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Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, A3–A6. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004086
Editorial Board
Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, A7–A9. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004067
This Month in Anesthesiology
This Month in Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, A1–A2. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004066
Science, Medicine, and the Anesthesiologist
Science, Medicine, and the Anesthesiologist
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, A11–A14. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004069
Infographics in Anesthesiology
Anesthetic Carbon Footprints: Weighing the Options and Impact
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, A15. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004070
Topics:
carbon
Anesthesiology CME Program
Instructions for Obtaining Anesthesiology Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, A10. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004068
Editorial
Environmental Footprint of Anesthesia: More than Inhaled Anesthetics!
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 937–939. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004050
Topics:
anesthetics, inhalation
Baseline Vulnerabilities May Play a Larger Role than Depth of Anesthesia or Sedation in Postoperative Delirium
Pratik P. Pandharipande, M.D., M.Sc.; Elizabeth L. Whitlock, M.D., M.Sc.; Christopher G. Hughes, M.D., M.Sc.
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 940–942. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004039
Topics:
anesthesia depth
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postoperative delirium
,
sedation procedure
Pursuing the Importance of Postoperative Atelectasis
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 943–944. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004045
Topics:
postoperative atelectasis
,
atelectasis
Preoperative Chronic Opioid Trajectories: A Change (in Any Direction) Would Do You Good?
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 945–947. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004021
Topics:
opioids
,
preoperative care
The Big Match: Lung Ventilation and Blood Flow during Inhalational Anesthesia and Recovery—Is There a Winning Combination?
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 948–950. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004038
Topics:
anesthesia, inhalation
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environmental air flow
,
lung
,
respiration
,
vascular flow
Special Articles
Elastomeric Respirators for COVID-19 and the Next Respiratory Virus Pandemic: Essential Design Elements
T. Andrew Bowdle, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.S.E.; Srdjan Jelacic, M.D., F.A.S.E.; L. Silvia Munoz-Price, M.D., Ph.D.; Marty Cohen, Sc.D.; Sai Krishna M., M.S.E.; Lisa Brosseau, Sc.D.
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 951–962. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004005
Topics:
ventilators, mechanical
The Evolution of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Movement in America: Lessons Learned and Considerations to Promote Further Improvement in Patient Safety
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 963–974. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004006
Topics:
patient safety
Perioperative Medicine: Clinical Science
Carbon Footprint of General, Regional, and Combined Anesthesia for Total Knee Replacements
Forbes McGain, F.A.N.Z.C.A, F.C.I.C.M., Ph.D.; Nicole Sheridan, F.A.N.Z.C.A.; Kasun Wickramarachchi, B.Sc., M.P.H., M.D.; Simon Yates, M.D.; Brandon Chan, M.B.B.S.; Scott McAlister, B.Sc., P.grad., Dip.Sci., M.Eng.Sci.
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 976–991. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003967
Spinal Anesthesia with Targeted Sedation based on Bispectral Index Values Compared with General Anesthesia with Masked Bispectral Index Values to Reduce Delirium: The SHARP Randomized Controlled Trial
Charles H. Brown, IV, M.D., M.H.S.; Charles Edwards, II, M.D.; Charles Lin, M.D.; Emily Ledford Jones, M.S., R.N., C.N.L.; Lisa R. Yanek, M.P.H.; Melody Esmaili, C.R.N.A.; Yara Gorashi, B.A.; Richard Skelton, B.S., M.H.S.; Daniel Kaganov, B.A.; Ryan Curto, B.A.; Noah L. Lessing, B.S.; Stephanie Cha, M.D.; Elizabeth Colantuoni, Ph.D.; Karin Neufeld, M.D., M.P.H.; Frederick Sieber, M.D.; Clayton L. Dean, M.D.; Charles W. Hogue, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 992–1003. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004015
Topics:
anesthesia, general
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bispectral index
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delirium
,
sedation procedure
,
spinal anesthesia
Pressure Support versus Spontaneous Ventilation during Anesthetic Emergence—Effect on Postoperative Atelectasis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Heejoon Jeong, M.D.; Pisitpitayasaree Tanatporn, M.D.; Hyun Joo Ahn, M.D., Ph.D.; Mikyung Yang, M.D., Ph.D.; Jie Ae Kim, M.D., Ph.D.; Hyean Yeo, M.D.; Woojin Kim, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1004–1014. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003997
Preoperative Opioid Utilization Patterns and Postoperative Opioid Utilization: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1015–1026. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004026
Perioperative Medicine: Basic Science
Arterial and Mixed Venous Kinetics of Desflurane and Sevoflurane, Administered Simultaneously, at Three Different Global Ventilation to Perfusion Ratios in Piglets with Normal Lungs
Moritz Kretzschmar, M.D., Ph.D., D.E.S.A.; James E. Baumgardner, M.D., Ph.D., M.D. (hc); Alf Kozian, M.D., Ph.D.; Thomas Hachenberg, M.D., Ph.D.; Thomas Schilling, M.D., Ph.D., D.E.A.A.; Göran Hedenstierna, M.D., Ph.D.; Anders Larsson, M.D., Ph.D., D.E.A.A.
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1027–1041. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004007
Topics:
desflurane
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kinetics
,
lung
,
respiration
,
sevoflurane
Effect of Global Ventilation to Perfusion Ratio, for Normal Lungs, on Desflurane and Sevoflurane Elimination Kinetics
James E. Baumgardner, M.D., Ph.D., M.D. (hc); Moritz Kretzschmar, M.D., Ph.D., D.E.S.A.; Alf Kozian, M.D., Ph.D.; Thomas Hachenberg, M.D., Ph.D.; Thomas Schilling, M.D., Ph.D., D.E.A.A.; Anders Larsson, M.D., Ph.D., D.E.A.A.; Göran Hedenstierna, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1042–1054. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004008
Topics:
desflurane
,
kinetics
,
lung
,
partial pressure
,
sevoflurane
Intubation Biomechanics: Clinical Implications of Computational Modeling of Intervertebral Motion and Spinal Cord Strain during Tracheal Intubation in an Intact Cervical Spine
Benjamin C. Gadomski, Ph.D.; Bradley J. Hindman, M.D.; Mitchell I. Page, Ph.D.; Franklin Dexter, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.S.A.; Christian M. Puttlitz, Ph.D.
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1055–1065. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004024
Critical Care Medicine: Clinical Science
Respiratory Drive in Patients with Sepsis and Septic Shock: Modulation by High-flow Nasal Cannula
Tommaso Mauri, M.D.; Elena Spinelli, M.D.; Bertrand Pavlovsky, M.D.; Domenico Luca Grieco, M.D.; Irene Ottaviani, M.D.; Maria Cristina Basile, M.D.; Francesca Dalla Corte, M.D.; Gabriele Pintaudi, M.D.; Eugenio Garofalo, M.D.; Annalisa Rundo, M.D.; Carlo Alberto Volta, M.D., Ph.D.; Antonio Pesenti, M.D.; Savino Spadaro, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1066–1075. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004010
Topics:
high-flow nasal cannulas
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sepsis
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septic shock
,
ventilatory drive
,
fluid flow
Treatments Associated with Lower Mortality among Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Xu Zhao, M.D.; Chan Gao, M.D., Ph.D.; Feng Dai, Ph.D.; Miriam M. Treggiari, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.; Ranjit Deshpande, M.D., F.C.C.M.; Lingzhong Meng, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1076–1090. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003999
Topics:
apixaban
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aspirin
,
covid-19
,
critical illness
,
enoxaparin
Pain Medicine: Clinical Science
Preoperative Paravertebral Block and Chronic Pain after Breast Cancer Surgery: A Double-blind Randomized Trial
Aline Albi-Feldzer, M.D.; Sylvain Dureau, Pharm.D.; Abdelmalek Ghimouz, M.D.; Julien Raft, M.D.; Jean-Luc Soubirou, M.D.; Guillaume Gayraud, M.D.; Christian Jayr, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1091–1103. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003989
Postoperative Pain and Age: A Retrospective Cohort Association Study
Jacqueline F. M. van Dijk, Ph.D.; Ruth Zaslansky, Ph.D.; Regina L. M. van Boekel, Ph.D.; Juanita M. Cheuk-Alam; Sara J. Baart, Ph.D.; Frank J. P. M. Huygen, M.D., Ph.D.; Mienke Rijsdijk, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1104–1119. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004000
Education: Images in Anesthesiology
Systemic Air Embolism during Percutaneous Transthoracic Lung Biopsy
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1120. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003965
Topics:
air embolism
,
lung biopsy
Tracheal Varicose Veins Associated with Klippel–Trenaunay Syndrome
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1121. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004016
Topics:
trachea
,
varicosity
Education: Clinical Focus Review
Prevention of Healthcare-associated Infections in Intensive Care Unit Patients
Michael Mazzeffi, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., F.A.S.A.; Samuel Galvagno, D.O., Ph.D., F.C.C.M.; Clare Rock, M.D., M.S.
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1122–1131. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004017
Topics:
healthcare associated infections
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intensive care unit
,
prevention
,
infections
,
mortality
Education: Review Article
Sleep, Pain, and Cognition: Modifiable Targets for Optimal Perioperative Brain Health
Brian P. O’Gara, M.D., M.P.H.; Lei Gao, M.D., M.B.B.S.; Edward R. Marcantonio, M.D.; Balachundhar Subramaniam, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.S.A.
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1132–1152. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004046
Topics:
cognition
,
delirium
,
neurocognitive disorders
,
pain
,
perioperative care
Education: Mind to Mind
Counterintuitive Gerunds
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1153–1154. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003972
Topics:
fluid flow
,
grief
,
heart
,
laughter
,
logic
Anesthesia Reunion in Hospice
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1155–1156. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003980
Topics:
hospice
Anesthesiology Reflections from the Wood Library-Museum
Lulling Carnations to Sleep, Ethylene Ripens with Anesthetic Powers
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 962. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004071
Henry K. Beecher, Battlefield Professor: Research Meets Practice during World War II
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 975. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004072
Dr. Alan Van Poznak Slides the Musical into the Medical Syringe!
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1003. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004073
For Future Journalist Edward Gilbert Abbott, Ether Day Was No “Puff Piece”
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1090. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004074
Correspondence
Burnout in Anesthesiologists: Comment
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1157. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003930
Burnout in Anesthesiologists: Reply
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1157–1158. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003931
Availability of Inpatient Pediatric Surgery: Comment
Constance S. Houck, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.; Keith T. Oldham, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.S.; Douglas C. Barnhart, M.D., M.S.P.H., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P.; Jayant K. Deshpande, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.; Mary E. Fallat, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.S.
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1158–1159. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003983
Obesity and Positive End-expiratory Pressure: Comment
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1159–1160. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004003
Obesity and Positive End-expiratory Pressure: Reply
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1160–1162. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004004
Evidence Supporting Anesthesiology Guidelines: Comment
Diego Escarraman Martinez, M.D., M.Sc.; Manuel Alberto Guerrero Gutierrez, M.D.; Orlando Rubén Perez Nieto, M.D.; Eder Ivan Zamarron Lopez, M.D.; Jesús Salvador Sánchez Díaz, M.D., M.Sc.
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1162–1163. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004018
Reviews of Educational Material
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1164–1165. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003935
Topics:
antibiotics
,
life expectancy
,
longevity
,
milk
,
narrative discourse
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1166–1167. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003954
Topics:
pain
Erratum
Prediction Score for Postoperative Neurologic Complications after Brain Tumor Craniotomy: A Multicenter Observational Study: Erratum
Anesthesiology December 2021, Vol. 135, 1168. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000003881
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