Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has transformed the current practice of anesthesia. It has been shown to be a safe, efficient and cost-effective tool to improve patient care. 1 Lung POCUS is becoming ...

The incidence of sepsis and its associated death is higher among patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), especially those who are young and otherwise healthy, according to a STAR research study. The ...

Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition. COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2020 and 2021, according to an analysis of ...

Is there a link between anesthesia handovers during cardiac surgery and increased postoperative mortality? A study has found evidence for this association. The multicenter team of Canadian researchers ...

San Diego—Patients undergoing liver transplants who experience mean arterial pressure (MAP) levels below 55 mm Hg for more than 25 minutes are at greater risk for 30-day mortality than their ...

We invited a member of our editorial advisory board, Admir Hadzic, MD, PhD, to select a group of international experts and ask them seven questions of his own choosing. (Note that not everyone ...

This year we asked Karen S. Sibert, MD, who is a member of the Anesthesiology News editorial advisory board, to arrange a roundtable of experts in intensive care. Dr. Sibert, a clinical professor of ...

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) released new guidance urging the reinstatement of the practice to use preoperative polymerase chain ...

Has the use of ultrasound delivered on its promise of increased safety during peripheral nerve blockade? The answer is yes, according to Steven L. Orebaugh, MD, although in some ways the technology ...

Originally published by our sister publication, General Surgery News. Mechanically ventilated adults with sepsis who received light sedation had similar outcomes whether they received dexmedetomidine ...

The COVID-19 pandemic may have ignited a surge in telemedicine, but one Pennsylvania surgeon has been using communications technology to perform a significant amount of his work remotely for more than ...

Originally published by our sister publication Pain Medicine News. New research shows a pain management method often championed as the best substitute for opioids may instead be prolonging pain in ...