Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jan 2025
Evaluating factors impacting National Institutes of Health funding in pain medicine.
While many medical specialties have established links between bibliometric indices, academic rank, leadership roles, and National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, there exists a gap within the field of pain medicine. The purpose of our study is to examine the impact of research productivity (h-index, m-index, publications, citations), professional degrees (PhD, MPH, MBA), leadership positions (program director, division chief, chairman), and faculty demographics (gender, nationality of training) on attaining NIH grant funding among pain medicine faculty. ⋯ We have identified many factors associated with NIH funding status and failed to find significant gender disparities in NIH funding. These findings allow for chronic pain programs to have another set of tools to attract, promote, and retain faculty.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jan 2025
Emergence of xylazine as a public health threat: what does the anesthesiologist need to know for perioperative care?
This paper explores the rapid emergence of xylazine exposure in the USA and its implications for anesthesiologists. Xylazine, a non-opioid sedative and analgesic often used in veterinary medicine, has increasingly been found as an adulterant in the illicit substance supply, leading to serious health implications. ⋯ Furthermore, this paper necessitates an epidemiological understanding for detection and multidisciplinary collaboration in addressing this emerging public health threat. The manuscript concludes by emphasizing the role anesthesiologists will have to play in managing the clinical implications of xylazine and contributing to public health strategies aimed at curbing its misuse.