If you’re an anesthesiologist searching for a balanced lifestyle and rewarding work, you’ll want to check out this opportunity. Our all-anesthesiologist group is seeking a dedicated team member to join our collaborative practice. Position Highlights: Zero Call for 3 Weeks: Enjoy three weeks of no call duty, followed by one week of call. Even during […]
Read MoreAuthors: Eppinger U Medscape UK, July 30, 2025 This report highlights the expanding role of music therapy in clinical medicine, particularly in Germany, where it is included in 37 national clinical guidelines and endorsed for dementia symptom management. Evidence has grown substantially since 1996, with nearly 9000 PubMed-indexed articles, including 1500 randomized controlled trials and […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lucas M, et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia. August 29, 2025. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000007718 This large retrospective cohort study evaluated outcomes of 25,979 adult noncardiac surgical patients at two German hospitals between 2008 and 2020. Patients received one of three models of care: transfusion-free blood management (nontransfusable patients), patient blood management (PBM), or no PBM. Patients in […]
Read MoreAuthors: 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 […]
Read MoreAuthors: 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, […]
Read MoreAuthors: 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. […]
Read MoreHardin 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 […]
Read MoreAuthor: 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. […]
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