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Archive > October, 2007 Vol. VIII, No. 10

Thinking of Buying...Anesthesia Workstations

From ventilators to vaporizers, separating your wants from your needs.

Edited by Bryan Sieber, CRNA

The ideal anesthesia workstation? Ask 10 different anesthesia providers and you'll probably get 10 different descriptions. The key is to separate your wants from your needs. For example, you might want a slave monitor to place over a patient's chest during induction and intubation; then, you wouldn't have to look over your shoulder just as you finally visualize the vocal cords of an overweight patient with a small mouth, short chin and no noticeable neck. Unfortunately, we all live with budget constraints, so what do we really need?

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