Author: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Anesthesia reimbursement is declining across the board, and providers say the financial strain is becoming unsustainable. Anesthesia reimbursements are taking a huge toll on providers. The average anesthesia reimbursement rate in 2023 was $21.88 per unit, a 5.5% decline from 2019, according to Coronis Health. Similarly, Medicare reimbursement fell from $22.27 per unit in […]
Read MoreAuthors: Mansour A et al. Anesthesiology. January 13, 2026. SummaryThis multicenter observational study examined the incidence, risk factors, and clinical consequences of severe postoperative bleeding following adult heart transplantation. Although bleeding is a well-recognized complication in cardiac surgery, data specific to heart transplantation have been limited. The authors sought to better define the burden of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Garcia-Marcinkiewicz AG et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia 131(2):469–479, August 2020 SummaryThis retrospective analysis from the Pediatric Difficult Intubation (PeDI) Registry evaluated the association between ventilation technique, use of neuromuscular blocking drugs (NMBDs), and peri-intubation complications in children with anticipated difficult airways. Data were analyzed from 1,289 difficult intubations recorded between 2012 and 2016 across […]
Read MoreAuthor: Sophie Eydis Becker’s ASC Review Anesthesiology is heading into a pivotal year, as workforce volatility, reimbursement pressure and policy shifts collide with rising surgical demand and expanding outpatient care. After a period of partial stabilization, leaders say the structural forces reshaping how anesthesia is staffed, paid and deployed are intensifying, with direct implications for […]
Read MoreAuthors: Garcia-Marcinkiewicz AG et al. British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 131, Issue 1 SummaryThis retrospective analysis from the multicentre Paediatric Difficult Intubation (PeDI) Registry examined the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes associated with difficult or impossible facemask ventilation in children who also experienced difficult tracheal intubation. The study included 5,453 paediatric patients in whom difficult […]
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