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Anesthesiology Published - 21 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Management of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Adult Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Authors: Budd A N et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 142(4):668–681, April 2026 This is a joint consensus statement from the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) addressing perioperative management of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in adult cardiac surgery. The document reflects both systematic review and expert consensus, highlighting the […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 21 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Returning to Anesthesia After Burnout, Pain Management, ICU med or administrative job? We Built a Path Back

Burnout or time away in pain, ICU, or administration doesn’t erase your anesthesia training—it just requires a structured path back. For many physicians, it simply means you stepped away to regroup. We work with anesthesiologists every day who want to return to clinical anesthesia after time away in: administration or leadership roles pain medicine critical […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 21 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Getting The Right Signal: Does Program Signaling Work?

Author: Lambeth Hochwald Medscape Medical News For the last 4 years, residency applicants have been given the option to ‘signal’ their top program choices. The goal: Medical students are not submitting (or paying for) as many applications to residency programs as in years past, and program directors can be more laser-focused on recruiting candidates who […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 21 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Development of the neuromuscular junction and neuromuscular blocking agents in neonates, infants and children

Authors: Saldien, Vera et al  European Journal of Anaesthesiology 43(4):p 324-334, April 2026. This review explores how the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) develops from the neonatal period through childhood and how these developmental changes impact the pharmacology and clinical use of neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs). At birth, the NMJ is functionally immature. Acetylcholine receptors are more widely […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 20 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Incidence of phosphate abnormalities after cardiac surgery and their association with lactic acidosis

Authors: Steck D T et al. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 2026, Article 112157 This multicenter cohort study evaluated how often phosphate abnormalities occur after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and whether those abnormalities are associated with severe lactic acidosis. Using data from the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group, the authors analyzed nearly 35,000 adult patients […]

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