Computer-Assisted IV Anesthesia: Still a Future?

Abstract    Purpose of ReviewAutomated control of anesthesia may give the physician time to control hemodynamics and supervise neurological outcomes and thus can provide the patient the safety and quality which until recently was considered a holy grail.Recent FindingsThis field of research is now increasing in every component of general anesthesia (hypnosis, nociception, neuromuscular blockade), and the literature describes some successful algorithms —single or multi-closed-loop controllers. These devices aim to control a predefined target and to continuously titrate anesthetics whatever the patients’ co-morbidities and surgical events to reach this target.SummaryThe literature contains many randomized trials comparing manual and automated anesthesia and shows the feasibility and safety of this system. Automation could quickly concern other aspects of anesthesia like fluid or vasopressor management. This review proposes an overview of closed-loop systems in anesthesia.
Source: Current Anesthesiology Reports - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research