Videolaryngoscopes: from a vision problem to a communication problem

Abstract

Safe airway management is one of the fundamental responsibilities of the anesthesiologist, and oxygenation maintaining through gas exchange must be vital priority. Inability to manage properly the airway can trigger lesions secondary to hypoxia in a few minutes, and is the main cause of anesthesia morbidity and mortality.

When we face a difficult airway the information transmission is essential. Since 2006, Spanish health system has promoted the electronic health record (EHR) as a coordination and cohesion mechanism of safe health care for patients, guaranteeing access to the most relevant medical documentation of each patient.

This EHR will generate an enormous amount of information, data that will be analyzed through Big Data. Anesthesiologists will have access to a lot of data from pre-, intra- and post-operative patient situation, and the ability to analyze efficiently these data will have important implications for the care and treatment provided, especially in the operating room.