Anesthesiology: from the daily briefing

Every daily briefing item tagged anesthesiology, newest first. The weekly roundup is on the anesthesiology page.

• Nov 5, 2026Federal regulators push out two surprise-billing arbitrators, one of which sided with clinicians in 89% of 2023 casesShareRegulation
• Nov 3, 2026In elective cardiac surgery, perioperative dapagliflozin reduced acute kidney injury vs. placebo at 7 daysEvidence
• Oct 30, 2026FDA classifies spinal imaging systems for neuraxial procedures into class IIRegulation
• Oct 29, 2026Remimazolam vs. propofol anesthesia: postoperative delirium 12.8% vs. 10.8% in 686 neurovascular surgery patientsEvidence
• Oct 29, 2026Recall notice posted for Boston Scientific Nalu TD2 Therapy Disc with firmware and TD2 Patient KitIncident
• Oct 28, 2026Perioperative low-dose esketamine lowered 3-month chronic pain after thoracoscopic lung resection, 14.7% vs. 21.2%Evidence
• Oct 27, 2026Videolaryngoscopy compared with direct laryngoscopy for nasotracheal intubation in infants undergoing cardiac proceduresEvidence
• Oct 26, 2026Deep parasternal intercostal plane block eases pain but does not improve recovery after cardiac surgeryEvidence
• Oct 26, 2026Preoperative intranasal oxytocin tested to prevent acute stress disorder after traumatic fracture surgeryEvidence
• Oct 18, 2026Anesthesiologists' national outcomes registry begins pulling data directly from Epic records through a new cloud platformShareDeployment
• Oct 10, 2026Houston Methodist links operating-room camera AI to 7% more cardiothoracic cases a month; the hospital holds equity in the vendorShareDeployment