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W
hat will the practice of anesthesia look like in
2020? To find out, we asked a few providers to
share their vision of what new drugs and devices
lie ahead for those at the head of the table to
deliver better anesthesia and pain control for your
patients. Here's what they saw when they peered into the future.
1. Anesthesia providers on autopilot
It's always been the Holy Grail in anesthesia to have Star Trek-like
medications and technologies to rapidly put a patient to sleep and
just as rapidly wake him up. "Fast-on, fast-off without any of the
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
What's New in Anesthesia and Pain Control
The quest for speedier and safer fast-on, fast-off.
• FAST-ON, FAST-OFF Jay Horowitz, CRNA, ARNP, of Quality Anesthesia Care in Sarasota, Fla., predicts that integrated anesthesia machine technology that automates anesthesia
delivery could take hold.
