Archive - Anesthesia Thoughts

Using body mass index (BMI) to guide positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)

What is the optimal amount of PEEP to use on patients?

Aug 5 •

Tyler Jones, MD

July 2025

Fasting Before Surgery: Questioning the Evidence Behind the Guidelines

A catchy headline suggesting fasting before surgery may be unnecessary is yet another catchy headline without substance

Jul 8 •

Tyler Jones, MD

Is regional anesthesia safe in tibia fractures?

A recent study does not shed as much light on the topic as one would hope

Jul 1 •

Tyler Jones, MD

June 2025

Suzetrigine brings another modality for pain management

A novel non-opioid analgesic FDA approved for acute pain

Jun 10 •

Tyler Jones, MD

May 2025

Does scopolamine increase perioperative mortality?

Anticholinergic medications have long been part of the Beers Criteria, a list of medications to avoid or use with caution in older adults.

May 20 •

Tyler Jones, MD

April 2025

Fosaprepitant dosing

Is 150 mg IV the best dose for prevention of PONV?

Apr 22 •

Tyler Jones, MD

Default to PEEP

Where I work, the anesthesia machines still default to a PEEP of zero, and I don’t understand why.

Apr 3 •

Tyler Jones, MD

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