Wearable technology appears ready to transform anesthesia care for patients and their providers, according to medical device experts.
Of note, consumer-grade wearable technology can offer increased patient-specific perioperative data for anesthesiologists, helping to improve postoperative outcomes with minimal narcotic use, Mohamed Rehman, MD, the chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, in St. Petersburg, Fla., said during a presentation at the