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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