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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2026

Time Matters: One Year Later, Rethinking Anesthesia Time.

Lucille Ridgell, José Francisco López-Gil

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Lucille RidgellCarver University, Orlando, FL 32804, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-5956-5925
José Francisco López-GilSchool of Medicine, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Samborondón 092301, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-7412-7624

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anesthesia reimbursement remains anchored to time-based benchmarks, despite evidence that they poorly capture clinical complexity and variability. Recent reforms, including Utah's 2026 ban on time limits, underscore growing policy concern. This commentary proposes replacing time-centric metrics with risk-adjusted, outcome-focused models that reflect perioperative value and patient-centered care.

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anesthesia-controlled timehealthcare policyoperating room efficiencyoutcome measurementpatient safetyperioperative care

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PMID42513415
PMCPMC13413317

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