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Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning sedation and anaesthetic pharmacology, opioid-sparing analgesia and recovery after surgery, and risk stratification in older surgical patients. Let's dive in.… This week's papers: 1. Ketamine for Analgosedation in Mechanically Ventilated Adults: A Double-Blind Randomized Trial. — Critical Care Medicine 2026 2. Remimazolam versus sevoflurane for general anaesthesia: A meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis of haemodynamic and clinical outcomes. — European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2026 3. Effect of obesity on pharmacokinetics and drug dosing of remimazolam in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. — Anaesthesia 2026 4. Procedure-specific effects of intravenous lidocaine in adult spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. — Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2026 5. The impact of perioperative vitamin C on postoperative pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. — Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2026 6. Patient-reported outcomes, postoperative pain and pain relief after day-case surgery (POPPY): acute pain and recovery during the first 7 days. — Anaesthesia 2026 7. Autonomic Vulnerability, Intraoperative Hypotension Burden, and Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery in Older Adults: A Propensity Score-Matched Retrospe… — Anesthesia and Analgesia 2026 8. BMI, Comorbidity Burden, and Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults: A Retrospective Cohort Study. — Anesthesia and Analgesia 2026 9. The incidence of difficult airways in an Australian adult tertiary-quaternary hospital: a retrospective observational study of 5,293 episodes of anesthesia. — Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2026 10. Remote Ischemic Preconditioning and Survival in Noncardiac Surgery: An Updated Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials. — Anesthesia and Analgesia 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/j5bqb2jwkh

Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning airway management and the new universal airway guidelines, perioperative lung protection and ventilation, and risk stratification and analgesia in the older a… This week's papers: 1. Project for Universal Management of Airways: guidelines for providing a foundation for airway management — Anaesthesia 2026 2. Project for Universal Management of Airways: guidelines for tracheal extubation — Anaesthesia 2026 3. Hospital exposome and physiological resilience are associated with postoperative delirium, major complications, and long-term cognitive decline in older adults… — European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2026 4. Intravenous magnesium sulfate for analgesia in spinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials — Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2026 5. Intraoperative corticosteroid administration and postoperative pulmonary complications: a secondary analysis of the iPROVE clinical trials — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 6. Effect of salbutamol during one-lung ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial — Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2026 7. Association of Preoperative Echocardiographic Right Ventricular Systolic Function With Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study — Anesthesia and Analgesia 2026 8. Accuracy of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis — Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2026 9. Perioperative mechanical ventilation strategies in adult cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 10. Classification of videolaryngoscopy: a systematic review — Anaesthesia 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/ezz82n75h6

Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning intraoperative haemodynamic management, the ongoing puzzle of GLP-1 receptor agonists and gastric emptying, and regional anaesthesia and analgesic strategy —… This week's papers: 1. Hypotension Prediction Index versus Mean Arterial Pressure Alarm for Preventing Intraoperative Hypotension in Elective Non-Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Contro… — Anesthesiology 2026 2. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and retained gastric contents on endoscopy: a prospective observational study — Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2026 3. Preoperative fasting status and retained gastric contents in patients undergoing endoscopy who are using glucagon-like peptide type 1 receptor agonists: a mult… — Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 2026 4. Opioid-sparing anesthesia based on opioid-free principles for early recovery after total knee arthroplasty: A randomized controlled trial — Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2026 5. Regional anaesthesia for breast surgery: a narrative review — Anaesthesia 2026 6. Challenges in interpretation of randomised clinical trials included in systematic reviews and clinical guidelines — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 7. Quanto? — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 8. Ketamine administration and postoperative mortality after major cancer surgery: a propensity-matched population-based study — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 9. Association of serratus anterior and pectoserratus plane blocks with persistent shoulder dysfunction after modified radical mastectomy in older breast cancer p… — Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2026 10. Fascial plane blocks five years on: are we any closer to understanding them? — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/tntptdnw3s

Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning the long-running debate over intravenous versus volatile anaesthesia, intraoperative haemodynamic and respiratory monitoring, and perioperative risk stratific… This week's papers: 1. Total Intravenous vs Volatile Inhalational Anesthesia for Major Noncardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial — JAMA 2026 2. Hypotension Prediction Index versus High Mean Arterial Pressure Target for Preventing Intraoperative Hypotension: A Randomized Controlled Trial — Anesthesiology 2026 3. Impact of propofol-based vs. volatile-based anaesthesia on survival and recurrence after cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised tr… — Anaesthesia 2026 4. Preoperative Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Postoperative Outcomes: An Observational Analysis — Anesthesiology 2026 5. Pain management after major oncological breast surgery: an updated systematic review and PROSPECT recommendations — Anaesthesia 2026 6. Cost-effectiveness analysis of total intravenous vs. inhalation anaesthesia among adults aged ≥ 50 y undergoing major non-cardiac surgery — Anaesthesia 2026 7. Frequency of adherence to obstetric anesthesia best practices for cesarean delivery: A multicenter retrospective cohort analysis — Anesthesiology 2026 8. Cognitive-frailty phenotyping and postoperative delirium risk in older surgical patients: a retrospective cohort study — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 9. A Mechanical Strategy for Preventing Perioperative Pulmonary Aspiration — Anesthesiology 2026 10. Tidal swing of endotracheal tube cuff pressure as a measurement of inspiratory effort and lung stress during pressure support ventilation: a proof-of-concept s… — Anesthesiology 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/v9zxaeazhn

Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning perioperative blood pressure and hemodynamic management, organ protection and recovery from anesthesia, regional analgesia and chronic pain, and a pair of stu… This week's papers: 1. Effect of Pre-operative Intravenous Crystalloid Bolus on Post-Induction Blood Pressure - a randomized blinded intervention trial — Anesthesiology 2026 2. Intraoperative hypotension and adverse postoperative outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 3. Determination of the 90% Effective Dose of the Initial Bolus of Norepinephrine Followed by a Continuous Infusion to Prevent Hypotension in Elective Cesarean De… — Anesthesia and Analgesia 2026 4. Elevated Cardiopulmonary Bypass Flow for Renal Protection in Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Trial — Anesthesia and Analgesia 2026 5. Comparison of analgesic efficacy of pericapsular group of nerve block versus anterior quadratus lumborum block in adult patients undergoing unilateral hip arth… — Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2026 6. The Impact of Quantitative Neuromuscular Monitoring and Sugammadex Reversal on Postoperative Hypoxemia in Obese Patients — Anesthesia and Analgesia 2026 7. Fragility Index of Randomized Clinical Trials in Perioperative Anesthesia: A Methodological Survey of Guideline-Supporting Evidence — Anesthesiology 2026 8. Limited predictive utility of spinal cord stimulation trial pain metrics for post-implant outcomes — Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2026 9. Assessing impact of supervision in aerobic exercise training on fitness and clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 10. Socioeconomic status and mortality after acute hip fracture surgery in Sweden: a registry-based nationwide epidemiologic study — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/e2ah2j8nf4

Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we're covering ten notable papers spanning perioperative respiratory protection, cardiovascular risk prediction, and advanced monitoring strategies. Let's dive in. We begin with a major focus on pred… This week's papers: 1. Risk assessment and prevention of postoperative and postprocedural respiratory failure: recommendations from an international expert panel. — British journal of anaesthesia 2026 2. Effects of Intraoperative Nociception Monitoring during Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Correction. — Anesthesiology 2026 3. Precision of neuromuscular monitoring in paediatric patients: a randomised prospective agreement study of kinemyography and electromyography. — British journal of anaesthesia 2026 4. Dose-response association between intraoperative norepinephrine and postoperative acute kidney injury: a retrospective cohort study. — British journal of anaesthesia 2026 5. Preoperative electrocardiography for predicting cardiovascular events after noncardiac surgery: a secondary analysis of two prospective cohorts. — British journal of anaesthesia 2026 6. Unplanned postoperative reintubation: a narrative review of risk factors, predictive tools, and preventive strategie. — British journal of anaesthesia 2026 7. Effectiveness of extended reality in simulation-based ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia training: a systematic review. — Canadian journal of anaesthesia 2026 8. Association of body mass index and computed tomography-derived body composition with postoperative cardiovascular events: a secondary analysis of two prospecti… — British journal of anaesthesia 2026 9. Carbon footprint evaluation for waste management of fluorinated anaesthetics in the UK using mathematical modelling. — British journal of anaesthesia 2026 10. Systematic review on the measurement properties of acute postoperative pain assessment tools. — Journal of clinical anesthesia 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/whfcmc6gkj

Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we are covering ten notable papers spanning advances in regional and systemic pharmacotherapy, optimization of airway and emergency interventions, and the evolving landscape of preoperative assessment… This week's papers: 1. Consensus guideline from the European Malignant Hyperthermia Group on perioperative management of patients with an inherited primary disorder of skeletal muscl… — British journal of anaesthesia 2026 2. Phase 2b Trial of a Na1.8 Inhibitor for Acute Pain. — The New England journal of medicine 2026 3. Efficacy of systemic lidocaine versus ultrasound-guided adductor canal block for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: a randomized, double-blinded, non… — Regional anesthesia and pain medicine 2026 4. Non-operating theatre emergency tracheal intubation: a UK multicentre prospective observational study of rapid sequence induction drugs and adverse events. — Anaesthesia 2026 5. Comparative effectiveness of virtual versus in-person anaesthesiology consultations: the VIRTUAL retrospective cohort study. — British journal of anaesthesia 2026 6. Sitting Versus Supine Modified Mallampati Test for Predicting Difficult Airway: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. — Anesthesia and analgesia 2026 7. Sugammadex interference with serum progesterone measurement: an in-vitro study. — Anaesthesia 2026 8. Sugammadex aliquot pilot project in adults having elective surgical procedures - A pharmacoeconomic retrospective deidentified chart review to improve quality… — Journal of clinical anesthesia 2026 9. Measures of Quality of Recovery and Discharge-readiness Tools in the Pediatric Postanesthesia Care Unit. — Anesthesiology 2026 10. Specific neurotoxicity of local anaesthetics revisited: An evidence-based narrative review. — European journal of anaesthesiology 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/8v7n9uwdk5

Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we are covering seven notable papers spanning three major themes: optimizing perioperative recovery pathways and regional blocks, comparing monitoring modalities and anesthetic techniques in high-risk… This week's papers: 1. PROSPECT guideline for total hip arthroplasty: updated systematic review and procedure-specific postoperative pain management recommendations. — Anaesthesia 2026 2. Remimazolam vs. propofol anaesthesia for delirium in older patients recovering from lung resections: a randomised non-inferiority trial. — Anaesthesia 2026 3. Functional impairment in patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery under general anaesthesia with or without regional anaesthesia: a target trial emulation… — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 4. Beyond procedure-specific protocols: a systematic review identifying a universal anaesthesiological core across Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society guideli… — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 5. Finger-cuff and oscillometric versus intra-arterial blood pressure measurements: a prospective method comparison study in patients having noncardiac surgery. — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 6. General vs. non-general anesthesia for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A real-world target trial emulation study. — Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2026 7. Age-related patterns in postoperative pain: insights from the paediatric pain out registry: A prospective cohort study. — European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/n6a25w96ny

Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we are covering nine notable papers spanning perioperative neurocognitive protection, advanced risk prediction in cardiac surgery, and evolving clinical practice guidelines. Let us dive in. We begin… This week's papers: 1. Clinical Effectiveness of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. — Anesthesia and Analgesia 2026 2. Cognitive prehabilitation in surgical patients: a scoping review. — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 3. Bayesian updating of malignant hyperthermia susceptibility using documented triggering anaesthetic exposure. — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 4. Multimodal Machine Learning Model Predicting Postoperative Delirium Based on Heart Rate Variability: A Prospective Observational Study. — Anesthesia and Analgesia 2026 5. Early Adoption of Suzetrigine After FDA Approval: Inpatient and Outpatient Practice Patterns. — Anesthesia and Analgesia 2026 6. European Malignant Hyperthermia Group 2025 guidelines for the investigation of malignant hyperthermia susceptibility: the indispensable educational loop from g… — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 7. Deferring tracheal extubation to the postanesthesia care unit. — Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 8. Esketamine-propofol anesthesia for elective cardioversion in atrial fibrillation. — Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 9. From Prediction to Action: Why Bleeding Risk in Cardiac Surgery Still Eludes Us in the Era of Artificial Intelligence. — Anesthesiology 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/6vgmaejpvj

Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we're covering ten notable papers spanning perioperative pharmacology and medication safety, obstetric and pain medicine associations, and systems-level quality improvement. Let's dive in. Let's begi… This week's papers: 1. Advancing Perioperative Medication Safety: Consensus Recommendations From the 2024 Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Stoelting Conference. — Anesthesia and analgesia 2026 2. Single-dose intraoperative methadone and QTc interval: a prospective observational cohort investigation. — British journal of anaesthesia 2026 3. Variation in peri-operative management of GLP-1 receptor agonists among UK anaesthetists. — Anaesthesia 2026 4. Population pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic analysis and dose optimisation of ciprofol in paediatric anaesthesia. — British journal of anaesthesia 2026 5. Impact of Epidural-Related Maternal Fever on Neonatal Outcomes: A Single-Center Retrospective Case-Control Study Excluding Confirmed Histological Chorioamnioni… — Anesthesia and analgesia 2026 6. An Analysis of Quality Assurance Events in Nonoperating Room Anesthetizing Locations: A Qualitative Retrospective Cohort Study. — Anesthesia and analgesia 2026 7. Incomplete Recovery of Diaphragmatic Mechanics at a Train-of-Four Ratio of 0.90 to <0.95 Assessed by Dynamic Digital Radiography: A Proof-of-Concept Case Serie… — Anesthesia and analgesia 2026 8. Management of major thoracic trauma: a narrative review. — Anaesthesia 2026 9. 2026 ESAIC Consensus Document on Mitigation Strategies in Intensive Care Medicine: Consensus document of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive… — European journal of anaesthesiology 2026 10. Association between Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and complex regional pain syndrome: a large nationwide claims database study. — Regional anesthesia and pain medicine 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/adjqqa9brp

Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we are covering several notable papers spanning advanced perioperative monitoring, targeted regional anesthesia, and pediatric airway management. Let us dive in. We begin with major developments in p… This week's papers: 1. Pulmonary artery catheters or central venous catheters for cardiac surgery: the PUMA Pilot randomised clinical trial. — Anaesthesia 2026 2. Ketamine Infusion and Risk of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting and Adverse Outcomes in Surgical Patients: A Secondary Analysis of the IMPAKT Randomized Trial. — Anesthesia and analgesia 2026 4. New persistent opioid use following surgery among opioid-naive patients in the USA: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. — Regional anesthesia and pain medicine 2026 5. A Novel Algorithm for Continuous Real-Time Cerebral Autoregulation Assessment Based on Mean Arterial Pressure and Cerebral Oxygen Saturation. — Anesthesia and analgesia 2026 6. Sensory innervation of the knee joint: a narrative review of articular branch mapping and sensory receptor distribution. — Regional anesthesia and pain medicine 2026 7. Anesthesia Care, Complications, and Airway Management for Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Retrospective Chart Review From a Quaternary Children's Hosp… — Anesthesia and analgesia 2026 8. AI-assisted interpretation of arterial blood gases using a hybrid Stewart and standard base excess model. — Journal of clinical anesthesia 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/zew3gzt6eb

Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we're covering nine notable papers spanning perioperative pharmacology, advanced clinical monitoring, and regional anesthesia optimization. Let's dive in. We begin with an important comparison of neu… This week's papers: 1. Sugammadex vs. neostigmine and the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications after upper gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures: a propensity score matched… — Anaesthesia 2026 2. Portal vein Doppler in peri-operative and critical care medicine: Physiology, measurement and clinical applications. — European journal of anaesthesiology 2026 3. Comparison of intrathecal morphine versus thoracic paravertebral block for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a randomized non-inferiority trial. — Regional anesthesia and pain medicine 2026 4. Noninvasive Arterial Pressure Monitoring during Anesthesia. — Anesthesiology 2026 5. The translational potential of drug-induced hypothermia in acute ischemic stroke. — Science translational medicine 2026 6. Association Between Perioperative Allogeneic Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Venous Thromboembolism After Major Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. — Anesthesia and analgesia 2025 7. Development of an Arterial Carbon Dioxide Estimation Model Using End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Levels during Surgery in the Pediatric Population. — Anesthesiology 2026 8. The effect of intraoperative dexamethasone on glycaemic responses in people with diabetes mellitus: a preplanned analysis of the Perioperative ADministration o… — British journal of anaesthesia 2026 9. Central sensitization: when is this the right terminology? — Pain 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/kfp7a8kamb

Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning critical care controversies, long-term postoperative outcomes, and new approaches to anesthetic management. Let's dive in. We begin in the intensive care uni… This week's papers: 1. Balancing the evidence with the SPAQI recommendations: from perioperative discontinuation towards continuation of SGLT2 inhibitors. — British journal of anaesthesia 2026 2. Volatile versus intravenous anesthesia and postoperative neurocognition: A meta-analysis and trial-sequential analysis. — Journal of clinical anesthesia 2026 3. Disability after non-cardiac surgery - patient-centred outcomes and resource utilisation after non-cardiac surgery (PACORUS): a prospective multicentre cohort… — Anaesthesia 2026 4. Sodium Bicarbonate for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Clinical Trial. — JAMA 2026 5. Effects of deep parasternal intercostal plane block on opioid consumption and pain after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with… — Journal of clinical anesthesia 2026 6. Predictive Ability of Stroke Volume Changes Following Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Reduction on Fluid Responsiveness During One-Lung Ventilation. — Anesthesia and analgesia 2026 7. Large-Scale Evaluation of Five Large Language Models in Anesthesia Decision-Making for Hip Fracture Surgery. — Anesthesia and analgesia 2026 8. High-Dose Intravenous Vitamin C and Mortality and Organ Dysfunction in Severe Burn Injury: The VICTORY Randomized Clinical Trial. — JAMA 2026 9. Differential associations between preoperative anaemia and postoperative outcomes in women and men undergoing surgery. — British journal of anaesthesia 2026 10. Comparison of Intensive Versus Conventional Glycemic Control Targets: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the 2024 Society of Critical Care Medic… — Critical care medicine 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/kpq9fc95u8

Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning perioperative neurocognition, advanced airway management, and innovations in critical care. Let's dive in. First, we turn to the persistent challenge of post… This week's papers: 1. Prospective development and validation of an objective classification for difficult facemask ventilation: the MASCAN score. — Anaesthesia 2026 2. Cerebral small-vessel disease and postoperative delirium in elderly non-cardiac surgical patients. — Anesthesiology 2026 3. US Department of Defense neuromodulation guidelines in active-duty service members. — Regional anesthesia and pain medicine 2026 4. Using the ascertain dementia eight-item questionnaire to identify at-risk older surgical patients. — Journal of clinical anesthesia 2026 5. Genetic contributors to postoperative delirium and their implications for dementia outcomes. — Anesthesiology 2026 6. Higher versus Routine Intraoperative Blood Pressure Targets in Noncardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis of Rand… — Anesthesiology 2026 7. Implementation of a Remote Respiratory Therapy in a Donor Center ICU Using a Telecritical Care Platform. — Critical care medicine 2026 8. Incidence and Outcomes of Refractory Septic Shock per Consensus Clinical Criteria: A Multicohort Retrospective Study. — Critical care medicine 2026 9. Flexible Intubation Scope versus Flexible Intubation Scope and Video Laryngoscopy Combination: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial. — Anesthesia and analgesia 2026 10. Operational Integration and Temporal Validation of a Continuously Deployed ICU Prediction Model. — Critical care medicine 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/hdbqmu66pb

Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning the complex drivers of postoperative delirium, challenges in hemodynamic management, and new findings in regional anesthesia and critical care. Let's dive in.… This week's papers: 1. Cerebral small-vessel disease and postoperative delirium in elderly non-cardiac surgical patients. — Anesthesiology 2026 2. Methodologic Insights on Building and Evaluating Models for Early Warning of Hypotension during Surgery. — Anesthesiology 2026 3. Single-injection adductor canal block with perineural dexamethasone versus continuous adductor canal catheter for total knee arthroplasty: a randomized control… — Regional anesthesia and pain medicine 2026 4. Using the ascertain dementia eight-item questionnaire to identify at-risk older surgical patients. — Journal of clinical anesthesia 2026 5. Genetic contributors to postoperative delirium and their implications for dementia outcomes. — Anesthesiology 2026 6. Higher versus Routine Intraoperative Blood Pressure Targets in Noncardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis of Rand… — Anesthesiology 2026 7. Implementation of a Remote Respiratory Therapy in a Donor Center ICU Using a Telecritical Care Platform. — Critical care medicine 2026 8. Incidence and Outcomes of Refractory Septic Shock per Consensus Clinical Criteria: A Multicohort Retrospective Study. — Critical care medicine 2026 9. Variation in postinduction hypotension incidence and patient characteristics depending on the definition used: Application of literature-derived definitions to… — European journal of anaesthesiology 2026 10. Association between intraoperative carotid blood flow reductions and postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing surgery: a prospective observational s… — Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/bcvk57w7dq

Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning innovations in perioperative management, strategies for high-risk patient populations, and a look at evolving guidelines and future challenges for our special… This week's papers: 1. Interaction Between Admission Hemoglobin and Sex on ICU Mortality in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Bicentric Cohort… — Critical Care Medicine 2026 2. Severe Preoperative Infection and Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury in Children: A Two-Hit Risk Factor for Mortality. — Anesthesia and Analgesia 2026 3. The Prevalence of Fibromyalgia in the General Population and At-Risk Subpopulations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. — Anesthesia and Analgesia 2026 4. Plastics in the Perioperative Period: Deleterious Health Effects on Patients and Providers. — Anesthesiology 2026 5. Withholding or continuing glucose-lowering drugs for elective surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a secondary analysis of the MOPED internationa… — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 6. Patient Blood Management in postpartum haemorrhage: a narrative review and expert opinion towards improving patient outcomes during pregnancy and childbirth. — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 7. Opioid Free anesthesia in cardiac surgery: The OFACAR randomized clinical trial. — Anesthesiology 2026 8. A proposed North American approach for genetic testing of individuals at risk for malignant hyperthermia. — Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 2026 9. Prophylactic interventions to prevent rebound pain after peripheral nerve block in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controll… — Anaesthesia 2026 10. The Human Factor in Clinical AI: Why Technology Alone Is Not Enough. — Annals of Internal Medicine 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/kk4yjhkyzk

Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning perioperative pharmacology, innovations in monitoring, and updates on procedural techniques. Let's dive in. Pharmacology and Patient Outcomes First, we’ll l… This week's papers: 1. Prospective clinical study for assessing real-time objective pain using a signal processing algorithm in conjunction with wearable forehead sensors. — Journal of clinical anesthesia 2026 2. Clinical Decision Support to Reduce Opioid Prescribing at Discharge for Inpatients Undergoing Surgery (LESS Study): An Interrupted Time Series Analysis. — Anesthesiology 2026 3. Outflow Tract Patency and Ventricular Compression as Determinants of CPR Hemodynamics in a TEE-Guided Swine Model of Cardiac Arrest. — Anesthesiology 2026 4. Artificial Intelligence Algorithm to Monitor Inspiratory Muscle Effort and Patient-Ventilator Dyssynchrony During Mechanical Ventilation. — Critical care medicine 2026 5. The potential of processed EEG monitoring systems in predicting postoperative cognitive deficits. — Journal of clinical anesthesia 2026 6. Association of perioperative gabapentinoids with persistent opioid requirements following below knee amputation - A nationwide claims-based retrospective cohor… — Journal of clinical anesthesia 2026 7. One-minute oscillometric vs. continuous arterial pressure monitoring for hypotension during anesthetic induction in low-risk patients: A randomized noninferior… — Journal of clinical anesthesia 2026 8. Preoperative Olanzapine and Quality of Recovery after Ambulatory Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. — Anesthesiology 2026 9. Hydroxyethyl Starch and Perioperative Complications: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. — Anesthesiology 2026 10. Post-dural Puncture Headache in Dural Puncture Epidural and Combined Spinal-Epidural Using 24- and 25-Gauge Needles Versus Conventional Epidural Labor Analgesi… — Anesthesia and analgesia 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/9wv2sf4eyu

Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we're covering 8 notable papers spanning perioperative patient optimization, anesthesia technology and systems, and future directions in research and practice. Let's dive in. Perioperative Patient Op… This week's papers: 1. Analysing complex interventions using component network meta-analysis. — BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2026 2. The association of existing home preoperative continuous positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnea with the incidence of early emergency dep… — Journal of clinical anesthesia 2026 3. Advancing Perioperative Medicine: A Multistakeholder Perspective. — Anesthesiology 2026 4. Dynamic assessment of gastric emptying patterns after endoscopic bowel preparation using ultrasonography: A prospective observational study. — Journal of clinical anesthesia 2026 5. Intraoperative Adverse Events, Waste, and Costs Before and After Implementation of Intravenous Fluid Conservation During a National Shortage. — Anesthesia and analgesia 2026 7. Anesthesia workstation performance in pediatric ventilation - Part 1: Precision of ventilation. — Anesthesiology 2026 8. Sensory nerves protect against preclinical tendinopathic changes through FGF1 signaling. — Science translational medicine 2026 9. Genotype-phenotype relationships in butyrylcholinesterase deficiency: a systematic review. — British journal of anaesthesia 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/a37d89vzum