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Automated Anesthesia

Published: 13 December 2008

In May, researchers at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Health Centre announced the creation of what they call the world's first fully automated anesthesia system, which has been used in 40 operations so far. In its 8th annual Year in Ideas, New York Times Magazine looks at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ innovation known as 'McSleepy'. β€œThe system actually controls the effect of the drugs it gives β€” and controls it every minute,” says one of its creators, Thomas M. Hemmerling of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ. The system administers drugs, monitors their effects and makes adjustments accordingly, all by itself. McSleepy’s limitless attention span is just one way the system is making anesthesia safer for patients.

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