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 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Dulfer SE, et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia. September 05, 2025. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000007701 This prospective observational study investigated how blood pressure elevation affects transcranial electrical stimulation muscle-recorded motor evoked potentials (Tc-mMEPs) in 25 patients undergoing spinal surgery. False positive Tc-mMEP warnings are common and often attributed to inadequate blood pressure. Researchers increased mean arterial pressure (MAP) […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jones JH Anesthesia & Analgesia. 2025. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000007728 This letter to the editor challenges academic medicine’s pursuit of “perfection” in faculty advancement. The author reflects on clinical training—where complications, rejected manuscripts, or declined grants are seen as part of growth—and argues that advancement systems should embrace imperfection as a marker of engagement rather than risk-aversion. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Govind A, et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia. September 05, 2025. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000007740 This retrospective cohort study reviewed 137 intubations for incision and drainage of odontogenic infections under general anesthesia between 2012 and 2019. Researchers examined factors affecting anesthesia ready time (ART) and first-attempt intubation failure (FAIF). The mean ART was 19.2 minutes. The strongest […]
Read MoreAuthors: Sun H, Harman AE, Mitchell JD, Gaiser RR, Deiner SG Anesthesia & Analgesia. March 27, 2025. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000007490 This large retrospective study analyzed over 17,000 BASIC Examination attempts by nearly 16,000 anesthesiology residents between 2014 and 2022. The first-time pass rate differed by gender, race, and ethnicity: men (92.7%) outperformed women (88.1%), and White […]
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