Authors: Kumar A et al Cureus 17(4): e83255. April 30, 2025 Background Pre-anesthesia evaluations (PAEs) play a crucial role in enhancing the safety of surgical procedures. This study aimed to assess the patients’ understanding of PAEs in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Central India, identifying knowledge gaps and demographic disparities. Methods A cross-sectional study involving 413 patients […]
Read MoreIf 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 MoreWe’re excited to announce the formation of a new anesthesia group in Riverdale, GA, located just 10 minutes from the Atlanta Airport. We’re seeking dedicated CRNAs to join our collaborative care team, which will include 4 full-time CRNAs and 2 anesthesiologists managing 4 operating rooms. This is a 25% independent practice and doing own blocks! […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Johnstone, Robert MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 140(5):p 1105-1110, May 2025. Some medical staff leaders think neuropsychologic testing and specialty-specific vision and motor testing constitute best practices for assessing older physicians before renewing their practice privileges.1 They reason that the cognitive decline of some older anesthesiologists could impair their abilities to diagnose accurately or plan […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kintrup, Sebastian MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 140(5):p 1073-1082, May 2025. BACKGROUND: Procalcitonin is an indicator of systemic inflammation associated with major surgery or sepsis. Procalcitonin exists in a full-length and truncated variant as a result of dipeptidylpeptidase-4 (DPP4)-cleavage. We recently identified differential biological activity of both variants. Here, we present an immunoassay-based method […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Katz, Daniel MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 140(5):p 1063-1070, May 2025. BACKGROUND: Neuraxial opioids are commonly used after cesarean delivery (CD). However, they are not commonly used after vaginal delivery (VD) though some studies have suggested they may be beneficial from a pain perspective. However, they did not evaluate other potential benefits including patient […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Mitrev, Ludmil V. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 140(5):p 1040-1047, May 2025. BACKGROUND: Patient perception of physician compassion may be associated with improved health outcomes, yet it is unclear whether it is associated with postoperative pain reduction or improved patient experience metrics in same-day surgery patients. We hypothesized that higher anesthesiologist compassion during the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Rolfzen, Megan L. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 140(5):p 1012-1014, May 2025. Significant attention, time, and research have been devoted to the reduction of opioid consumption, both in the context of chronic pain treatment and for perioperative use. The 2023 Lancet Commission was dedicated to understanding the causes of the opioid crisis and headlining efforts to […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Zhang, Haopeng PhD, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia April 17, 2025. BACKGROUND: Minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) is used as the standard measure of potency for volatile anesthetic agents. However, there is a lack of effective and quantitative indicator of the combined potency of multiple coadministered inhalation and intravenous anesthetics. We hypothesized that an indicator […]
Read MoreIf 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 […]
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