Also available on YouTube Many might think that history is boring. Specifically with regard to anesthesia, who cares what happened 50 years ago? For anesthesiologists, the history of anesthesia is important in part because it allows us to better under...

Also available on YouTube. Two papers published in this month’s issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, “The Effect of 6% Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.4 on Renal Function, Arterial Blood Pressure, and Vasoactive Hormones During Radical Prostatectomy: A Randomize...

Dr. Sam Rodriguez is currently a pediatric anesthesiologist at Lucille Packard Hospital for Children at Stanford. Images of his oil painting are published in the article “The Transfer of Care,” which appears in this month’s issue of Anesthesia & Analge...

The caudal block is the most commonly performed regional anesthesia technique in children. Unfortunately, there is little data available to support the safety of the procedure. The Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network (PRAN) database was created in order

 Also available on YouTube More than 10% of veterans who served in U.S. military operations after 9/11 suffer from PTSD. Patients who suffer awareness after anesthesia also suffer from PTSD. Up to 1.0 % of all general anesthetics are complicated by uni

Also available on YouTube How should mechanical ventilation be managed for children undergoing anesthesia?  In this month’s issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, Dr. Jeffrey M. Feldman, Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, P..

Podcast also available on YouTube. Anesthesiologists frequently supervise Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). The quality of supervision is an important metric in assessing the quality of anesthesia care. Dr. de Oliveira Filho developed a t

The first successful kidney transplantation took place in Boston almost 60 years ago. The donor and recipient were identical twins, and this success led the way to research and development in human organ transplantation. The physicians who attempted the p

  The end of the year allows us time to reflect on all that was done in the previous calendar year. Here we’ve listed our top five posts from all time and this year. We like doing this every year: please encourage your friends (and the friends of your

Communication failures are a significant cause of preventable medical errors, and poor quality handoffs are associated with adverse events.   Dr. Guido Musch, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and