The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 28, 2023

EDWARDS CLEARSIGHT FINGER-CUFF BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR Picture this: prior to surgery you place a blood pressure cuff around the middle phalanx of your patient’s right middle finger, instead of a standard cuff on the upper arm, to measure blood pressure. Is this the future? After decades of watching intermittent readings from oscillometric (standard) blood pressure cuffs, will we be monitoring data from a continuous finger-cuff instead?

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Somnia

AUGUST 28, 2023

Cutting-edge technologies such as Virtual Reality are already making a difference in many industries. In healthcare, VR contributes significantly to the quality of medical care and rehabilitation. It’s predicted that the VR healthcare market will reach $6.2 billion in 2029. Virtual reality is making waves in the field of pain management, offering a beacon of hope for those seeking alternative methods for pain relief.

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Penn Medicine

AUGUST 28, 2023

After devoting her life and career to athletics and fitness, Kathleen Tierney was shocked to hear her heart disease diagnosis just weeks after retiring. Tierney talks about her journey having robotic mitral valve surgery performed at Penn.

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