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Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants : Taiki Kojima, M.D., M.P.H. and Clyde Matava, M.B.Ch. B.., M.Med., M.H.S.C.   Articles Discussed :  Adverse Events Associated with Airway Management in Pediatric Anesthesia: A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Japan Pediatric Difficult Airway in Anesthesia (J-PEDIA) Study     Airway Management Issues in Japanese Children Are No Different: In...

Moderator: James Rathmell, M.D. Participants : Osama Abou-Arab, M.D. PH.D. and Matthieu Legrand, M.D., Ph. D. Articles Discussed : Early Use of Norepinephrine in High-risk Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial Preventing Hypotension during Induction of General Anesthesia: Is Preemptive Norepinephrine the Answer? Transcript

Creator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. November  2025, Volume 143, Issue 5 Overview of November issue original studies.

Creator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. October  2025, Volume 143, Issue 4 Overview of October issue original studies. Transcript

Moderator: James Rathmell, M.D. Participants : Ji-Hyun Lee, M.D., Ph. D. and Andrew J. Davidson, M.D., M.B.B.S. Articles Discussed : Effects of Dexmedetomidine-Remifentanil on Neurodevelopment of Children after Inhalation Anesthesia: A Randomized Clinical Trial The Second Randomized Trial to Suggest You Shouldn't Change Your Anesthetic in Infants to Avoid Neurotoxicty Transcript

Moderator: James Rathmell, M.D. Participants : Shiqian Shen, M.D. and Cyrus David Mintz, M.D., Ph. D. Articles Discussed : Hippocampal Neural Dynamics and Postoperative Delirium-Like Behavior in Aged Mice Neural Network Dynamics of Postoperative Delirium: is it all About Neurons Striking the Right Balance? Transcript

Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants : Bernd Saugel, M.D. and Michael R. Mathis, M.D. Articles Discussed : The StatistiCal Analysis and Reporting of Cardiac Output Method Comparison Studies (COMPARE) Statement Cardiac Output Measurement and Reporting: More Than Just Going With the Flow Transcript

Creator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. September 2025, Volume 143, Issue 3 Overview of September issue original studies. Transcript

Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Nikolay O. Kamenshchikov, M.D. and Lorenzo Berra, M.D. and Kamrouz Ghadimi, M.D. Articles Discussed: Perioperative Nitric Oxide Conditioning Reduces Acute Kidney Injury in Cardiac Surgery Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (the DEFENDER Trial): A Randomized Controlled Trial Nitric Oxide and Kidney Injury after Cardiac Surgery: A Solution Looking f...

Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Paul Lee-Archer and Clyde Matava, M.B.Ch. B., M.Med., M.H.S.C. Articles Discussed:  Development of the Pediatric Scale for Quality of Recovery (PedSQoR) Measuring what Matters - the Pediatric Scale for Quality of Recovery

Creator : James P. Rathmell, M.D. August 2025, Volume 143, Issue 2 Overview of August issue original studies. Transcript

Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants : Albert Garcia-Casanovas, M.H.A. and Douglas Colquhoun, M.B., M.Sc., M.P.H. Articles Discussed : Association Between Adherence to Patient Blood Management Recommendations and Postoperative Complications in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Patient Blood Management: Moving Beyond Guidelines to Action Transcript

Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants : Jessica R Ansari, M.D., M.S. and Craig M. Palmer, M.D. Articles Discussed : Uterine Tone Numeric Rating Score as an Early Indicator of Major Postpartum Hemorrhage During Cesarean Delivery: A Prospective Observational Study Predicting the Unpredictable: A New Approach to Predict Postpartum Hemorrhage from Uterine Atony Transcript

Creator : James P. Rathmell, M.D. July 2025, Volume 143, Issue 1 Overview of July issue original studies. Transcript

Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants : Carmen Bozic, M.D. Articles Discussed : Suzetrigine, a Nonopioid NaV1.8 Inhibitor for Treatment of Moderate-to-severe Acute Pain: Two Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trials Suzetrigine: First in a New Class of Nonopioid Analgesics for Acute Pain Transcript

Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants : Rebecca L. Wu, M.D. and Max B. Kelz, M.D., Ph. D. Articles Discussed : TAK-925 (danavorexton), an Orexin Receptor 2 Agonist, Reduces Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression and Sedation Without Affecting Analgesia in Healthy Adult Males Alluring Potential to Accelerate Emergence and Ameliorate Opioid-induced Respiratory Depression without Antagonizin...

Moderator: BobbieJean, M.D. Participants : Douglas Colquhoun, M.B., M.Sc., M.P.H. and Stephan R. Thilen Articles Discussed : Neuromuscular Blockade and Antagonism in Patients with Renal Impairment: A Multicenter Retrospective Cross Sectional Study On and Off Label Use of Sugammadex in Patients with Renal Impairment in the 6 ½ Years Following FDA Approval Transcript

Creator : James P. Rathmell, M.D., M.B.A. June 2025, Volume 142, Issue 6 Overview of June issue original studies. Transcript

Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants : Daqing Ma, Ph. D. and Kate Leslie, M.B.B.S., M.D. Articles Discussed : Pyridoxine Prevents Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery: A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial B6 or Be Sick? Pyridoxine to Prevent Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Transcript

Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants : Alessandro Belletti, M.D., and Samuel N. Heyman, M.D. Articles Discussed : Amino Acid Infusion for Kidney Protection in Cardiac Surgery Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Secondary Analysis of the PROTECTION Trial Amino Acid Infusion for the Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury: Yet a Debatable Issue Transcript

Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants : Christopher Connor, M.D., Ph. D. and Peter John Schuller, M.B.B.S., B.Sc. Articles Discussed : Developing an EEG-based model to predict awakening after cardiac arrest using partial processing with the BIS Engine Unlocking Prognostic Potential in the Postarrest Electroencephalogram Transcript

Creator : James P. Rathmell, M.D., M.B.A. May 2025, Volume 142, Issue 5 Overview of May issue original studies.

Creator : James P. Rathmell, M.D., M.B.A. April 2025, Volume 142, Issue 4 Overview of April issue original studies.

Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants : Yuming Peng, M.D., Ph. D. and Philip Devereaux, M.D., Ph. D. Articles Discussed : Covert Perioperative Strokes in Older Patients Having Noncardiac Surgery (PRECISION): A Prospective Cohort Analysis Perioperative Covert Stroke: Acutely Asymptomatic but Not Benign Transcript

Creator : James P. Rathmell, M.D., M.B.A. March 2025, Volume 142, Issue 3 Overview of March issue original studies.