New Developments in Anesthesia: Safety or Danger?

Abstract

The clinician need not and indeed should not apply every new anesthetic technic that is described or try every new anesthetic agent. It is wiser to rely on those that have served well in the past until large-scale research projects prove the merit and safety of a new method. Improved management of particular anesthetic problems may depend more on acquisition of greater skill than on development of new drugs. Reliable, inexpensive, simple monitoring equipment would be especially helpful.