Pub Date : 2025-11-03DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007799
Oluwaseun Akinkuolie,Tracey Straker,Olubukola O Nafiu
{"title":"Risk of Acute Complications With Rocuronium Versus Cisatracurium in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Propensity Score Meets Biological Plausibility.","authors":"Oluwaseun Akinkuolie,Tracey Straker,Olubukola O Nafiu","doi":"10.1213/ane.0000000000007799","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000007799","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7799,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & Analgesia","volume":"68 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145427895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-03DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007792
Evan G Pivalizza
{"title":"Comment on \"Major Arthroplasty in Patients With Hereditary Bleeding Disorders\".","authors":"Evan G Pivalizza","doi":"10.1213/ane.0000000000007792","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000007792","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7799,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & Analgesia","volume":"127 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145427893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-03DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007783
Markus Huber,Christian Beilstein,Patrick Y Wuethrich,Thomas Vetsch
{"title":"Beyond One-Variable-at-a-Time Subgroup Analyses: Illustrating the Predictive Approaches to Treatment Effect Heterogeneity Framework in the Third International Stroke Trial.","authors":"Markus Huber,Christian Beilstein,Patrick Y Wuethrich,Thomas Vetsch","doi":"10.1213/ane.0000000000007783","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000007783","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7799,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & Analgesia","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145427891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-03DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007813
Sareena Shah,Angie Jang,Shrey Patel,Brigid Flynn
{"title":"Presence of a Diagnosed Cannabis Use Disorder Predisposes Pain Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Results From a Retrospective Analysis.","authors":"Sareena Shah,Angie Jang,Shrey Patel,Brigid Flynn","doi":"10.1213/ane.0000000000007813","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000007813","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7799,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & Analgesia","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145440653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-24DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007833
Michael R Fettiplace,Frank Herbstreit
{"title":"Reconciling Observational Signals With Trial Data in Anesthetic Choice for Hip Fracture Surgery.","authors":"Michael R Fettiplace,Frank Herbstreit","doi":"10.1213/ane.0000000000007833","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000007833","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7799,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & Analgesia","volume":"201 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145357751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-24DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007790
Nadia B Hensley,Elizabeth P Crowe,Linda M S Resar,Steven M Frank
{"title":"Less Is More But Is None Even Better? Patient Blood Management and Bloodless Care.","authors":"Nadia B Hensley,Elizabeth P Crowe,Linda M S Resar,Steven M Frank","doi":"10.1213/ane.0000000000007790","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000007790","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7799,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & Analgesia","volume":"106 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145357752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-24DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007795
Scott J Price,Nathan C Hurley,Kristopher M Schroeder,Richard E Galgon,William Rosenblatt
{"title":"Can Current Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models Aid in Difficult Airway Management?","authors":"Scott J Price,Nathan C Hurley,Kristopher M Schroeder,Richard E Galgon,William Rosenblatt","doi":"10.1213/ane.0000000000007795","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000007795","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7799,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & Analgesia","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145357753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-24DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007786
Hubert A Benzon,Michael R King,Keith J Kilner,Ravi D Shah,Kathleen R Billings,Stephen R Hoff,Robert J McCarthy
BACKGROUNDTonsillectomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure in children, and the recovery period can be associated with significant postoperative pain. Currently, there are no studies examining the efficacy of intravenous lidocaine in decreasing post-tonsillectomy pain in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of intravenous lidocaine for decreasing postsurgical pain in children undergoing tonsillectomy.METHODSThis study was a prospective, randomized, double-blinded clinical trial of children ages 4-10 years undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy. Subjects were assigned to 1 of 2 groups: (i) intravenous lidocaine bolus (1.5 mg/kg) at anesthesia induction followed by a continuous intraoperative and postoperative infusion dose (2 mg/kg/h) or (ii) the equivalent volume of saline for 1 hour. The primary outcome was opioid consumption in milligram morphine equivalents (MME) in the postanesthesia care unit. Secondary outcome measures included pain intensity in the postanesthesia care unit measured using the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale and emergence agitation measured using the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium scale, postoperative nausea and vomiting, and parent-reported pain intensity and medication administration at home.RESULTSNinety subjects were randomized and 88 completed the study: 44 received lidocaine and 44 received saline. There was no difference in adjusted postanesthesia care unit morphine consumption per kg of body weight, difference -0.01 MME/kg (95% confidence interval [CI], -0.07 to 0.04; P = .627), or total morphine use, difference -0.03 MME/kg (95% CI, -0.08 to 0.03; P = .360) between groups. There was no significant difference in Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale or Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium scale scores or ondansetron dose. In the first postoperative week, there were no differences in parent postoperative pain measures, nausea/vomiting, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, or opioid use.CONCLUSIONSThe analysis showed no evidence for a clinical benefit of intraoperative lidocaine infusion in children undergoing tonsillectomy. Our findings highlight the importance of characterizing non-opioid analgesic techniques in children, which have previously shown promise in adults.
背景扁桃体切除术是儿童常见的外科手术,恢复期可能与明显的术后疼痛有关。目前,还没有关于静脉注射利多卡因减轻儿童扁桃体切除术后疼痛的研究。本研究的目的是评估静脉注射利多卡因减轻儿童扁桃体切除术后疼痛的疗效。方法本研究是一项前瞻性、随机、双盲临床试验,研究对象为4-10岁接受扁桃体切除术合并或不合并腺样体切除术的儿童。受试者被分为两组:(i)麻醉诱导时静脉注射利多卡因(1.5 mg/kg),随后术中和术后持续输注剂量(2 mg/kg/h)或(ii)等量生理盐水1小时。主要结局是麻醉后护理单元中以毫克吗啡当量(MME)为单位的阿片类药物消耗。次要结果测量包括麻醉后护理病房的疼痛强度,使用东安大略儿童医院疼痛量表测量,使用儿科麻醉出现谵妄量表测量出现时的躁动,术后恶心和呕吐,以及父母报告的疼痛强度和在家给药。结果90例受试者随机分组,88例完成研究,44例接受利多卡因治疗,44例接受生理盐水治疗。两组间经调整的麻醉后护理单位吗啡每公斤体重用量无差异,差异为-0.01 MME/kg(95%可信区间[CI], -0.07 ~ 0.04; P = 0.627),吗啡总用量差异为-0.03 MME/kg (95% CI, -0.08 ~ 0.03; P = 0.360)。东安大略儿童医院疼痛量表、小儿麻醉出现性谵妄量表评分及昂丹西琼剂量差异无统计学意义。在术后第一周,父母术后疼痛测量、恶心/呕吐、布洛芬、对乙酰氨基酚或阿片类药物的使用没有差异。结论:分析显示术中输注利多卡因对儿童扁桃体切除术无临床益处。我们的研究结果强调了表征儿童非阿片类镇痛技术的重要性,这些技术以前在成人中显示出前景。
{"title":"Intravenous Lidocaine for Postoperative Pain in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomies: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.","authors":"Hubert A Benzon,Michael R King,Keith J Kilner,Ravi D Shah,Kathleen R Billings,Stephen R Hoff,Robert J McCarthy","doi":"10.1213/ane.0000000000007786","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000007786","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUNDTonsillectomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure in children, and the recovery period can be associated with significant postoperative pain. Currently, there are no studies examining the efficacy of intravenous lidocaine in decreasing post-tonsillectomy pain in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of intravenous lidocaine for decreasing postsurgical pain in children undergoing tonsillectomy.METHODSThis study was a prospective, randomized, double-blinded clinical trial of children ages 4-10 years undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy. Subjects were assigned to 1 of 2 groups: (i) intravenous lidocaine bolus (1.5 mg/kg) at anesthesia induction followed by a continuous intraoperative and postoperative infusion dose (2 mg/kg/h) or (ii) the equivalent volume of saline for 1 hour. The primary outcome was opioid consumption in milligram morphine equivalents (MME) in the postanesthesia care unit. Secondary outcome measures included pain intensity in the postanesthesia care unit measured using the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale and emergence agitation measured using the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium scale, postoperative nausea and vomiting, and parent-reported pain intensity and medication administration at home.RESULTSNinety subjects were randomized and 88 completed the study: 44 received lidocaine and 44 received saline. There was no difference in adjusted postanesthesia care unit morphine consumption per kg of body weight, difference -0.01 MME/kg (95% confidence interval [CI], -0.07 to 0.04; P = .627), or total morphine use, difference -0.03 MME/kg (95% CI, -0.08 to 0.03; P = .360) between groups. There was no significant difference in Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale or Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium scale scores or ondansetron dose. In the first postoperative week, there were no differences in parent postoperative pain measures, nausea/vomiting, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, or opioid use.CONCLUSIONSThe analysis showed no evidence for a clinical benefit of intraoperative lidocaine infusion in children undergoing tonsillectomy. Our findings highlight the importance of characterizing non-opioid analgesic techniques in children, which have previously shown promise in adults.","PeriodicalId":7799,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & Analgesia","volume":"137 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145351644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-24DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007787
Emidio Dias da Silva Neto,Felipe S Thyrso de Lara,Samuel Navarro Abreu,Mayara Cristina Sanches,Maria Clara Florêncio de Freitas,André Richard da S Oliveira,Celso Schmalfuss Nogueira,Vanessa Henriques Carvalho
BACKGROUNDEsmolol, an ultra-short-acting β1-selective adrenergic antagonist, has been investigated for its potential opioid-sparing effects in multimodal anesthesia. Previous systematic reviews included trials with different control groups causing severe limitations to the generalization of the findings. This systematic review and meta-analysis exclusively synthesized placebo-controlled randomized trials to evaluate the impact of intraoperative esmolol infusion on opioid consumption and postoperative pain scores within the first 24 hours after surgery.METHODSA systematic search was conducted in Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar to identify randomized placebo-controlled trials assessing the effects of continuous intraoperative esmolol infusion on opioid consumption and pain scores. The outcomes of interest were total intraoperative and postoperative opioid consumption, converted to intravenous morphine milligram equivalents (IV MME), and pain intensity, and assessed using either the visual analog scale (VAS) or the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), both of which were standardized using validated methods to a common 0 to 10 scale. Meta-analyses were performed using a random-effects model, and heterogeneity was assessed using Cochran's Q test and I² statistics. Meta-regression and subgroup analyses explored the effects of esmolol infusion rate, type of surgery, intraoperative anesthetic and hemodynamic management, and patient age as potential moderators.RESULTSNineteen randomized trials (1028 patients) were included, involving esmolol regimens with a loading dose ranging from 0.5 to 1.0 mg/kg and a maintenance infusion rate of 0.3 to 6 mg/kg/h. Surgical procedures ranged from minimally invasive to open intracavitary surgeries. Esmolol infusion significantly reduced in 32% the intraoperative opioid consumption (mean differences [MD], -12.89 IV MME; 95% Confidence Interval, 95% confidence interval [CI], -24.74 to -1.05; P < .001; I² = 93.6%) and 38.6% the postoperative opioid consumption (MD, -3.03 IV MME; 95% CI, -4.29 to -1.76; P < .001; I² = 89.9%). For pain scores, 3 analyses were performed at the following intervals: within 30 minutes (MD, -1.47; 95% CI, -2.02 to -0.93; P < .001), between 2 and 4 hours (MD, -0.67; 95% CI, -1.29 to -0.06; P = .032), and at 24 hours (MD, -0.48; 95% CI, -0.92 to -0.03; P =.038). Based on the weighted mean values for the placebo group in each pooled analysis, we observed reductions in pain scores of 27.3%, 15.8%, and 23.5%, respectively. In addition, esmolol significantly reduced intraoperative heart rate in most cases and lowered MAP at multiple time points in several studies. Despite this, no significant increase in hypotension or bradycardia was reported, and only 1 study noted higher ephedrine and atropine use.CONCLUSIONSEsmolol infusion significantly reduces opioid consumption and postoperative pain, with a magnitude of effect that may have clinical significance. The observed effects remained consi
{"title":"Esmolol as an Adjunct in Multimodal Anesthesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Its Opioid-Sparing and Analgesic Effects.","authors":"Emidio Dias da Silva Neto,Felipe S Thyrso de Lara,Samuel Navarro Abreu,Mayara Cristina Sanches,Maria Clara Florêncio de Freitas,André Richard da S Oliveira,Celso Schmalfuss Nogueira,Vanessa Henriques Carvalho","doi":"10.1213/ane.0000000000007787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000007787","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUNDEsmolol, an ultra-short-acting β1-selective adrenergic antagonist, has been investigated for its potential opioid-sparing effects in multimodal anesthesia. Previous systematic reviews included trials with different control groups causing severe limitations to the generalization of the findings. This systematic review and meta-analysis exclusively synthesized placebo-controlled randomized trials to evaluate the impact of intraoperative esmolol infusion on opioid consumption and postoperative pain scores within the first 24 hours after surgery.METHODSA systematic search was conducted in Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar to identify randomized placebo-controlled trials assessing the effects of continuous intraoperative esmolol infusion on opioid consumption and pain scores. The outcomes of interest were total intraoperative and postoperative opioid consumption, converted to intravenous morphine milligram equivalents (IV MME), and pain intensity, and assessed using either the visual analog scale (VAS) or the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), both of which were standardized using validated methods to a common 0 to 10 scale. Meta-analyses were performed using a random-effects model, and heterogeneity was assessed using Cochran's Q test and I² statistics. Meta-regression and subgroup analyses explored the effects of esmolol infusion rate, type of surgery, intraoperative anesthetic and hemodynamic management, and patient age as potential moderators.RESULTSNineteen randomized trials (1028 patients) were included, involving esmolol regimens with a loading dose ranging from 0.5 to 1.0 mg/kg and a maintenance infusion rate of 0.3 to 6 mg/kg/h. Surgical procedures ranged from minimally invasive to open intracavitary surgeries. Esmolol infusion significantly reduced in 32% the intraoperative opioid consumption (mean differences [MD], -12.89 IV MME; 95% Confidence Interval, 95% confidence interval [CI], -24.74 to -1.05; P < .001; I² = 93.6%) and 38.6% the postoperative opioid consumption (MD, -3.03 IV MME; 95% CI, -4.29 to -1.76; P < .001; I² = 89.9%). For pain scores, 3 analyses were performed at the following intervals: within 30 minutes (MD, -1.47; 95% CI, -2.02 to -0.93; P < .001), between 2 and 4 hours (MD, -0.67; 95% CI, -1.29 to -0.06; P = .032), and at 24 hours (MD, -0.48; 95% CI, -0.92 to -0.03; P =.038). Based on the weighted mean values for the placebo group in each pooled analysis, we observed reductions in pain scores of 27.3%, 15.8%, and 23.5%, respectively. In addition, esmolol significantly reduced intraoperative heart rate in most cases and lowered MAP at multiple time points in several studies. Despite this, no significant increase in hypotension or bradycardia was reported, and only 1 study noted higher ephedrine and atropine use.CONCLUSIONSEsmolol infusion significantly reduces opioid consumption and postoperative pain, with a magnitude of effect that may have clinical significance. The observed effects remained consi","PeriodicalId":7799,"journal":{"name":"Anesthesia & Analgesia","volume":"138 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145357754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}