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Drs. Narasimhan Jagannathan and Yandong Jiang discuss the article “Effectiveness of Ventilation via an Endotracheal Tube in Pharynx Versus a Facemask in Patients With Potentially Difficult Airway: A Randomized, Crossover, and Blind Trial” published in the February 2025 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Narasimhan Jagannathan and Denise Battaglini discuss the article “The Future of Artificial Intelligence Using Images and Clinical Assessment for Difficult Airway Management” published in the February 2025 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Zeev Kain and Jonathan Gal discuss the article “Scoping Review: Anesthesiologist Involvement in Alternative Payment Models, Value Measurement, and Nonclinical Capabilities for Success in the United States of America” published in the January 2025 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Girish Joshi and Troy Wildes discuss the article “Perioperative Care of Patients Using Wearable Diabetes Devices” published in the January 2025 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Title: Association of Neighborhood Opportunity With Pediatric Day of Surgery Cancellations Dr. Brittany Willer discusses her paper, “Association of Neighborhood Opportunity, Race, and Ethnicity with Pediatric Day-of-surgery Cancellations,” that was recently published in Anesthesiology. The full text of her paper can be found at the following link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38787688/

Dr. Ellen Richter, Associate Editor of the Cardiac Anesthesia Section of Open Anesthesia, chats with Dr. Daniel Viox, MD about everything you need to know about cardiopulmonary bypass. 

Drs. Jill Mhyre and Paul Potnuru discuss the article “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Epidural Blood Patch Utilization Among Obstetric Patients in the United States: A Nationwide Analysis, 2016–2020” published in the December 2024 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Jill Mhyre and Kelly Fedoruk discuss the article “Obstetric Anesthesia Quality Metrics: Performance, Pitfalls, and Potential” published in the December 2024 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Dr. Ellen Richter, Associate Editor of the Cardiac Anesthesia Section of Open Anesthesia, chats with Dr. Daniel Viox, MD about everything you need to know about cardiopulmonary bypass. Part 2 to follow the first week of December 2024.

Drs. Olubukola Nafiu and Ruth Landau discuss the article “Racial and Ethnic Concordance Between the Patient and Anesthesia Team and Patients’ Satisfaction With Pain Management During Cesarean Delivery” published in the November 2024 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Olubukola Nafiu and Cecilia Canales discuss the article “A Prospective Observational Cohort Study of Language Preference and Preoperative Cognitive Screening in Older Adults: Do Language Disparities Exist in Cognitive Screening and Does the Association Between Test Results and Postoperative Delirium Differ Based on Language Preference?” published in the November 2024 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Title:  Health Equity Curriculum for Anesthesia Residents OA Global Health Equity Section Editor Sam Percy interviews OA Global Health Equity Associate Section Editor Betelehem Asnake about her background and work creating a health equity curriculum for surgery and anesthesia residents that is freely available online. The link to the resources as well as some of the topics discussed on the podcast are below. UCSF CHESA Health Equity Curriculum - The Health Equity Curriculum (HEC) was created by the Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia (CHESA) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) with contributions from multidisciplinary collaborators. The HEC was designed to fill a gap in health equity education for surgery and anesthesia residents to better serve patients. The curriculum is intended to be integrated into the core training for all residents, provide exposure that generates career interest, and be complimented by more robust training opportunities and pathways in global health. h

Drs. Honorio Benzon and Rodney A. Gabriel discuss the article “Classifying High-Risk Patients for Persistent Opioid Use After Major Spine Surgery: A Machine-Learning Approach” published in the October 2024 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Honorio Benzon and Connor G. Pepper discuss the article “Perioperative Regional Anesthesia on Persistent Opioid Use and Chronic Pain after Noncardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials” published in the October 2024 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Jeffrey Feldman, MD, MSE, and Aditee Ambardekar, MD, MSEd, OpenAnesthesia Pediatric Anesthesia Section Editor, discuss mechanical ventilation in the anesthetized pediatric patient. 

Drs. Tong J. Gan and Niraja Rajan discuss the article “Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Updated Consensus Statement on Perioperative Blood Glucose Management in Adult Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing Ambulatory Surgery” published in the September 2024 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Girish Joshi and Ian Jones discuss the article “Perioperative Dexamethasone in Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trials” published in the September 2024 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. James DiNardo and Razvan Azamfirei discuss the article “The Effects of Intraoperative Methadone on Postoperative Pain Control in Pediatric Patients: A Scoping Review” published in the August 2024 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Shannon Farmer and Nadia Hensley discuss the article “Perioperative Plasma in Addition to Red Blood Cell Transfusions Are Associated With Increased Venous Thromboembolism Risk Postoperatively” published in the August 2024 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Dr. Emily Methangkool, OpenAnesthesia Section Editor, interviews Dr. Kelly Ural, Core Residency Program Director at Oschner Health, about blood management strategies in the setting of cardiac surgery.