Anesthesiologist replacement?

[mdachipadachi]

Did anyone read through this latest: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...es-into-whats-possible-this-one-jumps-all-in/

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[Planktonmd]

Did anyone read through this latest: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...es-into-whats-possible-this-one-jumps-all-in/

"Just like flying an airplane" is the right description of what intraoperative anesthesia management is, and no one will ever agree to be a passenger on an airplane where the autopilot is actually the only pilot.
These guys are wasting their creativity on the wrong goal, they should instead focus on finding an ideal medication or technology that provide complete anesthesia of pain stimuli without interfering with other physiological functions and as result does not require constant monitoring.

 

[pgg]

Oh yay, a Sedasys with a Bis.

 

[deleted171991]

Did anyone read through this latest: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...es-into-whats-possible-this-one-jumps-all-in/

This is not a danger to most anesthesiologists, but to CRNAs. Machines like this will probably end up being supervised by nurses (or even just techs) in the long-term.

This IS the future. It's just a question of when, not if.

The Google self-driving cars have just logged 1 million accident-free miles. Once self-driving cars become the norm, people will be way more relaxed about robotic anything. It's well-known that a human makes more mistakes than a machine (plus tons of other advantages).

 

[Impromptu]

"Flying is for droids." Obi-Wan Kenobi