Drs. Karsten Bartels and Clark Fisher discuss the article “Opioid Dose Variation in Cardiac Surgery: A Multicenter Study of Practice” published in the May 2025 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Girish Joshi, Nikolas Georgakis and Daniel Arango discuss the article “Risk of Acute Complications with Rocuronium versus Cisatracurium in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Propensity-Matched Study” published in the May 2025 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Vijaya Gottumukkala and Nicholas Perry discuss the article “Cancer Biology and the Perioperative Period: Opportunities for Disease Evolution and Challenges for Perioperative Care” published in the April 2025 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Zeev N. Kain and Matthew Sherrer discuss the article “The Infinite Game: One Possible Future of Anesthesia in the United States” published in the December 2023 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Evaluation of Pericardial Effusion, Part 1 of 3

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Evaluation of Pericardial Effusion, Part 2 of 3

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Evaluation of Pericardial Effusion, Part 3 of 3

OpenAnesthesia Editor Dr. Jina Sinskey interviews Dr. Caleb Ing, who gives us an update on pediatric anesthetic neurotoxicity.

Anesthesia Considerations for Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery with Olivia Nelson, MD

Title: What Makes People Sick? One Doctor’s Journey Toward Anesthesiology Open Anesthesia Global Health Equity Section editor Sam Percy interviews Dr. Sebastian Mohar Menéndez-Aponte about his career working as a general practitioner in Chiapas, Mexico including the time he spent with Compañeros en Salud (Partner’s in Health) and working for the Mexican Ministry of Health and how these experiences ultimately led him to pursue subspecialty training in anesthesiology.

You can learn more about the HEAL Initiative fellowship which Dr. Mohar complated by visiting https://healinitiative.org/

Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean Delivery (Update) with Hilary Gallen, MD, MBA

This is a repost of the August 2018 episode with Drs. Dabe Chatterjee and Randall Flick who discussed anesthetic neurotoxicity in pediatric patients. This topic will be updated in the December 2023 episode by Dr. Jina Sinskey who interviews Dr. Caleb Ing.

Drs. Angela Enright, Faye Evans and Zipporah Gathuya discuss the article “The Capnography Project” published in the November 2023 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Tong J. Gan and Julie M. Mani discuss the article “Examining the Impact of the Human Microbiome in the Perioperative Setting” published in the April 2025 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Angela Enright, Rob McDougall and David Whitaker discuss the article “Getting Capnography to the Front Lines” published in the November 2023 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Crystal Wright, Charles Emala and Vivianne Tawfik discuss the article “The Anesthesiology Physician-Scientist Pipeline: Current Status and Recommendations for Future Growth—An Initiative of the Anesthesia Research Council” published in the October 2023 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Paloma Toledo, Emily Methangkool, Daryl Oakes and Abimbola Faloye discuss the article “The Women in Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Special Interest Group: What Can the Lessons of One Anesthesiology Affinity Group Tell Us About How to Build Impactful Professional Communities?” published in the October 2023 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Left Ventricular Systolic Function Assessment, Part 3 of 3

Left Ventricular Systolic Function Assessment, Part 2 of 3

Left Ventricular Systolic Function Assessment, Part 1 of 3

Drs. Methangkool and Tsai discuss why he went into cardiac anesthesiology and tips for fellowship applications.

Dr. Faith Ross and Open Anesthesia Editor Dr. Elisha Peterson discuss racial/ethnic disparities in pediatric congenital heart disease and the impact of Medicaid expansion.

30 Years of Anesthesia Training in Malawi - Part 2

Open Anesthesia Global Health Equity Section Editor, Sam Percy, interviews Cyril Goddia about his career training anesthesia clinical officers in Malawi. This is part one of their two-episode conversation discussing the early days of providing anesthesia care in Malawi, lessons learned from leading an anesthesia training program in Malawi for several decades, and future directions for improving anesthesia safety and access in Malawi. One article discussed during the episode authored by Mr. Goddia is entitled "Surgical and Anaesthetic Capacity of Hospitals in Malawi: Key Insights." The article can be access at the following link: https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/30/8/985/553107

"The Missing Chapter in Obstetric Anesthesiology: Anesthesia for Complex Family Planning" with Dr. Peter A. Mancini

Obesity & Anesthesia with Jamey E. Eklund, MD, DABOM

"Massive Transfusion in Obstetric Hemorrhage" with Eli Zarkhin, MD

"Safety in Obstetric Anesthesia" with Carlo Pancaro, MD

30 Years of Anesthesia Training in Malawi - Part 1

Open Anesthesia Global Health Equity Section Editor, Sam Percy, interviews Cyril Goddia about his career training anesthesia clinical officers in Malawi. This is part one of their two-episode conversation discussing the early days of providing anesthesia care in Malawi, lessons learned from leading an anesthesia training program in Malawi for several decades, and future directions for improving anesthesia safety and access in Malawi. One article discussed during the episode authored by Mr. Goddia is entitled "Surgical and Anaesthetic Capacity of Hospitals in Malawi: Key Insights." The article can be access at the following link: https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/30/8/985/553107

Dr. Jay Deshpande and OpenAnesthesia Editor, Dr. Aditee Ambardekar, discuss an update on the Wake Up Safe initiative. 

Drs. Michael Barrington and Federico Jimenez Ruiz discuss the article “Substance Use Disorders: Basic Overview for the Anesthesiologist” published in the September 2023 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Michael Barrington and Antje Barreveld discuss the article “ ” published in the September 2023 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Anesthetic Considerations in Patients with Mitochondrial Disease with Siri Kanmanthreddy, MD

Right Ventricular Systolic Function, Part 3 of 3

Authors: Yuriy Bronshteyn, MD, FASE; Babar Fiza, MD; Eric Heinz, MD; and Ying Low, MD

Right Ventricular Systolic Function, Part 2 of 3

Authors: Yuriy Bronshteyn, MD, FASE; Babar Fiza, MD; Eric Heinz, MD; and Ying Low, MD

Right Ventricular Systolic Function, Part 1 of 3

Authors: Yuriy Bronshteyn, MD, FASE; Babar Fiza, MD; Eric Heinz, MD; and Ying Low, MD

Vodcast Series: Professional Development

This is a repost of the April 2019 episode with Dr. Don Tyler and OpenAnesthesia Editor Dr. Aditee Ambardekar, who discussed Wake Up Safe initiative. This topic will be updated in the September 2023 episode by Dr. Ambardekar who interviews Dr. Jay Deshpande on this topic.

Drs. Olubukola Nafiu and Adam J. Milam discuss the article “Racial Disparities in Compensation Among US Anesthesiologists: Results of a National Survey of Anesthesiologists” published in the August 2023 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Robert Whittington, Elizabeth Mahanna-Gabrielli and Stacie Deiner discuss the article “Pro-Con Debate: Judicious Benzodiazepine Administration for Preoperative Anxiolysis in Older Patients” published in the August 2023 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

"Complex Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy: Tools for Designing a Successful Anesthetic Plan" with Kait Brennan, DO, MPH

Drs. Honorio Benzon, Ryan D'Souza and Lauren Dunn discuss the article “Pro-Con Debate: Role of Methadone in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols—Superior Analgesic or Harmful Drug?” published in the July 2023 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Nikolaos Skubas and Benu Makkad discuss the articles “Practice Advisory for Preoperative and Intraoperative Pain Management of Thoracic Surgical Patients - Part 1” and “Practice Advisory for Preoperative and Intraoperative Pain Management of Cardiac Surgical Patients - Part 2” published in the July 2023 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Norah Janosy and Rebecca Margolis and OpenAnesthesia Editor Dr. Jina Sinskey discuss the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia's Well-Being Committee and its efforts to enhance well-being in pediatric anesthesia and beyond.

Abdominal Ultrasound-Guided Fascial Plane Nerve Blocks with Jared Hylton

Environmental Impact of Anesthesia with Diane Gordon

Pediatric Head and Neck Regional Anesthesia in Focus with Mo Esfahanian

QI Methodology with Rajeev Iyer, MBBS, MD, MS, FASA, Children's Hospital Philadelphia

Dr. Stephanie Schock discusses pediatric blood management and gives tips for daily practice.

Drs. Zeev Kain, Daniel Sessler and Miriam Treggiari discuss the article “Pro-Con Debate: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Industry-Sponsored Research” published in the June 2023 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Stefan De Hert, Frances Chung and Emily Au discuss the article “Postoperative Outcomes in Elderly Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery With Preoperative Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” published in the June 2023 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.