I'm very happy to share that our new letter has been published in Journal of Clinical Anesthesia - a great collaboration with Alan Macfarlane and Dr Amit Pawa💉🎙️ to improve patient safety in regional anesthesia kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2…

Pre-operative SGLT2 inhibitor use was associated with: • a significantly reduced risk of all-cause mortality. • lower rates of major adverse cardiovascular events, acute kidney injury and ketoacidosis compared with those not receiving these medications #anaesthesia

Prognostication in elderly trauma is complex. Tools like the Clinical Frailty Scale or GTOS can guide — but never replace — MDT judgement. Curious how they fit into trauma decision-making? 🔍 #BJAEd: bjaed.org/article/S2058-…

Sample Size Calculation in Scientific Studies 🏎️ frontiersin.org/journals/medic…

Educational programs targeting perioperative care providers are fundamental to improving surgical outcomes and patient safety. Learn: ow.ly/nhQZ50WVqMr UT Southwestern Medical Center #AnesResident #Anesthesiologist #PatientSafety

There is still time to book for the 2025 Online Patient Safety Conference (SALG)! The day will provide valuable knowledge for doctors engaged in clinical anaesthesia, pain management and intensive care medicine, and who have an interest in improving patient safety. 📆

Drug overdose deaths from illicit fentanyl are increasing in adults over 65 years old. What has changed and why we should be concerned - my comments on this study presented at #ANES25 WebMD ASA® CSA webmd.com/healthy-aging/…

💥Compared with the control group, topical administration of dexmedetomidine, when combined with lidocaine, significantly enhances the reduction in both the incidence and intensity of cough reflex during extubation w/o increasing bradycardia. buff.ly/A8Od3EB

In this new article, Chejfec-Ciociano et al. remind us that advancing perioperative safety requires moving from recommendations to actionable improvements grounded in the realities facing healthcare providers. bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-…

Peri-operative rehabilitation reduced the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients having surgery for valvular heart disease. #anaesthesia doi.org/10.1111/anae.7…

Most anesthesiologists have experienced distress after a difficult clinical event such as a death, medical error, or bad clinical outcome. Burns et al. conducted a study to understand how these events are experienced and processed by clinicians: ow.ly/uM9450XfSZm

Do you have open positions? Promote your open positions to the global #anesthesiology community in the IARS Weekly Bulletin! Anesthesia&Analgesia Learn more: ow.ly/qvvi50WbVg7 #Anesthesiology Jobs #HealthcareCareers #MedicalRecruitment #JobOpportunities #Anesthesia

💊 Changes to opioid #pain medication labeling 🫀 A wearable sensor that monitors heart function 🧠 A high-performance MRI scanner to define microscopic brain structures 📰 Read all about these innovations in this month's “Trends And Technology” column: ow.ly/7AS450XfeaT

“One of the most important ways that we can advocate for patients is by speaking up when safety is at risk.” Don’t miss the ASA Monitor “Safety Tip,” which covers assertive communication in the complex #perioperative setting. ow.ly/bCJ450XfchA #PatientSafety

📘 Ventilator-associated pneumonia remains a major ICU challenge. This comprehensive BJA Education review offers fresh insight for practice, teaching & CPD. #BJAEd bjaed.org/article/S2058-…

🧎OSA was significantly associated with a higher incidence of a composite outcome of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), as well as each outcome individually, at the 1-month interval post-TKA buff.ly/3oIYDg3

✅ Could video recordings one day replace grading systems altogether? This article explores the future of documenting videolaryngoscopic intubation. #BJAEd bjaed.org/article/S2058-…

improve your health status in the 4 weeks before surgery is of paramount importance which slide do you prefer? Siaarti please contact me to participate to ongoing RCTs on prehabilitation in major non-cardiac surgery #PRIMEtrial #PROPOSEtrial

From the patient's perspective: what it is like having a severe perioperative #allergic reaction and what we can learn from it bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-…

This mind-bending @nejm trial randomized septic shock patents to A-line vs cuff BP monitoring The signal showed that outcomes were actually worse in those randomized to A-line. By a bit. So at least cuff monitoring is non-inferior. I find that I am using A-lines less and