Author: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists both sit high on the healthcare compensation ladder. The distance between them is compressing, and the data behind that compression matters for every ASC and health system making anesthesia staffing decisions right now. The average total salary for anesthesiologists is $565,071 as of June […]
Read MoreAuthors: Gupta S et al. Cureus, June 9, 2026. Summary This case report describes the anesthetic management of two adults with retained metallic foreign bodies in the chest located close to major mediastinal structures. Both patients required one-lung ventilation for surgical exposure. The anesthesia team used the same sequential airway strategy in each case: • […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lorette CL et al. Cureus, June 9, 2026. Summary This case report describes the successful use of a distal pharyngeal airway as a rescue device in two severe airway emergencies when conventional techniques were ineffective. The distal pharyngeal airway is designed to extend beyond the tongue base toward the epiglottis. This allows it to […]
Read MoreAuthors: Sawires J et al. Cureus, June 9, 2026. Summary This systematic review evaluated how obesity affects propofol dosing, anesthetic effectiveness, hemodynamic stability, respiratory safety, recovery, and pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. The authors reviewed 16 studies involving adults with obesity who received propofol for procedural sedation or general anesthesia. The included literature consisted of randomized trials, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kramchi Y et al. Cureus, June 7, 2026. Summary This case report describes the emergency anesthetic management of a 42-year-old woman at 40 weeks and two days of pregnancy who was found to have previously undiagnosed neurofibromatosis type 1 immediately before an emergency cesarean section. The cesarean delivery was requested because of suspected uterine […]
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