Author: Eric S. Schwenk, et al. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, BMJ Journals. Rib fractures in older adults are associated with substantial pain, impaired ventilation, pneumonia, delirium, and increased mortality. This pilot randomized study compared an erector spinae plane catheter, an intravenous lidocaine infusion, and standard multimodal analgesia in patients with multiple unilateral rib fractures. […]
Read MoreAuthor: Megan Rolfzen, MD IARS and SOCCA 2026 Annual Meeting coverage Artificial intelligence is moving from experimental research toward clinical applications in anesthesia and perioperative medicine. At the 2026 IARS and SOCCA Annual Meeting, experts discussed the data infrastructure, foundation models, predictive tools, and safeguards required to translate AI into routine patient care. Meredith Adams, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jordan Francke, MD, MPH IARS 2026 Annual Meeting coverage Advances in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and organ transplantation have created difficult ethical questions for intensivists, patients, and families. During the 2026 IARS and SOCCA Annual Meeting, a panel examined when invasive support should be initiated, when it should be withdrawn, and whether newer organ-procurement techniques […]
Read MoreAuthor: Megan Rolfzen, MD IARS and SOCCA 2026 Annual Meeting coverage Traditional opioid risk assessments rely heavily on demographics, medical history, psychiatric conditions, and social factors. At the 2026 IARS and SOCCA Annual Meeting, researchers proposed adding another potentially important predictor: how an individual feels after receiving an opioid. The United States remains in the […]
Read MoreAnesthesia Experts is expanding into Columbia, and we are building what we believe will become one of the strongest anesthesia teams in the region. We are currently recruiting both CRNAs and anesthesiologists for full-time and locums positions within a brand-new anesthesia care team model at one of Middle Tennessee’s growing hospitals. This is not a […]
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