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Anesthesiology Published - 24 September, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Error Field Concordance Analysis: A New Statistical Method and Python Package to Assess Cardiac Output Concordance

Authors: Rinehart J, et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia. August 29, 2025. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000007704 This article introduces a new statistical tool—error field concordance analysis—for comparing cardiac output measurement methods in perioperative and intensive care settings. Traditional approaches like 4-quadrant plots and polar plots have limitations: the former struggles to distinguish tight versus loose concordance, while the latter […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 24 September, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Regional Analgesia Through Posterior Quadratus Lumborum Block in Laparoscopic and Robot-Assisted Nephrectomies

Authors: Dupuis M, et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia. August 29, 2025. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000007702 This retrospective observational study from Grenoble University Hospital evaluated whether preoperative low-dose posterior quadratus lumborum block (QLB) reduces opioid consumption after laparoscopic nephrectomy compared to transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block or no locoregional analgesia (LRA). The analysis included 289 patients: 54 received QLB, […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 24 September, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Influence of High-Dose Heparin on CT EXTEM of ROTEM Sigma and ROTEM Delta During Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Authors: van Haeren MMT, et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia. September 05, 2025. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000007753 This substudy compared the ROTEM Delta and ROTEM Sigma devices during cardiac surgery, focusing on clotting time (CT) EXTEM values in the presence of high-dose heparin. Eighty-six patients undergoing thoracic aortic surgery had paired ROTEM measurements before heparinization and during cardiopulmonary bypass. […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 24 September, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Independent CRNA Opportunity – Savannah, TN

Hardin Medical Center (122 beds) is offering a rare CRNA-only practice with full autonomy and an unbeatable lifestyle. • Schedule: 2 weeks on / 1 week off (17 weeks off annually)• Model: Independent CRNA practice – no anesthesiologist supervision• Case Mix: General surgery, ortho, endo, OB/GYN (epidurals & C-sections)• No Complex Cases: No hearts, no […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 23 September, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia’s growing pains

Author: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review As surgical care continues migrating to the outpatient setting and the demand for anesthesia rises amid ongoing staffing shortages, a number of economic, regulatory and clinical issues have surfaced as key factors in the industry’s future. Limited flexibility in staffing models Anesthesia staffing models vary greatly between different states […]

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