Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology Published - 22 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthetic Considerations and Management for the Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion Procedure

Authors: Kozarek K L et al. A & A Practice, 20(3):e02163, March 2026 This article reviews anesthetic management for percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP), a relatively new, minimally invasive technique used to treat hepatic metastases from uveal melanoma. PHP is designed to deliver high-dose chemotherapy (melphalan) directly to the liver while limiting systemic exposure. The procedure […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 22 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Assessment of Gastric Content Using Gastric Ultrasound in Patients on Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Before Anesthesia

Authors: Pai S-L et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 142(4):640–649, April 2026 This study evaluated residual gastric contents (RGC) using point-of-care gastric ultrasound in patients taking glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), with the goal of identifying factors associated with increased aspiration risk before anesthesia. GLP-1 RAs are increasingly used for diabetes and weight loss and […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 22 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Returning to Anesthesia After Burnout, Pain Management, ICU med or administrative job? We Built a Path Back

Burnout or time away in pain, ICU, or administration doesn’t erase your anesthesia training—it just requires a structured path back. For many physicians, it simply means you stepped away to regroup. We work with anesthesiologists every day who want to return to clinical anesthesia after time away in: administration or leadership roles pain medicine critical […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 22 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Pay Up for Cardiac Anesthesiologists, but Satisfaction Down

Edited by Manasi Talwadekar Medscape Medical News TOPLINE: Cardiac anesthesiologists experienced a rise in nominal income from 2020 to 2024. However, their inflation-adjusted income and work patterns remained mostly unchanged. Meanwhile, their satisfaction with compensation decreased over time. METHODOLOGY: Researchers analyzed data from the cross-sectional Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Salary Surveys conducted in 2020, 2022, […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 21 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
The Number Needed to Treat for Music as a Medicine against Perioperative Anxiety

Authors: Stoop J M et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 142(4):625–634, April 2026 This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of music as a perioperative intervention for anxiety and translated its impact into a clinically intuitive metric—the number needed to treat (NNT). Perioperative anxiety is extremely common and has meaningful physiologic and recovery implications. While […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 21 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Management of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Adult Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Authors: Budd A N et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 142(4):668–681, April 2026 This is a joint consensus statement from the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) addressing perioperative management of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in adult cardiac surgery. The document reflects both systematic review and expert consensus, highlighting the […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 21 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Returning to Anesthesia After Burnout, Pain Management, ICU med or administrative job? We Built a Path Back

Burnout or time away in pain, ICU, or administration doesn’t erase your anesthesia training—it just requires a structured path back. For many physicians, it simply means you stepped away to regroup. We work with anesthesiologists every day who want to return to clinical anesthesia after time away in: administration or leadership roles pain medicine critical […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 21 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Getting The Right Signal: Does Program Signaling Work?

Author: Lambeth Hochwald Medscape Medical News For the last 4 years, residency applicants have been given the option to ‘signal’ their top program choices. The goal: Medical students are not submitting (or paying for) as many applications to residency programs as in years past, and program directors can be more laser-focused on recruiting candidates who […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 21 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Development of the neuromuscular junction and neuromuscular blocking agents in neonates, infants and children

Authors: Saldien, Vera et al  European Journal of Anaesthesiology 43(4):p 324-334, April 2026. This review explores how the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) develops from the neonatal period through childhood and how these developmental changes impact the pharmacology and clinical use of neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs). At birth, the NMJ is functionally immature. Acetylcholine receptors are more widely […]

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Anesthesiology Published - 20 April, 2026    By - Dr Clemens
Incidence of phosphate abnormalities after cardiac surgery and their association with lactic acidosis

Authors: Steck D T et al. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 2026, Article 112157 This multicenter cohort study evaluated how often phosphate abnormalities occur after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and whether those abnormalities are associated with severe lactic acidosis. Using data from the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group, the authors analyzed nearly 35,000 adult patients […]

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