Authors: Donovan AL et al. Journal: Anesthesiology, Accepted December 26, 2025. DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005920 SummaryThis qualitative focus group study explored how anesthesiologists in academic practice define career fulfillment and navigate competing clinical, academic, and personal demands across different career stages. Given that anesthesiologists report the highest intent to leave academic medicine among medical specialties, the authors […]
Read MoreAuthors: Müller-Wirtz LM et al. Journal: Anesthesiology, Accepted December 18, 2025. DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005906 SummaryThis post hoc analysis of a large cluster factorial randomized trial evaluated whether intraoperative mechanical power—normalized to predicted body weight—is associated with postoperative oxygenation impairment and pulmonary complications in orthopedic surgical patients. Mechanical power integrates multiple ventilatory variables into a single measure […]
Read MoreAuthors: Furdyna MJ et al. Journal: Anesthesiology, Accepted December 23, 2025. DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005905 SummaryThis large multicenter retrospective cohort study evaluated the frequency, causes, management, and outcomes of maternal peripartum cardiac arrest occurring during peri-anesthetic care in the United States. Using the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group database, the investigators analyzed more than 778,000 deliveries across 60 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Reme SE et al. Journal: Anesthesiology, December 8, 2025. DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005821 SummaryThis randomized clinical trial compared the effects of a brief preoperative hypnosis session versus mindfulness on postoperative symptoms in women undergoing breast cancer surgery. Recognizing that breast surgery is frequently associated with fatigue, emotional distress, pain, and nausea—and that preoperative anxiety can worsen […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jung S et al. Journal: Anesthesiology, Accepted December 19, 2025. DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005910 SummaryThis experimental laboratory study investigated the mechanism by which isoflurane disrupts neuronal calcium homeostasis, providing mechanistic insight into anesthetic-induced neurotoxicity. Using cultured mouse neurons (both wildtype and mitochondrial mutant), the investigators tested whether prolonged intracellular calcium elevation during anesthetic exposure is driven […]
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