Anesthesia Updates
by NYSORA
Latest episode
Injection Pressure Monitoring in Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Injection Pressure Monitoring in Peripheral Nerve Blocks
About this podcast
Anesthesia Updates by NYSORA is your go-to podcast for staying at the forefront of anesthesiology. Hosted by Dr. Hadzic and the NYSORA educational team, each 10-15 minute episode reviews the latest developments, publications, and clinical trends, so you can stay ahead without wading through lengthy research articles. Whether it's the newest guidelines, emerging practices, or essential updates, this podcast delivers highly relevant information that will keep your practice on the cutting edge—one episode at a time.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 107 episodes
- Injection Pressure Monitoring in Peripheral Nerve Blocks · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 106For more than two decades, 15 PSI has been treated as a key safety threshold for injection pressure during peripheral nerve blocks, but the evidence suggests it is more…
- Intravenous Iron in Perioperative Anemia · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 105Why is intravenous iron still underused in surgical patients despite growing evidence supporting its role in perioperative anemia management? We discuss the 2026 British Journal…
- Rapid Sequence Induction in Abdominal Surgery · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 104Rapid sequence induction is one of the most familiar techniques in anesthesia, but what clinicians actually do during RSI is changing. In this episode, we discuss a 2026…
- Phrenic-Sparing Blocks for Shoulder Surgery · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 103How can we preserve respiratory function without compromising shoulder analgesia? We discuss Nanda’s et al. 2026 review on phrenic-sparing regional anesthesia, from modified…
- When the Fasting Clock Fails: Gastric POCUS and Aspiration Risk · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 102A patient may have followed fasting instructions perfectly, but does that mean the stomach is actually empty? In this episode, we discuss the ASRA Pain Medicine narrative review…
- Pediatric Paralysis: Block, Monitor, Reverse · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 101New pediatric neuromuscular blockade guidelines are reshaping everyday anesthesia practice. We unpack what they mean for intubation, quantitative monitoring, sugammadex reversal…
- Opioid-Free Anesthesia: Better Recovery or Different Risks? · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 100In this 100th episode of the NYSORA Podcast, we explore the debate over opioid-free versus conventional anesthesia with Dr. Cao. From reduced postoperative nausea and vomiting to…
- Massive Transfusion, Massive Potassium: Preventing Hyperkalemia · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 99Massive transfusion can save a life, but it can also deliver a dangerous potassium load. In this episode, we explore a 2026 Anesthesiology review by Zhou and colleagues on…
- Video Laryngoscopy: The New Standard for Double-Lumen Tubes? · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 98Double-lumen tube intubation is one of the most technically demanding airway procedures in anesthesia. In this episode, we discuss a large 916-patient multicenter randomized…
- Patient Blood Management: Evidence-Based or Guideline Chaos? · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 97If patient blood management (PBM) is evidence-based, why are guidelines so different around the world? In this episode, we explore a 2026 systematic review published in the…
- The PENG Block Myth? New Anatomy, New Insights · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 96Does the PENG block really work the way we thought? Based on a landmark 2026 study in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, this episode explores new anatomical evidence…
- Total Knee Arthroplasty: More Blocks or Better Strategy? · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 95Total knee arthroplasty presents one of anesthesia's biggest challenges: providing excellent pain relief while preserving the muscle strength needed for early mobilization. In…
- Coffee and the Heart: Guilty Pleasure or Clinical Prescription? · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 94Coffee has long been blamed for hypertension and arrhythmias, but does the evidence support those concerns? In this episode, we review the 2026 American Heart Association…
- Is It Time to Bring Back Spinal Lidocaine? · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 93For years, spinal lidocaine has been avoided because of concerns about transient neurologic symptoms (TNS). But does modern evidence tell a different story? In this episode, we…
- SGLT2 Inhibitors Before Surgery: Time to Rethink? · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 92Should every patient stop their SGLT2 inhibitor before surgery? A new consensus published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia challenges the long-standing FDA recommendation of…
- Frailty or Age? · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 91Two patients may both be 85 years old, but one sails through surgery while the other struggles to recover. What's the difference? In this episode, we explore a 2026 paper on…
- AI and Anesthesia Education · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 90Can an AI-powered virtual patient teach anesthesiology residents how to perform a preoperative assessment? In this episode, we discuss a 2026 Anesthesiology study by Barra and…
- Rethinking Diabetes Meds in the OR · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 89Every fifth patient you anesthetize has diabetes, and the medications they're on are no longer just a pre-op checkbox. In this podcast, we dissect the latest evidence: why GLP-1…
- Pediatric Regional Anesthesia: What the Evidence Actually Says · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 88In pediatric regional anesthesia, the margin for error is razor-thin, and some of our longest-held assumptions are starting to crack. In this podcast, we dissect the latest…
- Spinal Additives for C-Sections: Enhanced Recovery or Delayed Mobility · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 87In this episode, we unpack a massive 2026 systematic review and network meta-analysis covering nearly 15,000 patients and 166 clinical trials on intrathecal adjuvants used during…
