occurring in the lungs
and alert them to a
possible obstructed
airway. Pulse oxime-
try measures blood
oxygen levels to pro-
vide a real-time indi-
cation of how well
patients are oxy-
genated.
Dr. Morel, a sworn
devotee of both mon-
itoring platforms for
years, acknowledges
the technologies are
neither new nor inno-
vative. He also
doesn't care. "I'm an
ol' dawg," says the
68-year-old Dr. Morel
in a drawn out south-
ern twang. "These
monitors have saved
many a patient."
• Video laryngoscopes. Most airways can be secured with a stan-
dard laryngoscope blade, which is simple to use, safe and effective.
Many patients undergoing more complex surgery in today's outpatient
ORs are sicker, heavier and have numerous comorbidities, factors that
make managing the airway more challenging. Enter the video laryngo-
scope, a user-friendly airway device that provides direct views of the
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• INSIDE LOOK Borescopes let reprocessing techs confirm there is no visible biobur-
den or damage to the scope's external components or internal channels.
