Anesthesia monitoring devices are a type of patient monitoring device that is used in the operating room to track vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure, and temperature of patients who are sedated. Anesthesia monitoring devices are used during surgery to reduce the risks associated with anaesthesia. According to a 2013 survey published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, the estimated annual number of general anaesthesia cases in the United Kingdom was 2,766,600, with sedation administered in 308,800 cases. Anesthesia Monitoring Devices are integrated with other patient monitoring devices as part of a workstation.
In addition to the above, every patient receiving general anaesthesia must have circulatory function continuously evaluated by at least one of the following: pulse palpation, auscultation of heart sounds, and monitoring of a heart rate.
