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The Great Prepping Debate - December 2012 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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OSE_1212_part2_Layout 1 12/5/12 9:50 AM Page 74 F R O M T H E S H O W F L O O R What's New in Anesthesia? Checking out the innovations on display at the American Society of Anesthesiologists' annual meeting. Daniel K. O'Neill, MD, and Marc J. Bloom, MD, PhD | New York, N.Y. T he practice of anesthesia doesn't stand still. Neither do the technological advances that offer its providers a better view, safer practices or improved efficiency. Here are some of the new developments that stood out during our visit to the exhibit hall at the American Society of Anesthesiologists' annual meeting in Washington, D.C., in October. GO LOW FLOW GE Healthcare's Avance CS2 with ecoFLOW gives real-time updates on anesthesia costs. GE HEALTHCARE Avance CS2 with ecoFLOW GE Healthcare's new anesthesia machine, still awaiting the FDA's 510(k) clearance for U.S. sale at the time of the conference, may interest administrators as much as those in the ORs. While electronic flow valves and an advanced breathing system enable precise, digitally controlled gas delivery and ventila7 4 O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | D E C E M B E R 2012

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