Author: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Many ASCs are paying anesthesia groups coverage subsidies to keep their ORs staffed. Casper (Wyo.) Surgical Center has never paid one in its 26 years. The share of ASCs expecting to pay anesthesia stipends jumped from 28% in 2024 to 44% in 2025, according to a VMG Health survey. Sixty […]
Read MoreWhat if your next CRNA position offered excellent compensation, no call, a manageable anesthesia practice—and you got to live in Key West, Florida? Key West Anesthesia Services, LLC is seeking a full-time CRNA to join our established anesthesia team in one of the most desirable locations in the country. This is a $275,000 1099 position […]
Read MoreAuthor: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London researchers found GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs are linked to an 11-fold higher rate of regurgitation and pulmonary aspiration during anesthesia, according to a nationwide UK cohort study presented at the Association of Anaesthetists Annual Meeting in Liverpool, England, Sept. […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Anesthesia groups are increasingly insisting on contracts built on revenue guarantees. The share of ASCs expecting to pay anesthesia stipends jumped from 28% in 2024 to 44% in 2025, according to a VMG Health report, a 57% increase in a single year. “It seems almost counterintuitive for both parties long […]
Read MoreAuthor: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London researchers found GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs are linked to an 11-fold higher rate of regurgitation and pulmonary aspiration during anesthesia, according to a nationwide UK cohort study presented at the Association of Anaesthetists Annual Meeting in Liverpool, England, Sept. […]
Read MoreAuthor: Sophie Eydis Becker’s Spine Review Recent research and surgeon perspectives are shedding light on spine implant durability, clinical outcomes and the potential benefits and limitations of emerging technologies. From expandable cage collapse and cervical disc replacement to patient-specific implants and long-term motion preservation, here are five findings to know. 1. Spine cage collapse reached 20.5% […]
Read MoreAuthor: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review With 44% of ASCs expecting to pay anesthesia stipends and 27 states opted out of federal CRNA supervision, the staffing model a center picks has become a strategic bet. The share of ASCs expecting to pay anesthesia stipends rose from 28% in 2024 to 44% in 2025, according to VMG […]
Read MoreWhat if you could earn $535,000 a year, enjoy nine weeks of paid vacation, take call from home just once every seven nights, and live only 45 minutes from Nashville? Columbia Anesthesia Services, LLC is seeking a full-time anesthesiologist to join our newly established anesthesia group at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee. This […]
Read MoreAuthors Moussaoui A et al Cureus 18(10): e118457. doi:10.7759/cureus.118457 Abstract Floor-of-mouth hematoma is an exceptionally rare but life-threatening complication of anticoagulation. A 67-year-old woman receiving rivaroxaban 20 mg/day for cardioembolic prevention in the setting of a cardiac rhythm disorder and two previous ischemic strokes presented with severe inspiratory dyspnea and respiratory distress. Examination showed a […]
Read MoreAuthors Mohan Kumar M et al Cureus 18(10): e118479. doi:10.7759/cureus.118479 Abstract Cerebral fat embolism syndrome (CFES) is a subset of fat embolism syndrome (FES) in which neurological manifestations predominate, making diagnosis using standard clinical criteria challenging. Large-vessel occlusion (LVO) associated with CFES is rare, with poor outcomes reported in the limited available literature. We present […]
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