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Pediatrics
Meta-analysis
Awake laryngeal mask removal reduces airway obstruction risk compared to deep laryngeal mask removal
Awake laryngeal mask removal shows lower airway obstruction risk in children
This meta-analysis of 1,713 pediatric patients in non-airway surgery found no significant difference in overall airway complications between…
Removing a breathing mask while a child is awake may reduce the risk of airway obstruction compared to removing it while they are deeply sed…
Aug 5, 2026
OB/GYN & Women's Health
RCT
Local or regional anaesthesia shows no significant difference in overall survival for breast cancer patients
Local anesthesia does not change long term breast cancer survival
This secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial involving 1670 breast cancer patients found no significant differences in overall s…
A large study of over 1,600 patients found that using local or regional anesthesia during surgery did not affect overall survival rates.
Jul 2, 2026
ENT (Otolaryngology)
RCT
Lignocaine-based opioid-free anesthesia increases sevoflurane need in head-and-neck cancer surgery
Opioid-free surgery needs more gas to keep patients asleep safely
This randomized trial in 30 patients undergoing head-and-neck cancer surgery found that lignocaine-based opioid-free anesthesia required hig…
Opioid-free anesthesia using lignocaine needs more breathing gas and causes more blood pressure spikes than morphine during major head surge…
May 1, 2026
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Cohort
Propofol and sevoflurane anesthesia show divergent EEG signatures in retrospective surgical patient analysis
Two Common Anesthesia Drugs Show Different Brain Patterns
This retrospective analysis examined electroencephalogram signatures in 44 surgical patients receiving propofol or sevoflurane anesthesia.
A new brainwave model can tell propofol and sevoflurane apart, which could help anesthesiologists tailor sedation for safer, more precise ca…
Frontiers
Apr 29, 2026
Neurology
RCT
Pilot RCT assesses feasibility of comparing propofol vs. sevoflurane anesthesia for stroke thrombectomy
Pilot study tests feasibility of comparing anesthesia types for stroke surgery
A pilot RCT enrolled 93 patients undergoing endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke to assess the feasibility of comparing propo…
A pilot study testing two anesthesia types for stroke surgery found the research process worked well without showing differences in patient …
Apr 9, 2026