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Creator: James P. Rathmell, M.D., M.B.A. April 2026, Volume 144, Issue 4 Overview of April issue original studies.

Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: James O'Carroll, M.B.B.S., and Ruth Landau, M.D. Articles Discussed: Incidence of Pain during Cesarean Delivery with Neuraxial Anesthesia: an International, Prospective Cohort Study Pain during Cesarean Delivery with Neuraxial Anesthesia: Have we Made any Progress? Transcript

Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Arman Valadkhani, M.D., Ph.D. and Duminda N. Wijeysundera, M.D., Ph.D. Articles Discussed: The Impact of Preoperative Functional Capacity on Postoperative Mortality and Morbidity: A Prospective Cohort Study Functional Capacity Assessment Before Surgery: The Evolution Continues Transcript

Creator: James P. Rathmell, M.D., M.B.A. March 2026, Volume 144, Issue 3 Overview of March issue original studies. Transcript

Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Alparslan Turan, M.D. and Ki Jinn Chin, M.B.B.S., M.Med. Articles Discussed: Liposomal Bupivacaine, Plain Bupivacaine, and Saline for Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks: The CLEVELAND Randomized Trial Does Liposomal Bupivacaine Deliver in TAP Blocks (Does any Local Anesthetic?)? It's Complicated… Transcript

Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Mark Bicket, M.D., Ph.D. and Lynn Kohan, M.D. Articles Discussed: Trends in Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder among Commercially Insured U.S. Surgical Patients, 2016-2022 Rising Treatment for Substance Use Disorder Presents New Challenges for Anesthesiologists as Perioperative Medicine Specialists Transcript

Creator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. February 2026, Volume 144, Issue 2 Overview of February issue original studies. Transcript

Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Mark D. Neuman, M.D., M.Sc. Articles Discussed: Neonatal Outcomes with Regional versus General Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Transcript

Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Elliott Bennett-Guerrero, M.D. and Juan P. Cata, M.D. Articles Discussed: Anesthesia Type During Cancer Surgery: Results of the GA-CARES Randomized, Multicenter Trial Volatile General Anesthetics and Oncologic Surgery: A Safe Choice Transcript

Creator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. January 2026, Volume 144, Issue 1 Overview of January issue original studies. Transcript

Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Leah Acker, Ph.D., M.D. Articles Discussed: Mixed-Methods Analysis of Preoperative Distress and Postoperative Outcomes in a Prospective, Observational Cohort of Older Transcript

Creator: James Rathmell, M.D. December 2025, Volume 143, Issue 6 Overview of December issue original studies. Transcript

Moderator: James Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Jie Sun, M.D., Ph.D. and Clyde Matava, M.B.Ch.B.., M.Med., M.H.S.C. Articles Discussed: Effect of Intravenous, Inhalational, or Combined Anesthesia Maintenance on Postoperative Respiratory Adverse Events in Children Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy (AmPRAEC): A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial Choice of Anesthetic Maintenance Is Not Merely a Matter of Preference, but One of Safety: Insights from the AmPRAEC Study Transcript

Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Kristin L Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D. and Eric S. Schwenk, M.D. Articles Discussed: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Intraoperative Ketamine for Acute Postsurgical Pain after Breast Cancer Surgery: The Moderating Effect of Baseline Temporal Summation of Pain Determining Pain Phenotype: A Major Advancement in Providing Individualized Care Transcript

Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Rutger van der Schrier, M.D., Ph.D. and Steven L. Shafer, M.D Articles Discussed: Fentanyl-induced Ventilatory Depression: Population Pharmacokinetic–Pharmacodynamic Framework for Evaluation of Opioid-induced Ventilatory Depression Toward More Physiologic Models for Predicting the Impact of Opioids on Ventilation Transcript

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: Insights from the J-PEDIA Study Transcript

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 for a Problem

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 Antagonizing Analgesia: Danavorexton Enters the Anesthetic Landscape Transcript

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.

Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Jai Darvall, Ph.D. and Tong J. Gan, M.D., M.B.A., M.H.S. Articles Discussed: Chewing Gum to Treat Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Female Patients: A Multicenter Randomized Trial Chewing Gum: A Viable Option as a Rescue Therapy for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting? Transcript

Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: James Hitt, M.D., Ph.D. and Mark C Bicket, M.D., Ph.D. Articles Discussed: Continuation versus Interruption of Buprenorphine/Naloxone in Adult Veterans Undergoing Surgery: Examination of Postoperative Pain and Opioid Utilization in a National Retrospective Cohort Study Building a Better Base for Keeping Buprenorphine on Board for Surgery Transcript

Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Annie Xin, Ph.D., M.D. and Randall Flick, M.D., M.P.H. Articles Discussed: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After Multiple General Anaesthetic Exposure Before Five Years Of Age – A Cohort Study Secondary Analyses: The Perils of Making Do Transcript

Creator: James P. Rathmell, M.D., M.B.A. February 2025, Volume 142, Issue 2 Overview of February issue original studies. Transcript

Creator: James P. Rathmell, M.D., M.B.A. January 2025, Volume 142, Issue 1 Overview of January issue original studies.