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Anesthesiology Published - 30 January, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
The effect of body mass index on short-term outcomes in nonagenarians and centenarians with critical illness

Authors: Hinton J et al. Source: Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine. 2025. Article 101634. DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2025.101634 Summary:In this large bi-national retrospective cohort study, Hinton and colleagues examined the association between body mass index (BMI) and short-term outcomes in the very old critically ill population—specifically nonagenarians and centenarians admitted to the ICU. Despite extensive literature […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 30 January, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
The anesthesia shortage forecast: 5 predictions

Author: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review As anesthesia leaders settle into 2026, the big questions aren’t just about hiring; they’re about how ASCs pay for coverage, how tightly schedules depend on staffing stability and whether technology and partnership models can offset rising costs. Here are five predictions leaders shared with Becker’s about where anesthesia is headed next: […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 30 January, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative care of the geriatric patient

Authors: Tjeertes EKM et al. Source: European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 43(2):93–102, February 2026. DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000002257 Summary:This narrative review addresses the increasingly common challenge of caring for geriatric patients in the perioperative setting, as demographic shifts lead to a growing number of older adults undergoing surgery. While surgery in older patients can provide meaningful benefits—such as […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 30 January, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Trends in Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder among Commercially Insured U.S. Surgical Patients

Authors: Bicket MC et al. Source: Anesthesiology. 144(2):431–440, February 2026. DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005771 Summary:In this large national cohort study, Bicket and colleagues evaluated trends in the use of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) among commercially insured U.S. surgical patients between 2016 and 2022. The authors sought to clarify whether the prevalence of MOUD use in […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 30 January, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Impact of implementing a thromboelastometry-guided transfusion strategy on fibrinogen supplementation and transfusion in women with postpartum hemorrhage

Authors: Zheng A et al. Source: Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2025. Article 112102. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.112102 Summary:In this large retrospective cohort study from a tertiary obstetric center in Lyon, Zheng and colleagues evaluated the impact of implementing thromboelastometry-guided transfusion management on fibrinogen supplementation and blood product use in women with postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). Recognizing that coagulopathy […]

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