{"title":"Letter to the editor regarding “Oral ketamine for acute postoperative analgesia (OKAPA) trial: A randomized controlled, single center pilot study”","authors":"Yan-Hua Guo MD, Fu-Shan Xue MD, Dan-Feng Wang MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111747","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111747","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15506,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Anesthesia","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 111747"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143006372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter to the editor regarding “Recovery quality of transversus abdominis plane block with liposomal bupivacaine after cesarean delivery: A randomized trial”","authors":"Fu-Shan Xue MD, Dan-Feng Wang MD, Yan-Hua Guo MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111762","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111762","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15506,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Anesthesia","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 111762"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143006373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julian Rössler M.D. , Sascha Ott M.D. , Yufei Li M.S. , Alparslan Turan M.D. , Mehmet Yazar M.D. , Lukas M. Müller-Wirtz M.D. , Sevag Demirjian M.D. , Andrew Shaw M.D. , Kurt Ruetzler M.D.
{"title":"Progression of chronic kidney disease after non-cardiac surgery: A retrospective cohort study","authors":"Julian Rössler M.D. , Sascha Ott M.D. , Yufei Li M.S. , Alparslan Turan M.D. , Mehmet Yazar M.D. , Lukas M. Müller-Wirtz M.D. , Sevag Demirjian M.D. , Andrew Shaw M.D. , Kurt Ruetzler M.D.","doi":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111745","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111745","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Chronic-kidney-disease (CKD) is prevalent among adults undergoing noncardiac surgery, with surgery-related factors potentially worsening CKD or triggering acute kidney injury (AKI). We hypothesized that CKD patients experience more kidney function decline within one to two years post-surgery than those without CKD, particularly if they develop AKI.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study, including noncardiac surgery patients with documented creatinine preoperative and between 1 and 2 years after surgery. The primary outcome was long-term course of kidney function, defined as the change in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in mL/min/1.73m<sup>2</sup>.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Of 58,175 included cases, 17 % had preoperative CKD. Mean eGFR changed from 90.1 ± 16.7 to 92.0 ± 18.8 in non-CKD patients and from 45.6 ± 11.9 to 55.6 ± 20.1 in patients with CKD, with an estimated difference in means of 8.9 (95 % CI: 8.5, 9.3; <em>P</em> < 0.0001). There was a significant interaction between CKD-dependent eGFR change from baseline to follow-up and postoperative AKI (<em>P</em> = 0.001). For cases with preoperative CKD, eGFR increase from baseline to follow-up was 11.7 ± 18.0 with no AKI, 7.7 ± 17.9 with AKI stage 1, 2.4 ± 15.0 with AKI stage 2, and 7.3 ± 25.8 with AKI stage 3. For non-CKD patients, eGFR increased from baseline by 2.3 ± 13.7 with no AKI but decreased by 5.5 ± 19.0 with AKI stage 1, 7.7 ± 21.8 with AKI stage 2, and 9.3 ± 21.3 with AKI stage 3.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Contrary to expectations, patients with preoperative CKD experienced a significant improvement in eGFR postoperatively. Patients without CKD exhibited minimal change. Postoperative AKI negated the eGFR improvement in CKD patients and exacerbated the decline in non-CKD patients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15506,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Anesthesia","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 111745"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143006374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association of rapid response system with clinical outcomes after surgery under general anesthesia","authors":"In-Ae Song , Tak Kyu Oh","doi":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111749","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111749","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>In this population-based cohort study involving a nationwide database from South Korea, we aimed to determine whether rapid response system (RRS) implementation is associated with mortality and morbidity after surgery under general anesthesia.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Patients who underwent surgery under general anesthesia at the hospital between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. Patients admitted to hospitals with an RRS were categorized into the RRS group, whereas those without an RRS were categorized into the non-RRS group. The endpoints were 30-day mortality, 90-day mortality, and CPR performance in the event of cardiac arrest.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 1,416,844 patients who underwent surgery under general anesthesia were included. The RRS and non-RRS groups included 512,911 and 903,933 patients, respectively. After propensity score (PS) matching, 447,998 patients were included in both groups (223,999 patients per group). In the PS-matched cohort, compared with the non-RRS group, the RRS group had 7 % (odds ratio [OR]: 0.93, 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 0.89, 0.97; <em>P</em> = 0.001), 6 % (OR: 0.94, 95 % CI: 0.91, 0.97; <em>P</em> < 0.001), and 9 % (OR: 0.91, 95 % CI: 0.83, 0.98; <em>P</em> = 0.020) lower incidences of 30-day mortality, 90-day mortality, and CPR, respectively.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The RRS group had lower 30-day and 90-day mortality rates than the non-RRS group after surgery under general anesthesia. Moreover, RRS was associated with a lower rate of CPR episodes resulting from cardiac arrest in patients undergoing general anesthesia after surgery.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15506,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Anesthesia","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 111749"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143006308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ten-year analysis of non-research industry payments to anesthesiologists in the United States between 2014 and 2023","authors":"Anju Murayama","doi":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111742","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111742","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Study objective</h3><div>This study aimed to examine extent, fraction, and trends of general payments to anesthesiologists and non-physician anesthesia providers (NPAPs) in the United States.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>This is a cross-sectional analysis of general payments by pharmaceutical and medical device industry to all anesthesiologists (2014–2023) and NPAPs (2021−2023) for non-research purposes using the Open Payments Database, a federal transparency database under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act between 2014 and 2023.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>The United States.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>All active practicing anesthesiologists and NPAPs, including certified registered nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologist assistants, in the United States.</div></div><div><h3>Measurements</h3><div>Fraction of providers receiving non-research payments; total payment amounts; median payment amounts per provider; relative annual average percentage change from 2014 to 2023.</div></div><div><h3>Main results</h3><div>A total of $297.8 million general payments were made by industry to 75.4 % of all active anesthesiologists from 2014 to 2023, while $7.2 million was made to 46.8 % of NPAPs from 2021 to 2023. Median annual payments ranged from $59–$120 for anesthesiologists and $37–$38 for NPAPs. The proportion of anesthesiologists receiving payments declined at a relative annual average percentage change (RAAPC) of −2.9 % from 2014 to 2019, followed by a substantial decrease in 2020. Subsequently, the number of payment recipients increased at an RAAPC of 15.4 % (2020−2023) for anesthesiologists and 9.0 % (2021–2023) for NPAPs. Payment distribution was highly concentrated, with the top 1 % of anesthesiologists and NPAPs receiving 78.2 % and 52.5 % of total payments in 2023, respectively. Among anesthesiology subspecialties, pain medicine physicians consistently received the highest median payments ($332–$767) throughout the study period.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This study demonstrated large financial relationships between industry and anesthesia providers, with a disproportionate concentration of payments among a minority of providers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15506,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Anesthesia","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 111742"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142971042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of deep neuromuscular blockade on intraoperative NOL-guided remifentanil requirement during desflurane anesthesia in laparoscopic colorectal surgeries: A randomised controlled trial [letter]","authors":"Huanyu Luo, Yuecheng Yang, Jun Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111746","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111746","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15506,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Anesthesia","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 111746"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142971038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Please don't cite this editorial.","authors":"Adam Marcus, Ivan Oransky, Alessandro De Cassai","doi":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111741","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111741","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15506,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Anesthesia","volume":" ","pages":"111741"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142949680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Outpatient anesthesiology: A fact for the future","authors":"Richard P. Dutton MD MBA FASA","doi":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2024.111633","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2024.111633","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15506,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Anesthesia","volume":"100 ","pages":"Article 111633"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142347661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The “pandemic” increase of GLP-1 receptor agonists use and the time of discontinuation before anesthesia: Something new?","authors":"Luigi Vetrugno MD , Damiano D'Ardes MD , Cristian Deana MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2024.111693","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2024.111693","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15506,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Anesthesia","volume":"100 ","pages":"Article 111693"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142728992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hélène Charbonneau MD, PhD , Stéphanie Savy PhD , Nicolas Savy PhD , Marie Pasquié , Nicolas Mayeur MD, PhD
{"title":"Corrigendum to “Comprehensive perioperative blood management in patients undergoing elective bypass cardiac surgery: Benefit effect of health care education and systematic correction of iron deficiency and anemia on red blood cell transfusion” [J Clin Anesth. 2024 Nov:98:111560. doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2024.111560. Epub 2024 Aug 14]","authors":"Hélène Charbonneau MD, PhD , Stéphanie Savy PhD , Nicolas Savy PhD , Marie Pasquié , Nicolas Mayeur MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2024.111666","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jclinane.2024.111666","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15506,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Anesthesia","volume":"100 ","pages":"Article 111666"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142545752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}