Anesthesiology — a weekly podcast briefing of the most significant peer-reviewed anesthesiology literature, synthesized from PubMed and delivered as ~10-minute audio. For practicing physicians. Generated by AudioScholar at audioscholar.cc.
Editor's Pick: Effects of perioperative esketamine infusion on chronic pain after video-assisted thoracoscopic lung resection: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind clinical trial (British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2026)
This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice.
Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning the prevention of acute and chronic postsurgical pain, anaesthetic choices and the postoperative brain, and perioperative safety systems from fluids to blood…
This week's papers:
1. Effects of perioperative esketamine infusion on chronic pain after video-assisted thoracoscopic lung resection: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind clinica… — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026
2. Prediction and prevention of pain after surgery. — Pain 2026
3. Infraorbital versus sphenopalatine ganglion block for patient-reported recovery after septorhinoplasty: A randomized controlled trial. — Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2026
4. Regional analgesic techniques for postoperative pain after kidney transplantation: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis. — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026
5. Peripheral nerve block injection pressure monitoring: A systematic review. — Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2026
6. Effect of remimazolam versus propofol anaesthesia on postoperative delirium in neurovascular surgery: a randomised noninferiority trial. — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026
7. Processed electroencephalogram-guided anesthesia and its impact on postoperative delirium and perioperative efficiency: A systematic review and meta-analysis. — Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2026
8. Ultrasound assessment of fluid tolerance in patients undergoing major gastrointestinal surgery: epidemiology of pulmonary and systemic congestion. — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026
9. Cell salvage volume and hemostatic changes in cardiac surgery: A retrospective cohort study using routine coagulation and viscoelastic assessment. — Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2026
10. Use of perioperative allergy labels appears to be harming, not helping, patients: risks, systems, and research opportunities. — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026
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27 Oct 2026
This Week in Anesthesiology — Oct 26, 2026
Editor's Pick: Effect of electrical impedance tomography-guided positive end-expiratory pressure optimisation on postoperative pulmonary complications in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a randomised controlled trial (British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2026)
This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice.
Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning intraoperative lung and blood pressure management, the vulnerable older surgical patient and the brain, and pediatric airway safety alongside procedure-specif…
This week's papers:
1. Effect of electrical impedance tomography-guided positive end-expiratory pressure optimisation on postoperative pulmonary complications in laparoscopic colorec… — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026
2. Intraoperative hypotension and postoperative acute kidney injury: Evidence and controversies. — Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2026
3. Frailty patterns in European surgical patients: The FRAGILE multicentre prospective cohort. — European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2026
4. Postoperative delirium and 1-year functional decline, institutionalization and mortality. — European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2026
5. Preoperative cognitive training for preventing perioperative neurocognitive disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis and… — Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2026
6. Relative efficacy of exercise prehabilitation interventions and their components: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026
7. Preoperative Intranasal Oxytocin and Probable Acute Stress Disorder After Traumatic Fracture Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. — JAMA Internal Medicine 2026
8. Liberal vs. conventional pre-operative clear fluid fasting policies in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and non-randomised studies. — Anaesthesia 2026
9. Comparative Analysis of Tracheal Intubation-Associated Cardiac Arrest in 2015-2023: A Report From the National Emergency Airway Registry for Children Multicent… — Critical Care Medicine 2026
10. Pain management after total shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic review and procedure-specific postoperative pain management (PROSPECT) recommendations. — Anaesthesia 2026
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20 Oct 2026
This Week in Anesthesiology — Oct 19, 2026
This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice.
Welcome to This Week in Anesthesiology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning two large pragmatic t…
This week's papers:
1. Isoflurane-Based Inhaled Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated Adults With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: The SAVE-ICU Randomized Clinical Trial. — JAMA 2026
2. Operating Room Air Filtration-Sterilization and Surgical Infections: The ORACLE Randomized Trial in 110,538 Surgeries. — Anesthesiology 2026
3. The effect of near-infrared spectroscopy guided intraoperative care on neurocognitive and functional outcomes after cardiac surgery: a systematic review and me… — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026
4. Effects of Ketamine and Esketamine on Postoperative Delirium After General Anesthesia: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression Analysis. — Anesthesia and Analgesia 2026
5. Impact of clinical frailty on mortality after elective surgery in patients aged ≥ 90 years admitted to critical care: a binational intensive care registry ana… — Anaesthesia 2026
6. Association of pre-operative opioid use disorder and postoperative outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. — Anaesthesia 2026
7. The role of fibrinogen concentrate in the reduction of allogeneic blood product requirements: a systematic review and meta-analysis. — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026
8. Infiltration between the popliteal artery and the capsule of the knee (IPACK) vs. selective tibial nerve block for analgesia after total knee arthroplasty: a t… — Anaesthesia 2026
9. The association between pain intensity during epidural labour analgesia and intrapartum hyperthermia: a multicentre prospective observational study. — British Journal of Anaesthesia 2026
10. Canadian evidence-based guidelines on spinal procedures for chronic pain. — Anaesthesia 2026
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