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Podcast: Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcast
Episode: #293 Reimagining Anesthesia With AI, Wearables, And Safety Culture
Description: What if the anesthesia workstation could see trouble coming and stop it before it starts? We explore how anesthesia moves from reactive to predictive by blending AI, medical-grade wearables, and closed loop systems with a strong safety culture. The story of Alex—a 75-year-old who developed postoperative delirium and fell—anchors the stakes and shows how early signals, if recognized and acted on, can change a life.We break down practical uses of machine learning in the perioperative space: forecasting hypotension minutes ahead, integrating multimodal physiologic data for real-time decision support, and taming alarm fatigue with smarter, cont...