In a survey of patients scheduled for cesarean delivery, 43% expressed interest in receiving anxiolysis during neuraxial placement for elective cesarean delivery but most declined when potential memory impairment was introduced. #OBAnes journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...

Don't miss the editorial from Drs. Cynthia Wong and Lisa Leffert, "Epidural Blood Patch Volume: Is More Better?" journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a... "The evidence regarding the optimal blood volume for EBP remains insufficient." Further research is needed.

💉Increased volume of injected blood was significantly associated with a reduction in the likelihood of requiring a second epidural blood patch; volumes of 30 mL and higher were associated with a higher likelihood of symptom resolution. #OBAnes journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...

Don't miss the video summary of this August's A&A issue: www.ovid.com/jnls/anesthe... Discusses studies dealing with perioperative transfusion, volume of blood for epidural blood patch, and propofol pharmacodynamics

How does impaired clearance of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) drive sepsis, and what role does macrophage aging play? 🦠 #Sepsis #CriticalCare #Immunology #TranslationalResearch #Inflammation #Anesthesiology journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...

Can we cut treatment time without sacrificing outcomes? pcTBS matched conventional rTMS for chronic neuropathic #pain while reducing treatment time in this randomized trial. A promising step toward more accessible #neuromodulation. 🧠 Check out this #infographic on #rTMS from @IARS_Journals.

A narrative review of mechanisms of burst-suppresion generation including general anesthetics & neuronal pathologies, the role & utility of BSP in cerebral protection strategies, & the significance of BSP with respect to long-term functional neurological outcomes. journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...

🚶‍♂️ Patients presenting w/ elevated 2-AG levels in the synovial and cerebrospinal fluid reported greater postoperative pain at rest & w/ ambulation, effects more pronounced in females. journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...

Using comprehensive patient-reported SDoH data from a large national dataset, this study identified food insecurity and loneliness as key factors significantly increasing odds of persistent postoperative pain, whereas strong social support was protective. journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...

💉Children undergoing septal defect repairs who received ultrasound-guided pecto-intercostal plane and rectus sheath blocks had less opioid use in the first 12 hours and lower pain intensity in the first 48 hours after surgery. journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...

IARS Webinar: Methadone & Dexmedetomidine in the Perioperative Period: Global Practices & Controversies. Join us July 14, 4:30-6:00 PM ET for expert insights, cases, and emerging evidence. IARS members free; nonmembers $25. More: buff.ly/1gQ0eiA

💛In an aborted small clinical trial of pts undergoing major CV surgery using CPB, pre-emptive administration of haptoglobin resulted in a higher change in creatinine vs administration of haptoglobin after appearance of hemolytic urine. journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...

🫗Adherence to a fluid-fasting time of 2 to 4 hours was 40%. Evidence shows a decrease in postoperative delirium in the recovery room, hospital length of stay, and patient-reported outcomes for short (2–4 hours) in comparison with longer times. journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...

📈 After adjustment for patient severity of illness, the maximal cumulative and individual dosing of vasopressors in critically ill patients with shock varied between ICUs. There was no clear dosing above which survival to hospital discharge was impossible. journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...

✔️ Error field concordance analysis addresses key limitations of 4-quadrant plot and polar plot analyses to better distinguish strong concordance, loose concordance, total noise, and strong discordance. journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...

Don't miss the editorial "The Myth of Depth of Anesthesia Monitors: When a “Normal” Bispectral Index Does not Mean What You Think It Means" from Drs. Paul Garcia and Peter Goldstein journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...

🧠Paradoxical BIS values of 40 to 60 with BSR≥5% can occur for sustained periods 🧠 Check both index values as well as the raw electroencephalogram (EEG) to guide anesthetic management, especially when BIS and BSR contradict each other. journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...

Check out our June A&A Video summary to hear more about our monthly featured articles journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...

Check out the editorial from Dr. Stuart Forman, "Is Our Discourse on Molecular Mechanisms of General Anesthesia Oversimplified?" Significant gaps remain in understanding how anesthetics produce their core effects and in explaining side effects and toxicities. journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...

Are “GABAergic” Agents Really So Selective for GABA? In a review of 310 in vitro studies, almost all anesthetics acted on multiple molecular targets w/ similar potencies. Propofol shows greater potency at nicotinic receptors& HCN channels than at GABAA receptors. journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...

Meet A&A Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Jaideep Pandit at #Euroanaesthesia2026 in Rotterdam, Sunday, June 7. Visit the IARS at Booth #3.44 at 11 am - 12 pm and 4 pm - 5 pm to discuss publishing opportunities and learn more about IARS. More info: buff.ly/nUQLr5F #IARS_Journals

Have you HEARD that #neuromodulation can potentially change the #fibromyalgia #brain? Check out this study by Dr. Anna Woodbury and team! journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a... #PainMedicine #ChronicPain #Neuroscience

Can #AI I think like an anesthesiologist? This @IARS_Journals study compares 10 large language models with a board-certified anesthesiologist and conventional search tools. See what they found. journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a... #ArtificialIntelligence #Anesthesiology #MachineLearning #MedEd

Should cognitive screening become routine before surgery? Preoperative cognitive dysfunction linked with #EEG suppression and cerebral hypoxia🧠 journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a... #Anesthesia #PerioperativeMedicine #CognitiveImpairment #CardiacSurgery #PatientSafety #Neuroscience

Can #AI identify who actually benefits from #steroids? Are we getting closer to precision medicine in the OR?? 🤖💉 #ArtificialIntelligence #PrecisionMedicine #CardiacAnesthesia #PerioperativeMedicine #MachineLearning #anesthesia journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...

Is “less is more” true for cardiac bleeding management? journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a... #Anesthesia #Transfusion #cardiacanesthesia #Medicine #PatientSafety #CritCare

Congratulations to our newest group of A&A Editorial Fellows! They started on May 1. iars.org/a-a-editoria... The A&A Editorial Fellowship is designed to mentor and to train early-career individuals interested in better understanding and more effectively contributing to scholarly publishing.

Catch up on every issue of #TheDailyDose2026 from #IARS2026 #SOCCA2026! Explore session highlights, research interviews, poster previews and conversations shaping anesthesiology and perioperative medicine. Read all issues: buff.ly/ENxjxiR

Call for Sessions Now Open for the 2027 Annual Meeting, presented by IARS and SOCCA! Submit your ideas for panels, workshops and PBLDs by July 15, 2026, and help shape the conversations driving anesthesiology forward in Chicago. More info: buff.ly/Ask4OAe #IARS2027 #SOCCA2027 #ScholarsDay2027

Issue 6 of #TheDailyDose2026 is out — highlights: Intl Clinical Trials Program, Scholars’ Day, resilience in academic medicine, postanesthetic cognitive recovery, and interviews with Kosaka Abstract winners. buff.ly/v2IqU2O #IARS2026 #ScholarsDay2026 #SOCCA2026