Technology, Education and Safety

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Technology, Education and Safety

November 15, 2023

Arnal-Velasco, D, ed. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2023;36(6):649-705.

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Adoption of new ideas is necessary to create safety in the perioperative environment. This collection of reviews illustrates relationships and tensions between technology, human factors and safety management that create the sociotechnical system within which technology is used to deliver anesthesia. Topics covered include artificial intelligence, decision making and perioperative deterioration.

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