer, “What does 2023 have in store for the ASC industry?” Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for length and clarity. Braden Batkoff, MD. Chief Medical […]

Authors: Paul S. Pagel, M.D., Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology January 2023. To the Editor: We read with interest the recent review of aortic biomechanics and their clinical applications by Gregory et al.  The authors should be congratulated for addressing this important but often underappreciated subject. Nevertheless, we are obligated to mention that the authors did not […]

Authors: Alexander J. Gregory, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.; Gary M. Dobson, M.D.C.M., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.C. Anesthesiology January 2023. In Reply: We thank the authors for their thoughtful letter and informative review regarding the effects of anesthesia on the cardiovascular system.  This previous work using animal models has been foundational in framing our understanding of arterial physiology and the effects of […]

Author: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) can reduce mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients who present with severe MR and cardiogenic shock (CS), according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.[1] “TEER has emerged as an effective treatment for high-risk patients with severe symptomatic MR,” wrote first author Trevor Simard, […]

Authors: Ling-Sha Ju, M.S. et al  Anesthesiology  January 2023. Background We tested the hypothesis that the effects of traumatic brain injury, surgery and sevoflurane interact to induce neurobehavioral abnormalities in adult male rats and/or in their offspring (an animal model of intergenerational perioperative neurocognitive disorder). Methods Sprague-Dawley male rats (F0 generation) underwent a traumatic brain […]

Authors: Richard Descamps, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology January 2023. To the Editor: We read with interest the study by de la Hoz et al.,  focusing on the association between intraoperative hypotension and postoperative complications in the field of cardiac surgery. We strongly agree with the importance of perfusion pressure during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. However, […]

Authors: Valluvan Rangasamy, M.D., D.N.B., D.E.S.A. et al Anesthesiology  January 2023. In Reply: We read with interest the correspondence by Descamps et al.  They discuss several well-known studies concerning the need for a higher perioperative blood pressure threshold in hypertensive patients to prevent acute kidney injury. The primary outcome of our study was not a single adverse […]

DG Journal Club Yaorui Guo, Xiuying Lv, Yu Zhou, Zhijun Li Clin Rehabil. 2022 Oct 27 2692155221136108 [Epub ahead of print] OBJECTIVE To explore the effects of myofascial release (MFR) on pain and dysfunction in individuals with chronic mechanical neck pain (MNP). DATA SOURCES PubMed, Embase, Medline, Wiley Online Library, Web of Science, CNKI, VIP, […]

Authors: Amir Hossein Irani, Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology February 2023, Vol. 138, 152–163. Background The clinical actions of sugammadex have been well studied, but the detailed molecular mechanism of the drug encapsulation process has not been systematically documented. The hypothesis was that sugammadex would attract rocuronium and vecuronium via interaction with the sugammadex side-chain “tentacles,” as previously suggested. […]

Authors: Philip J Peyton, MD PhD MBBS FANZCA et al  Anesthesiology January 2023. Background Nitrous oxide (N2O) promotes absorption atelectasis in poorly ventilated lung segments at high inspired concentrations. The ENIGMA Trial found a higher incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) and wound sepsis with N2O anesthesia in major surgery compared to FIO2 0.8 without N2O. […]