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Anesthesiology Published - 9 October, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
The Impact of Preoperative Functional Capacity on Postoperative Mortality and Morbidity

Authors: Valadkhani, Arman et al. Anesthesiology, October 3, 2025. DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005779 This dual-center prospective cohort study investigated the relationship between self-reported functional capacity (measured in metabolic equivalents of task, METs) and surgical outcomes in adults undergoing elective noncardiac surgery. A total of 38,293 patients were included from Karolinska University Hospital between 2020 and 2023. Patients […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 9 October, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia’s supply and demand rollercoaster

Author: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review Anesthesia has become increasingly consolidated in recent years as private-equity backed anesthesia groups have solidified their place in the industry — often leading to higher costs for ASCs facing other significant market pressures. According to an April 2022 study published in JAMA, anesthesia prices increased an average of 26% when anesthesia companies, backed by […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 9 October, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Sensory-selective Peripheral and Neuraxial Nerve Blockade with 2′,6′-Pipecoloxylidide

Authors: Ostertag-Hill, Claire A. et al. Anesthesiology, September 17, 2025. DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005679 This experimental study explored a promising development in pain medicine — a metabolite of amino-amide local anesthetics called 2′,6′-pipecoloxylidide (PPX). Researchers sought to determine whether PPX could provide sensory-selective anesthesia (blocking pain and sensation without causing motor paralysis) and to evaluate its safety […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 9 October, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
A growing threat to anesthesia care teams

Author: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review Approximately 80% of anesthesiologists and perioperative nurses reported experiencing at least one head strike in the operating room or procedural room in the last year, according to a study conducted by Mass General Brigham in Boston and published in Anesthesiology Sept. 16. The study revolves around a survey containing 22 questions […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 9 October, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
The Enduring Table 1 Fallacy: A Meta-Research Study of Baseline Testing in Anesthesiology and Pain Trials

Authors: De Cassai et al. Anesthesiology, September 25, 2025. DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005776 This meta-research analysis evaluated nearly three decades of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in anesthesiology and pain medicine to determine how often—and why—authors perform statistical testing of baseline characteristics between study groups. Despite clear methodological guidance discouraging this practice, the analysis of 2,453 trials revealed […]

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