Welcome to #CCAS25! We invite you to attend our National presentations and workshops! Also, stop by our booth for more information about TCH! CCAS ASA® SPA BCM Department of Anesthesiology TCH Heart Center

🔥 Meet the Best of the Best! 🔥 Here are the 3 Best of Meeting abstracts for #ASRASpring25 — groundbreaking work you don’t want to miss. Join us in Orlando, FL and see these presentations live! 🧠 ASRA Pain Medicine Dr. Vishal Uppal MBBS, FRCA 🇨🇦🇮🇳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Siva Arumugam, MD, FASA Stuart Grant karenboretsky Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Preoperative anxiety is common. In a new study, Salzmann et al. hypothesized that a personalized and information-based intervention would reduce anesthesia-related anxiety. Learn more: ow.ly/7ZAR50VoSoy

Check out how the HSS Anesthesiology team, including Stephanie Cheng, MD, DABMA, FAAMA and Christopher Li, MD, have incorporated perioperative acupuncture into anesthetic care. “Acupuncture and Surgery: What You Need to Know | HSS youtu.be/qXcuRLg_Ob0?si… via YouTube

🔍 This scoping review on chest wall analgesia shows fascial plane blocks offer: ✅ Pain relief ✅ Opioid reduction ✅ Safer options when TEA isn’t feasible 🤔May ESP & SAPB be the future of trauma pain care? 🔗doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2… Authors 👏 👏 Ahtsham Niazi Aneurin Moorthy (Ano)

A new review article by Nothofer et al. synthesizes current evidence on the need for obesity-related dosing adjustments in surgical antibiotic prophylaxis. Learn more: ow.ly/kf1O50VxBHG

Learn about potential indications, advantages, and disadvantages associated with the use of channeled video laryngoscopes in different adult clinical settings and conditions in comparison with nonchanneled video laryngoscopes. See Anesthesiology: ow.ly/Yz4E50VAthX

Save the date for #TXAnes25 this September 4–7th at the JW Marriott Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio, Texas. Join fellow anesthesiologists for an engaging and enriching experience of education, networking, and relaxation at one of Texas’ premier resort destinations. More

Thank you to BCM Anesthesiology Residency Dr. Alonzo, Dr. Chang, Dr. Burke and Dr. Diawara for their excellent case presentations at grand rounds.

🧒💉 Baby Steps to Mastery in Pediatric Regional Anesthesia 💡 Global expert consensus identifies 8 must-know pediatric regional blocks—simple, safe & high-yield. 📖 doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2… John Hagen, 𝙳𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚊 𝙺𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚕, 𝙼𝙳 𝙼𝙷𝚂 𝙵𝙰𝙰𝙿, Katie Handlogten, MD, Stefan Heschl, James Koziol, Matt Kynes

🩺 “It’s likely your individual patient has unique physiology, unique comorbidities... Individualizing your treatment makes clinical common sense.” Dr. Jeffrey Carson (Rutgers Health) breaks down why there’s no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to transfusion thresholds —

In a new study, Bungart et al. hypothesized that published redosing of bupivacaine and ropivacaine in clinical literature comported with safe elimination of the drugs based on pharmacokinetic studies. Learn more: ow.ly/YhwO50VFyH0

Great job at grand rounds today by BCM Anesthesiology Residency Dr. Rao, Dr. Hernandez, Dr. Guo, and Dr. Garcia with their case presentations.

🔬 Gastric POCUS: NEW RECOMMENDATIONS ✅ Gastric POCUS may help assess aspiration risk in complex patients. Supported in labor, urgent C-sections, & diabetes. CLICK HERE: doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2… Stephen Haskins @janboublik Nadia Hernandez, MD, FASA AnahiPerlas

🩸 NEW ASRA GUIDELINES 🩸 The 5th Edition of ASRA Pain Medicine’s Evidence-Based Guidelines on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic and Regional Anesthesia brings key updates! 📖 Full guidelines FOR FREE: doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2… Sandy Kopp ASRA Pain Medicine AnahiPerlas

Postoperative AKI after major abdominal surgery leads to poor outcomes. Researchers assessed whether HPI-guided therapy reduces moderate-to-severe AKI incidence in moderate- to high-risk elective abdominal surgery patients. Read more in Anesthesiology: ow.ly/Rm3m50VI7oO

Congratulations to Ross Devoe, CAA, Linda Ren, MD and Kevin Tzan, MD for their BCM_Professionalism POP Awards! BCM Anesthesiology Residency BCM Department of Anesthesiology BCMHouston The Texas Heart Institute

Happy #NursesWeek! 🩺💙 and of course a special shoutout to our CRNAs! 💉💪 Your expertise, precision, and calm under pressure keep patients safe every day. Thank you for everything you do. #NursesWeek2025 #ThankYouNurses

💡 Is general anesthesia (GA) needed for shoulder arthroscopy? New RAPM study finds regional anesthesia (RA) alone provided better outcomes than GA+RA: 📉 Hypotension: 13% vs 57% ⏱️ PACU: 22 vs 52 min 🏠 Discharge: 96% vs 75% 🔗 Read more here: doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2…

In a randomized controlled trial of children undergoing sedation, Lee et al. evaluated the efficacy of oxygen supplementation during sedation using either low-flow or high-flow nasal cannula. Learn more: ow.ly/sMVf50WjbVa