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Anesthesiology Published - 21 September, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthetic Management of Emergent Cesarean Delivery in a Patient With Severe Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis and Cardiopulmonary Complications

Authors: Haresh Ghodasara A et al Cureus 18(8): e114893. doi:10.7759/cureus.114893 Abstract Critical rheumatic mitral stenosis complicated by pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular dysfunction during pregnancy represents one of the most challenging scenarios in obstetric anesthesia. These patients are classified as modified World Health Organization (mWHO) Class IV, which is the highest maternal risk category with […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 21 September, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Single bolus dexmedetomidine versus propofol for treatment of pediatric emergence delirium following general anesthesia

Authors: Xuemin Han et al Pediatric Anesthesia  https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.14381Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Background Pediatric emergence delirium is a psychomotor disorder occurring in the early postanesthetic stage. There is no clear consensus regarding its treatment; however, dexmedetomidine and propofol have both been shown to be effective. Aim In this single-center, randomized, double-blind prospective study, we compared the […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 21 September, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia’s payment problem, explained

Author: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review Most physicians are paid according to relative value units tied to an office visit, exam or procedure, but anesthesiologists are not. Their compensation runs on a unit-based formula that reflects a procedure’s complexity, a patient’s medical condition and the amount of time an anesthesiologist spends managing that patient’s care — a structure unique […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 21 September, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesiologist fights state medical board over refusal to issue a license

Author: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review Adrian Gollas, MD, an anesthesiologist in Sioux City, Iowa, is asking a state court to overturn the Iowa Board of Medicine’s finding that he committed fraud on his medical license application, according to an Aug. 31 report by the Iowa Capital Dispatch. The board voted in July to deny Gollas’ […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 21 September, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
10 numbers behind the anesthesia stipend bubble

Author: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review Anesthesia stipends have moved from a rare accommodation to a routine budget item that some ASCs can no longer absorb. The forces behind the shift show up clearly in the data: a shrinking anesthesia workforce, falling reimbursement and provider pay that keeps climbing. Here are 10 numbers that explain […]

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