Correspondence
Addressing Concerns With Medication Administration in the OR
I read with disbelief: “We present a case of a near-miss event in the OR that uncovered flaws in the implementation of an ADS.”
AUGUST 26, 2025
Disputing the Benefits of Private Equity in Anesthesia
While I respect his perspective, I feel compelled to offer a counterpoint on behalf of many independent anesthesiology groups experiencing a different reality.
JULY 28, 2025
Honoring the Heroes of Bourbon Street and Advancing Trauma Preparedness
Trauma is unpredictable. Our preparedness should not be.
JUNE 11, 2025
Critical Appraisal of the New GLP-1 Perioperative Guidance
We are writing to express our serious concerns regarding the recent publication of the so-called “new multisociety guidance” on the perioperative management of GLP-1 RAs.
MAY 26, 2025
A Note on Surviving the Lawsuits and Supporting Anesthesia’s Second Victims
As anesthesiologists, we have been or will be involved in a lawsuit at some point.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
Examining ‘Another Reason For Preoxygenation With a Tightly Fitting Face Mask’
I read the case report with much interest. So first I ask, is there any way to “preoxygenate” without a tightly fitting face mask? I believe the answer is no.
MAY 20, 2024
Dangerous Dogma Associated With Routine Mask Intubation
I noted the correspondence “Questioning ‘Is This Patient Truly Difficult to Intubate?’” and am delighted to see it's getting some attention.
MARCH 15, 2024
Questioning ‘Is This Patient Truly Difficult to Intubate?’
Dear Dr. Sibert, I don’t understand a repeated attempt to ventilate by mask when such has been difficult in the past.
JANUARY 17, 2024
“Anesthesiologists Have Ceded Control of the Specialty”
The following letter was received as a response to David Sherer’s commentary, which was the first installment in a series called Wake-up Call!
OCTOBER 29, 2022
Response to “A Note on the Role of Hypoxia And Catastrophic Sedation Errors”
The discussion about catastrophic sedation errors and the role of hypoxia continues.
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
The Feedback File: Sibert’s Commentary on Redesigning Anesthesiology
On the cover of our September issue, we ran a commentary from Karen Sibert, MD. Not surprisingly, the commentary spurred an unusually active response on our website, so wanted to share some of those comments with our readers.
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
A Note on the Role of Hypoxia and Catastrophic Sedation Errors
A community anesthesiologist with experience in thousands of upper endoscopic procedures shares his perspective on catastrophic sedation errors and the role of hypoxia.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
