Anesthesiology presents the monthly Editor-in-Chief podcast, an overview of the issue content, translated into Chinese.

Copyright © 2026 by the American Society of Anesthesiologists. This podcast was translated and recorded by Cactus Communications with the Society's permission. This translation has been generated using AI-powered tools and refined through human review to ensure the quality and accuracy of the transcript. However, it does not constitute a guarantee of the completeness or absolute accuracy of the content. Transcript

Copyright © 2026 by the American Society of Anesthesiologists. This podcast was translated and recorded by Cactus Communications with the Society's permission. This translation has been generated using AI-powered tools and refined through human review to ensure the quality and accuracy of the transcript. However, it does not constitute a guarantee of the completeness or absolute accuracy of the content. Transcript

Copyright © 2025 by the American Society of Anesthesiologists. This podcast was translated and recorded by Cactus Communications with the Society's permission. This translation has been generated using AI-powered tools and refined through human review to ensure the quality and accuracy of the transcript. However, it does not constitute a guarantee of the completeness or absolute accuracy of the content. Transcript

Translated by: Jiaqi Xu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China Proofread and audio file completed by: Yang Bai, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Jiaqi Xu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China Proofread and audio file completed by: Yang Bai, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China.

Translated by: Jiaqi Xu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China Proofread and audio file completed by: Yang Bai, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Jiaqi Xu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yang Bai, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Jia Yang, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yang Bai, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Jia Yang, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yang Bai, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China.

Translated by: Jia Yang, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yang Bai, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China.

Translated by: Jia Yang, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China Proofread and audio file completed by: Yang Bai, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Jia Yang, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China Proofread and audio file completed by: Yang Bai, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Jia Yang, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China Proofread and audio file completed by: Yang Bai, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Jia Yang, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China Proofread and audio file completed by: Yang Bai, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China.

Translated by: Jia Yang, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China Proofread and audio file completed by: Yang Bai, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Jia Yang, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China Proofread and audio file completed by: Yang Bai, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Jia Yang, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China Proofread and audio file completed by: Yang Bai, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Jia Yang, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China Proofread and audio file completed by: Yang Bai, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Jia Yang, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China Proofread and audio file completed by: Yang Bai, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Jia Yang, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China Proofread and audio file completed by: Yang Bai, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

January 2022 Chinese Translation Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China Transcript

Translated by: Yulian Zeng, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Edited by: Yiping Bai, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. Proofread and audio file completed by: Yishuang Wu, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China.