Rita Agarwal MD, FAAP, FASA
@docmom3.bsky.social
Pediatric anesthesiologist #pedsanes #pedspain and pain specialist. Mother of 3 young men, 3 cats and I dog. Love to read, teach, enjoy the outdoors and travel #AnSky #meded
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🦇🎃 Who says administrative work can't be spooktacular? Our incredible education admin team just proved that #Halloween is serious business – costume edition!
October 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🦇🎃 Who says administrative work can't be spooktacular? Our incredible education admin team just proved that #Halloween is serious business – costume edition!
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I don't put in A lines to improve mortality. That's what BP, oxygen, Abx, time (and sometimes surgeons) are for. I do it to reduce discomfort. Which I am glad to say this trial supports. #LIVES2025
In the EVERDAC trial involving patients with shock, results for death at day 28 indicated that management without early arterial catheter insertion was noninferior to early catheter insertion. Full trial results: nej.md/3LmOO0D
#LIVES2025 | @esicm.bsky.social
#LIVES2025 | @esicm.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I don't put in A lines to improve mortality. That's what BP, oxygen, Abx, time (and sometimes surgeons) are for. I do it to reduce discomfort. Which I am glad to say this trial supports. #LIVES2025
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Exciting news: IARS is looking for candidates to fill the Deputy Editor-in-Chief, A&A and Executive Editor, A&A Practice role, starting in 2026. These positions come with a strong strategic vision. Apply by November 30, 2025. More info: buff.ly/QS5QUrv #Research #Publishing @iars360.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Exciting news: IARS is looking for candidates to fill the Deputy Editor-in-Chief, A&A and Executive Editor, A&A Practice role, starting in 2026. These positions come with a strong strategic vision. Apply by November 30, 2025. More info: buff.ly/QS5QUrv #Research #Publishing @iars360.bsky.social
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October 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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SPPM's October Question of the Month, submitted by Chiamaka Idoko, MS4 and Rita Agarwal, MD, FAAP, has been published on the SPPM website.
Click, answer, learn!
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#PedsPain #Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Click, answer, learn!
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#PedsPain #Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
October 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
SPPM's October Question of the Month, submitted by Chiamaka Idoko, MS4 and Rita Agarwal, MD, FAAP, has been published on the SPPM website.
Click, answer, learn!
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#PedsPain #Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Click, answer, learn!
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#PedsPain #Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
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The SPPM Communication Committee is building a collaborative space where everyone can learn by doing and sharing their knowledge
Email Jenny Patterson at jenny@societyhq.com if you are interested in joining the Communications Committee.
#PedsPain #DigitalSkills #ContentCreation
Email Jenny Patterson at jenny@societyhq.com if you are interested in joining the Communications Committee.
#PedsPain #DigitalSkills #ContentCreation
September 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The SPPM Communication Committee is building a collaborative space where everyone can learn by doing and sharing their knowledge
Email Jenny Patterson at jenny@societyhq.com if you are interested in joining the Communications Committee.
#PedsPain #DigitalSkills #ContentCreation
Email Jenny Patterson at jenny@societyhq.com if you are interested in joining the Communications Committee.
#PedsPain #DigitalSkills #ContentCreation
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SPPM's September Question of the Month, submitted by Umanga Luintel, MBBS 4th Year, and RJ Ramamurthi, MD., has been published on the SPPM website.
Click, answer, learn!
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#PedsPain #Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Click, answer, learn!
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#PedsPain #Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
October 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
SPPM's September Question of the Month, submitted by Umanga Luintel, MBBS 4th Year, and RJ Ramamurthi, MD., has been published on the SPPM website.
Click, answer, learn!
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#PedsPain #Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Click, answer, learn!
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#PedsPain #Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
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SPPM's 13th Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts is now active.
Submission deadline: 11/17/2025
Click here to start the submission process: ow.ly/oEPV50WUAU7
#SPPM2026 #CallForAbstracts #MedicalConference #PediatricPain
Submission deadline: 11/17/2025
Click here to start the submission process: ow.ly/oEPV50WUAU7
#SPPM2026 #CallForAbstracts #MedicalConference #PediatricPain
October 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
SPPM's 13th Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts is now active.
Submission deadline: 11/17/2025
Click here to start the submission process: ow.ly/oEPV50WUAU7
#SPPM2026 #CallForAbstracts #MedicalConference #PediatricPain
Submission deadline: 11/17/2025
Click here to start the submission process: ow.ly/oEPV50WUAU7
#SPPM2026 #CallForAbstracts #MedicalConference #PediatricPain
The Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine affirms that Acetaminophen, when used appropriately, is one of the most widely recommended and effective pain medications in pediatric care. Watch our video to learn more.
#PedsPain # #Acetaminophen #PediatricPain #ChildrensHealth
#PedsPain # #Acetaminophen #PediatricPain #ChildrensHealth
October 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Had a great time at #anes25 @asahq.bsky.social @csahq.bsky.social @stanfordanes.bsky.social Learned a lot, listened to great new research, contributed to committees and advocacy. Till next year
October 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Had a great time at #anes25 @asahq.bsky.social @csahq.bsky.social @stanfordanes.bsky.social Learned a lot, listened to great new research, contributed to committees and advocacy. Till next year
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Thank you from all of us at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025!
If you presented, exhibited, traveled, listened, shared, or made a new connection here, you're the reason this event is always the highlight of the year. Your energy makes it all worthwhile. We're grateful you're here!
#ANES25 #anesthesiology
If you presented, exhibited, traveled, listened, shared, or made a new connection here, you're the reason this event is always the highlight of the year. Your energy makes it all worthwhile. We're grateful you're here!
#ANES25 #anesthesiology
October 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Thank you from all of us at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025!
If you presented, exhibited, traveled, listened, shared, or made a new connection here, you're the reason this event is always the highlight of the year. Your energy makes it all worthwhile. We're grateful you're here!
#ANES25 #anesthesiology
If you presented, exhibited, traveled, listened, shared, or made a new connection here, you're the reason this event is always the highlight of the year. Your energy makes it all worthwhile. We're grateful you're here!
#ANES25 #anesthesiology
@asahq.bsky.social #anes25 @stanfordanes.bsky.social #AnSky honored to be part of this great panel on pediatric anesthesia adverse events. I talked about # dental anesthesia safety
October 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
@asahq.bsky.social #anes25 @stanfordanes.bsky.social #AnSky honored to be part of this great panel on pediatric anesthesia adverse events. I talked about # dental anesthesia safety
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ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025 education is winding down, but our House of Delegates meets tomorrow morning in San Antonio! House members will be electing 2026 ASA officers and voting on statements, bylaws, and our Distinguished Service Award recipient. #ANES25 #anesthesiology
October 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025 education is winding down, but our House of Delegates meets tomorrow morning in San Antonio! House members will be electing 2026 ASA officers and voting on statements, bylaws, and our Distinguished Service Award recipient. #ANES25 #anesthesiology
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#Science alert! Research presented at #ANES25 suggests people 60 and older who are excessively sleepy during the day may have more problems with memory and thinking after surgery. Learn more: www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness May Raise Risk of Cognitive Problems After Surgery
People 60 and older who are excessively sleepy during the day may have more problems with memory and thinking after surgery, suggests a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 annual meeting. Dayt...
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October 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
#Science alert! Research presented at #ANES25 suggests people 60 and older who are excessively sleepy during the day may have more problems with memory and thinking after surgery. Learn more: www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...
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#Science alert! A study presented at #ANES25 found that when anesthesiologists lead the preoperative process, patients undergoing surgery for hip fractures get to the OR faster and have fewer complications. Learn more: www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...
Anesthesiologist-Led Care Helps Hip-Fracture Patients Get to Surgery Faster, With Fewer Complications
When anesthesiologists lead the preoperative process, patients undergoing surgery for hip fractures — one of the leading causes of hospitalization in older adults — get to the operating room (OR) fast...
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October 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
#Science alert! A study presented at #ANES25 found that when anesthesiologists lead the preoperative process, patients undergoing surgery for hip fractures get to the OR faster and have fewer complications. Learn more: www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...
October 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Listen to this wonderful interview with Dr Ans Crawford the @asahq.bsky.social 9, 2025 — The ASA Nicholas Greene, MD Award for Outstanding Humanitarian Contribution. #AnSky #Anesthesiology
Listen to this wonderful interview with Dr Ans Crawford the @asahq.bsky.social 9, 2025 — The ASA Nicholas Greene, MD Award for Outstanding Humanitarian Contribution. #AnSky #Anesthesiology
Vital Times: The CSA Podcast
Medicine Podcast · Updated Monthly · Dive into a world of insightful and engaging content with the California Society of Anesthesiologists' podcast, Vital Times! Tune in every second Tuesday of the mo...
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October 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Listen to this wonderful interview with Dr Ans Crawford the @asahq.bsky.social 9, 2025 — The ASA Nicholas Greene, MD Award for Outstanding Humanitarian Contribution. #AnSky #Anesthesiology
Listen to this wonderful interview with Dr Ans Crawford the @asahq.bsky.social 9, 2025 — The ASA Nicholas Greene, MD Award for Outstanding Humanitarian Contribution. #AnSky #Anesthesiology
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This is important for all medical care givers. Patients deserve to understand who is caring for them #medsky #ansky
This is important for all medical care givers. Patients deserve to understand who is caring for them #medsky #ansky
Patient Understanding of Health Care Practitioner Titles—A... : Dermatologic Surgery
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A 60-question multiple choice online survey was conducted on California adults aged 18 to 99 years. The survey was designed to yield a 3.0% margin of error. Given the...
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August 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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This is important for all medical care givers. Patients deserve to understand who is caring for them #medsky #ansky
This is important for all medical care givers. Patients deserve to understand who is caring for them #medsky #ansky
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At some point folks will realize this *Christian* nation & its leaders treat children as dispensable
It doesn't care if gun violence is the leading cause of their death
It no longer cares if they're protected from preventable diseases or if they're cured from cancer
It doesn't care if gun violence is the leading cause of their death
It no longer cares if they're protected from preventable diseases or if they're cured from cancer
August 28, 2025 at 3:34 AM
At some point folks will realize this *Christian* nation & its leaders treat children as dispensable
It doesn't care if gun violence is the leading cause of their death
It no longer cares if they're protected from preventable diseases or if they're cured from cancer
It doesn't care if gun violence is the leading cause of their death
It no longer cares if they're protected from preventable diseases or if they're cured from cancer
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In the summer of 1996, a meeting between Peter Marhofer, M.D. and Stephan Kapral, M.D. during a night call led to the development of the first report to describe an ultrasound-guided technique for regional anesthesia. Revisit the classic paper: ow.ly/Uwsu50WEJco
The History of Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia : Anesthesiology
Ultrasound-guided Supraclavicular Approach for Regional Anesthesia of the Brachial Plexus. By Kapral S, Krafft P, Eibenberger K, Fitzgerald R, Gosch M, and Weinstabl C. Anesth Analg 1994; 78:507–13.
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August 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
In the summer of 1996, a meeting between Peter Marhofer, M.D. and Stephan Kapral, M.D. during a night call led to the development of the first report to describe an ultrasound-guided technique for regional anesthesia. Revisit the classic paper: ow.ly/Uwsu50WEJco
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Perioperative medication errors are common. Ribed et al. highlights 8 safety strategies to improve drug #safety. #Ansky
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August 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Drs. Amanda Naylor, Rubina Sharma, and Shobana Rajan summarize key #perioperative considerations for patients with substance use disorders.
Learn about anesthetic planning for both acute and chronic use of substances such as opioids, alcohol, cocaine, and cannabis.
doi.org/10.1097/01.A...
Learn about anesthetic planning for both acute and chronic use of substances such as opioids, alcohol, cocaine, and cannabis.
doi.org/10.1097/01.A...
August 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Drs. Amanda Naylor, Rubina Sharma, and Shobana Rajan summarize key #perioperative considerations for patients with substance use disorders.
Learn about anesthetic planning for both acute and chronic use of substances such as opioids, alcohol, cocaine, and cannabis.
doi.org/10.1097/01.A...
Learn about anesthetic planning for both acute and chronic use of substances such as opioids, alcohol, cocaine, and cannabis.
doi.org/10.1097/01.A...
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Emotional intelligence is essential for high-stakes interactions in the perioperative setting. In a new Focal Point article, Nanda et al. discuss how large language models can be used to enhance emotional intelligence training in anesthesiology: ow.ly/z5p750WEINS
Leveraging Large Language Models to Enhance Emotional... : Anesthesiology
rkloads can deplete the ability to sustain emotional intelligence during critical moments. Emotional intelligence can be strengthened with structured training. Large language models (LLMs), with their...
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August 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Emotional intelligence is essential for high-stakes interactions in the perioperative setting. In a new Focal Point article, Nanda et al. discuss how large language models can be used to enhance emotional intelligence training in anesthesiology: ow.ly/z5p750WEINS
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