Anesthesiology

One death and several cardiac emergencies linked to Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr.'s actions

Balancing aspiration risk with the consequences of medication discontinuation

From painted leaves to placebos, we must balance hope and honesty

Labels now caution about pulmonary aspiration risk

Technique matters. Thinking matters more.

New guidance replaces earlier rec of a 1-week and 1-day hold of injectable and oral GLP-1 agents

Study: It's not deprivation per se, but intervening factors that go with it

The procedure is usually performed without pain control

Question of when to test involves navigating patient privacy, legal, ethical concerns

Trials favor a first new class of pain drug in years

Conundrum of holding meds continues following conflicting reports of aspiration events

Excess postoperative strokes, and accompanying racial disparities, tied to any beta-blocker use

No impact on safety outcomes after laparoscopic surgery

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