Time for an Evolution in Anesthesia Drug Delivery

Since its inception, anesthesiology has centered its engineering research and development on volatile anesthetics—hence the ubiquity of the modern gas anesthesia machine and the resulting dominance of volatile anesthetics. Despite volatile anesthetics' preeminence, intravenous medications have become increasingly important components in anesthetic practice. This evolution invites a fundamental redesign of the anesthesia machine to include the latest best practices in the delivery of intravenous medications.
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - Category: Medical Devices Tags: FEATURE ARTICLES Source Type: research