The physiologically difficult airway was first described as a framework to explain the high rate of morbidity and mortality that occurs in critically ill patients despite one or few attempts, regardless of the presence or absence of any anatomic …

Despite notable advancements in technology and monitoring, coupled with the dissemination of guidelines, complications associated with airway management persist. Complications can occur with any type of airway intervention, including mask …

Outpatient surgery has become increasingly more complex in the past decade. Surgeries that previously required post-operative hospital admission are now completed in either hospital-attached outpatient surgery areas or stand-alone ambulatory …

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has quickly become one of the common structural heart procedures performed in the last decades. TAVR has become even more popularized since the advent of PARTNER3 Trial in 2019. The multicenter …

Critical Care Ultrasound (CCUS) has undoubtedly changed the landscape of critical care medicine in the last decade by providing reliable, accurate, and easily teachable bedside diagnostic and monitoring tools. We will explore current up-to-date …

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a bedside application of ultrasound and hailed to be “the stethoscope of the twenty-first century” [ 1 , 2 ]. It is widely used across multiple specialties for timely diagnosis and management of critical clinical …

The precise and candid presentation of clinical research results is crucial in evidence-based medicine because it ensures a rigorous method for assessing the efficacy of interventions [ 1 – 11 ]. The Declaration of Helsinki states that “authors …

Prehabilitation is a rapidly expanding field of preventative medicine [ 1 , 2 ]. Preoperative prehabilitation interventions aimed at improving different aspects of preoperative health [ 3 , 4 ] are tested in randomized controlled trials throughout …

Innovation is a hallmark of anesthesia, and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are frequently at the forefront. In anesthesia, like most medical specialties, these changes frequently “trickle down” from adult patients to pediatric patients.

The distinct specialties of dentistry and anesthesiology have been intertwined since the first successful public demonstration of ether anesthesia on October 16th, 1846, at the Massachusetts General Hospital by dentist William T.G. Morton.

Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopies represent one of the most frequently performed medical procedures worldwide [ 1 ]. In 2017, a total of 51.5 million GI endoscopies were performed in the USA alone [ 2 ]. The frequency and complexity of GI endoscopy …

Post-operative acute kidney injury (AKI) remains a relatively common perioperative complication in both cardiac and non-cardiac surgery, which has been shown to worsen both short- and long-term outcomes such as progression to chronic kidney …

In liver surgery, fluid management is of utmost importance given the risk of major bleeding. Intravascular volume and inferior vena cava (IVC) pressure impact surgical conditions. While maintaining a low central venous pressure (CVP) is well …

Ambulatory anesthesia continues to expand rapidly. Healthcare analysts project that 85% of all procedures will be performed in ambulatory settings by 2028 [ 1 , 2 ]. An increasing number of patients with major comorbidities and advanced age are …

Ambulatory surgical centers (ASC) are defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as distinct entities operating exclusively to provide surgical services to patients not requiring hospitalization and the expected duration of …

Adequate pain control is essential for ensuring optimal outcomes after ambulatory surgery [ 1 ••]. Inadequate pain control is associated with delayed discharge home and unplanned hospital admissions as well as delayed rehabilitation and return to …

Five billion people lack access to safe, timely, and affordable surgical and anesthesia services when needed [ 1 , 2 ]. Each year, nearly 18 million people die from surgically treatable conditions, a number at least five times as many as HIV/AIDS …

Video laryngoscopy (VL) has been clinically available for decades, but made major advancements in 2001, with the introduction of modern video screens, digital technology, and alternate blade designs. Since then, much effort has been applied to …

Liver disease is the 11th leading cause of death worldwide with almost 2 million deaths each year [ 1 , 2 ]. It is the cause of significant morbidity and mortality in the United States with 56,000 deaths annually [ 3 ]. Mortality risk is …

In the last two decades, the number of adults diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM) in the USA has more than doubled as the prevalence of obesity has increased in the American population [ 1 ]. In 2020, it was estimated by the Centers for Disease …