Flying blind in anesthesia: A safety concern

Abstract

We describe two cases of sudden loss of display of all the monitors of Zeus anesthesia work station during operation, which is a major safety concern. Flying blind in anesthesia could be devastating. These cases attempt to highlight the need for greater vigilance by anesthesiologists and have implications for improvement in technology.

Keywords

• Anesthesia workstation dysfunction
• monitor shutdown
• sudden shutdown anesthesia machine