During its tour of the exhibition, Ehealth Reporter Latin America spoke to exhibitors presenting new software solutions and technological equipment aimed at improving the performance of anesthesiologists and reducing the risks to patient safety associated with drug prescription.
Juan Fernández Miranda, service manager for Latin America and the Caribbean at the American company Spacelabs Healthcare demonstrated how its products work at stand #42: “Doctors are already very used to using the iPad,” he began, “that’s why this solution is ideal for them as it allows them to monitor a patient in the hospital before, during and after surgery remotely, using any mobile device and customizing the parameters stated specifically for each patient at any given time.”
Another solution for remote monitoring was presented by Doctor Josef Hayoz, the CEO of the Swiss company Sentec. It is a Digital Monitoring System designed to support anesthesiologists in the latest treatments of patients who have been operated on surgically, allowing them to carry out procedures which involve special techniques such as mechanical ventilation (CChAF, HFO, uni-pulmonary ventilation), monitoring of anesthesia/sedation care, monitoring adverse effects of pain medication and observation in post-anesthesia treatment units. A special module for remote monitoring allows treatment to continue outside the operating room.
Timothy Jablonski, Vice President of Marketing and New Business Development and Alvaro Baintrub, Business Director for Latin America at Codonics, demonstrated how their syringe-labeling product allows anesthesiologists to carry out a double check on medication given to a patient during preparation. The new system, which has an extensive database that can be added to by doctors themselves, can reduce the possibility of confusing syringes during use by one hundred per cent.
It is called SLS, Safe Label System, and makes it possible to print labels distinguishable by different colors showing the name of the drug and the dose as the syringes are being prepared. The design has been approved by the FDA and follows Joint Commission guidelines and ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) standards.
