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Would You Operate On This Patient? - October 2015 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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nitrous use has gone way down. One company does offer an optional third cylinder, which, instead of being hard-mounted, is connected to a hose and strapped onto the machine. Of course, if there's a chance the machine will be used at a site that's not equipped with a medical gas pipeline, it will have to run off cylinders and you'll need to plan ahead as to what you'll need. 3. Anesthesia groups tend to have a personality. They may be dominat- ed by established senior providers who are set in their ways, techni- cally unsophisticated and resistant to change. Or they may be tech- savvy early adopters who love the newest gadgets. Note, by the way, that the folks who embrace new technology aren't necessarily just younger folks. Some senior providers are very tech savvy and love computerization. But those in the first group tend to be rigid thinkers. Familiarity has a lot to do with safety, and they don't like surprises. They're likely to be extremely reluctant to give up old technology. They want the classic delivery method they were trained on. They want to be able to look at hoses and pipes and see which way the gas is flowing. They dis- 1 5 9 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 5 | O U T P A T I E N TS U R G E R Y. N E T

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