A Kidney-Protection Plan That Cut Kidney Injury After Major Surgery
How Can Hospitals Make Surgery Safer? Putting 101 Consensus Safety Practices to Work
A Simple Change That Makes Emergency Intubation Safer: Preoxygenating With Noninvasive Ventilation
Are Steroids Needed After Radiofrequency Ablation? A Summary of a Non-Inferiority Study
A plain-language summary of a 2025 study comparing radiofrequency ablation with and without steroids for neck and low back pain, and what it means for patient safety.
Local Anesthetic Safety and Deaths: A Summary of an FDA Reporting Analysis
A short summary of a 2025 analysis of local anesthetic adverse events and deaths reported to the FDA, and what it means for safe use.
Long-Term IV Lidocaine for Chronic Pain: A Summary of a Safety Study
A short summary of a 2026 study on serious adverse outcomes after repeated IV lidocaine infusions for chronic pain, and who may need closer monitoring.
Blood Thinners and Regional Anesthesia: A Summary of ASRA's Fifth-Edition Guidelines
A short summary of ASRA’s fifth-edition guidelines on spinal, epidural, and deep nerve blocks in patients taking blood thinners.