taping tab, the features on this LMA all make perfect sense. I'm most
impressed with the dual reservoir for filtering away regurgitant, espe-
cially because aspiration risks increase with the use of supraglottic
airways. Yes, patients are told to be NPO before surgery, but that
doesn't guarantee they'll follow the directives. And even if they do,
there's still a risk that gastric content will come up during the proce-
dure. Working with a device designed to reduce aspiration risk would
be a welcome addition to my OR.
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BD
Intelliport Medication
Management System
Anesthesia providers have
to document an incredible
amount of medication
administration informa-
tion. This smartly designed
system relieves some of
that burden. You simply
click a syringe wrapped in
specially encoded labels (produced by the company's syringe labeler)
into the system's base, which automatically reads the labels to provide
audio confirmation of the drug and real-time alerts of patients' aller-
gies on the system's tablet. It also records the type and volume of
injected medications, and routes the drug, dose and time to the
patient's electronic medical record.
The system currently integrates with EPIC and Cerner EMR sys-
tems. (A different configuration also supports paper-based record-
keeping.) Reps at the show didn't provide specific pricing information,
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z SMART IDEA BD's Intelliport
system improves medication
delivery and documentation.
