The clinical use of the Ohmeda Automated Anesthesia Record Keeper integrated in the Modulus II Anesthesia System. A preliminary report.

While performing his complex array of tasks, the anesthesiologist is also responsible for maintaining an anesthetic record. Up to now, this has been done by hand. The clinical use of automated anesthesia record keeping is presently evaluated. The anesthesia records generated by the Ohmeda Automated Anesthesia Record Keeper integrated in the Modulus II Anesthesia System is compared to hand written records. The differences between the two records of identical patients are quantified as erroneous or missing data. With the criteria adapted, we found significant and clinically relevant differences which stress the importance of automated record keeping.