Radius Anesthesia blog Patients with a fracture may require surgery to reposition or restructure their bones, and spinal anesthesia is an excellent tool for pain management in many orthopedic surgeries. However, positioning these patients for the administration of spinal anesthesia presents unique clinical challenges due to the pain and physical limitations resulting from their broken […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Private equity’s decade-long consolidation of anesthesiology has produced two documented outcomes: higher prices for payers and worse working conditions for physicians, according to a June 2026 white paper from AMGA Consulting. The market share shift has been significant. A 2020 study published in JAMA Network found that roughly 20% of anesthesia practices had been acquired […]
Read MoreAuthor: Sathiya G. Priya, et al. Cureus, July 1, 2026 Sleep is essential for healing, immune function, cognition, hormonal regulation, and recovery after serious injury. However, patients in intensive care frequently experience fragmented and poor-quality sleep because of pain, noise, light, monitoring, nursing interventions, and the unfamiliar ICU environment. This prospective observational study evaluated sleep […]
Read MoreAuthor: A. LN, et al. Cureus, April 2026 Postoperative ileus is a frequent complication following abdominal surgery. Delayed gastrointestinal recovery can cause abdominal distention, discomfort, nausea, vomiting, delayed oral intake, and prolonged hospitalization. Chewing gum has been proposed as a simple form of “sham feeding.” Although the patient does not swallow food, chewing stimulates cephalic-vagal […]
Read MoreAuthor: Matthew Clanfield, et al. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 2026 Large language models are increasingly being used by physicians and trainees to obtain rapid clinical and procedural information. This study evaluated whether three commonly used artificial intelligence systems could provide safe, accurate, and useful troubleshooting advice to anesthesia trainees performing regional nerve blocks. The investigators […]
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