GE Healthcare is showcased digital anesthesia care technology the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) annual meeting this week.

Aisys Carestation: A Digital Advantage Solution

The Aisys® Carestation® - Digital Advantage Solution is a fully digital anesthesia delivery system with an upgradeable software platform designed to keep pace with the evolving needs of today's demanding healthcare environment. It offers Vigilance, Integrated data management, and Precision (V.I.P.), adding an element of simplicity without sacrificing safety or quality. Aisys Carestation appeals to anesthesiologists and healthcare professionals seeking an innovative anesthesia delivery system that helps meet their current requirements and potential future needs.

GE Healthcare introduced the Pressure Controlled Ventilation-Volume Guaranteed (PCV-VG) to the operating room with PCV-VG mode on GE's Aisys Carestation at ASA 2006. This mode delivers all the benefits of Pressure Control ventilation at the same time it provides a consistent tidal volume.

Navigator: Steadfast anesthesia guidance
Navigator™ Applications Suite, supports anesthesia care providers as they make clinical decisions in anesthesia therapy.

Navigator Therapy is a smart technology that captures the information from your digital anesthesia Carestation and infusion devices, analyzes on-line the drug therapy information to model and predict the synergistic effect of supported anesthesia-related inhaled and intravenous agents and drugs. This helps clinicians to determine effective treatment for each patient and adjust administration as needed, based on access to actual and predicted expected synergistic drug effects.

Navigator Protocol centralizes a hospital's own anesthesia care protocols at the point of need for immediate access and reference. Clinicians can consult their care protocols with immediate association to the vital sign information from the digital anesthesia monitoring & delivery system.

Navigator Device uses digital device information from the digital anesthesia monitoring & delivery system to troubleshoot technical problems in the anesthesia machine. It provides on-line specific step-by-step instructions on how to resolve a device issue.

LOGIQ e with Touchscreen: Scanning Just a Touch Away

GE also featured one of its compact ultrasound systems, the LOGIQ® e Breakthrough 2009: the first ultrasound system to combine real-time clinical images and control capabilities on the same touchscreen user interface. The peripheral touchscreen monitor on an articulating arm provides clinicians with flexibility in their viewing angle for procedures. The touchscreen's intuitive and simplified user interface has fewer controls, making it extremely easy to use. The benefits include:

· Helping clinicians focus less on controls to optimize images, and focus more on patients.
· Making training easier, decreasing the learning curve on the system, especially for new users.
· Providing a flat, touchscreen surface that is easy to clean and disinfect.
· Improving clinical workflow.

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