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"the bleeding hadn’t stopped before we closed the chest. his face was unrecognizable from when we had started the operation 11 hours ago. we had taken him to the intensive care unit to die, alone." Read "Night Sky," the latest Mind to Mind short story:

Visual Abstract in #Anesthesiology - Neurodevelopmental Outcomes after Multiple General Anesthetic Exposures before 5 Years of Age 🖌️

Read a summary of "Rocuronium-specific antibodies drive perioperative anaphylaxis but can also function as reversal agents in preclinical models" in the February 2025 Science, Medicine, and the Anesthesiologist:

Listen to critical research on the go with the new Read Aloud feature, an audio option for select articles. Get started with the February 2025 issue:

In a new editorial, Raz and Solt explore the connection between control of consciousness and the plasticity of the brain. Learn more:

Zhang et al. investigated whether central amygdala GABAergic neurons participate in the regulation of isoflurane general anesthesia and sought to uncover the underlying neural circuitry. Read the article:

RT @ASALifeline: The February 2025 issue of @_Anesthesiology is out! 📚 In the cover study, researchers investigated the potential impact o…

Infographic in #Anesthesiology - Don’t Sweep It Under the Rug: Increased Sweep to Treat Dyspnea during ECMO 🎨

Read a summary of "Cellular ATP demand creates metabolically distinct subpopulations of mitochondria" in the February 2025 Science, Medicine, and the Anesthesiologist:

Images in #Anesthesiology - Not So FAST: Pearls and Pitfalls of the Left Upper Quadrant Window during the Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma 📷

In a new research letter, Stockert et al. evaluated temporal trends in neuraxial labor #analgesia use across racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Read the article:

A new editorial by Bicket and Nguyen addresses the continuation of buprenorphine among patients having surgery and its effect on patient pain and opioid prescribing. Learn more:

Hitt et al. examined postoperative pain and opioid utilization among veterans with #opioid use disorder who continued buprenorphine through the perioperative period and those who paused buprenorphine use. Learn more:

"Telltale Hearts: A Public Health Doctor, His Patients, and the Power of Story" outlines Dr. Dean-David Schillinger's perspective that understanding patients' lives is a critical diagnostic tool and key to informing public policy. Read more:

Visual Abstract in #Anesthesiology - Association of Mechanical Energy and Power with Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Lung Resection Surgery 🖌️ Revisit the May 2024 article:

A new Anesthesiology Reflections article recalls acrobat-turned-anesthetist James Tayloe Gwathmey, M.D., an accomplished physician who published more than 113 articles, invented several apparatuses, and worked on the first American anesthesia textbook:

A new Clinical Focus Review by Chaney et al. addresses investigations involving pulsatile flow versus nonpulsatile flow cardiopulmonary bypass in adult and pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Learn more:

Analyzing original research published in the February 2025 issue, a new editorial by Warner and Flick examines the limitations of secondary analyses. Read more:

Using the general anaesthesia or awake-regional anaesthesia in infancy (GAS) trial database, Xin et al. studied if multiple general anesthetic exposures in early childhood were associated with worse neurocognitive outcomes at 5 years. Read the article:

March 2023 #Infographic in #Anesthesiology - Breathing Easy: Can Stress & Effort Be Measured Noninvasively in Mechanically Ventilated Patients? 🎨