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December 2025 Editor-in-Chief Podcast

Creator: James Rathmell, M.D. December 2025, Volume 143, Issue 6 [https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/issue/143/6] Overview of December issue original studies. Transcript [https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/anesthesiology/December_2025_EIC_Podcast.pdf]

Featured Author Podcast: Pediatric Anesthesia and Respiratory Complications

Moderator: James Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Jie Sun, M.D., Ph.D. and Clyde Matava, M.B.Ch.B.., M.Med., M.H.S.C. Articles Discussed: Effect of Intravenous, Inhalational, or Combined Anesthesia Maintenance on Postoperative Respiratory Adverse Events in Children Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy (AmPRAEC): A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial [https://journals.lww.com/anesthesiology/fulltext/2025/12000/effect_of_intravenous,_inhalational,_or_combined.13.aspx] Choice of Anesthetic Maintenance Is Not Merely a Matter of Preference, but One of Safety: Insights from the AmPRAEC Study [https://journals.lww.com/anesthesiology/fulltext/2025/12000/choice_of_anesthetic_maintenance_is_not_merely_a.8.aspx] Transcript [%E2%80%9Dhttps:/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/anesthesiology/Pediatric_Anesthesia_and_Respiratory_Complications.pdf%E2%80%9D]

Featured Author Podcast: Ketamine for Acute Pain after Breast Surgery

Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Kristin L Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D. and Eric S. Schwenk, M.D. Articles Discussed: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Intraoperative Ketamine for Acute Postsurgical Pain after Breast Cancer Surgery: The Moderating Effect of Baseline Temporal Summation of Pain [https://journals.lww.com/anesthesiology/fulltext/9900/a_randomized_controlled_trial_of_intraoperative.723.aspx] Determining Pain Phenotype: A Major Advancement in Providing Individualized Care [https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000005753] Transcript [https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/anesthesiology/Ketamine_for_Acute_Pain_after_Breast_Surgery.pdf]

Featured Author Podcast: Fentanyl Ventilatory Depression

Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Rutger van der Schrier, M.D., Ph.D. and Steven L. Shafer, M.D Articles Discussed: Fentanyl-induced Ventilatory Depression: Population Pharmacokinetic–Pharmacodynamic Framework for Evaluation of Opioid-induced Ventilatory Depression [https://journals.lww.com/anesthesiology/fulltext/2025/11000/fentanyl_induced_ventilatory_depression_.15.aspx] Toward More Physiologic Models for Predicting the Impact of Opioids on Ventilation [https://journals.lww.com/anesthesiology/fulltext/2025/11000/toward_more_physiologic_models_for_predicting_the.8.aspx] Transcript [https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/anesthesiology/Fentanyl_Ventilatory_Depression.pdf]

Featured Author Podcast: Airway Management Risks in Pediatric Anesthesia

Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Taiki Kojima, M.D., M.P.H. and Clyde Matava, M.B.Ch.B.., M.Med., M.H.S.C. Articles Discussed: Adverse Events Associated with Airway Management in Pediatric Anesthesia: A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Japan Pediatric Difficult Airway in Anesthesia (J-PEDIA) Study [https://journals.lww.com/anesthesiology/fulltext/2025/10000/airway_management_issues_in_japanese_children_are.8.aspx] Airway Management Issues in Japanese Children Are No Different: Insights from the J-PEDIA Study [https://journals.lww.com/anesthesiology/fulltext/2025/10000/airway_management_issues_in_japanese_children_are.8.aspx] Transcript [https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/anesthesiology/Airway_Management_Risks_in_Pediatric_Anesthesia.pdf]