We are seeking a dedicated anesthesiologist to join our all-anesthesiologist group. Our team will consist of 4 full-time providers and 1 for vacation relief, managing 3 operating rooms. Position Highlights: Zero call for 3 weeks, followed by 1 week of call without daytime work only call after 7 PM therefore you may not work the […]

Authors: Hyoungkyu Kim, Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 681–692. Background Although remimazolam is used as a general anesthetic in elderly patients due to its hemodynamic stability, the electroencephalogram characteristics of remimazolam are not well known. The purpose of this study was to identify the electroencephalographic features of remimazolam-induced unconsciousness in elderly patients and […]

Authors: Giovanni Landoni et al  N Engl J Med . 2024 Aug 22;391(8):687-698. Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious and common complication of cardiac surgery, for which reduced kidney perfusion is a key contributing factor. Intravenous amino acids increase kidney perfusion and recruit renal functional reserve. However, the efficacy of amino acids in reducing the […]

Authors: Jonathan M. Tan, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.I. et al  Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 629–631. “As an ever-evolving medical discipline, addressing disparities in healthcare delivery should be an important priority in anesthesiology.” On a busy day in the operating rooms of a pediatric hospital, a surgical cancellation or patient no-show can seem like an inconsequential occurrence. […]

We are seeking a dedicated anesthesiologist to join our all-anesthesiologist group. Our team will consist of 4 full-time providers and 1 for vacation relief, managing 3 operating rooms. Position Highlights: Zero call for 3 weeks, followed by 1 week of call without daytime work only call after 7 PM therefore you may not work the […]

We are seeking a dedicated anesthesia care team to join our new anesthesia care team contract at Lubbock Heart and Surgery Hospital in Lubbock TX. Position Highlights: Anesthesiologist call is 1:3 Competitive salary of $575,000 plus benefits. 8 weeks of vacation. CRNA no call Competitive salary of $280,000 plus benefits. 8 weeks of vacation. Interested? […]

Authors: Mark D. Neuman, M.D., M.Sc et al  Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 812. In Reply: We agree with Drs. Petersen, Braithwaite, and Torgeson that the CI values reported in our recent article provide valuable information to guide interpretation of our findings. As we state in the article, our results exclude large effects of anesthesia […]

Authors: Timothy R. Petersen, Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 811. To the Editor: We read with interest the recent report on the Regional versus General Anesthesia for Promoting Independence after Hip Fracture (REGAIN) study of 1-yr survival with general versus spinal anesthesia in proximal femur fracture repair. Those authors reported (p. 380) that the choice […]

Authors: Yuriy S. Bronshteyn, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 752–754. The Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) exam has for decades been used to screen for free peritoneal and pericardial fluid in blunt trauma. Although the exam was originally developed for blunt trauma, anesthesiologists have also demonstrated its utility in narrowing the […]

Authors: Dan Zhao, M.M. et al  Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 750–751. A 51-year-old female patient with mirror-image dextrocardia and lung transposition (three lobes in the left lung and two lobes in the right) underwent thoracoscopic resection of an anterior mediastinal mass and partial right lung. Preoperative chest computed tomography revealed the take-off of the upper […]