The arrival of a modern and expensive Mindray A8 anesthesia workstation at the Octavio de la Concepción de la Pedraja Pediatric Hospital in Holguin. Intended for patients of the Regional Center for Neonatal Surgery (CRCN). Will allow healthcare professionals to perform anesthesia with greater precision during complex procedures in the surgical unit, located on the same premises.
This equipment provides the CRCN with advanced monitoring technology. Enabling it to assess vital parameters such as heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and other key indicators in newborns. Who can experience rapid changes in their health.
The modern Mindray A8 anesthesia workstation will benefit newborns throughout the eastern region and the province of Camagüey. As part of the excellence aspired to in comprehensive newborn care.
According to Dr. Ana Patricia Rivas Naranjo, the hospital’s Deputy Director, in Havana they received training on its use, assembly, maintenance, and care. “This is a high-performance anesthesia machine, designed and programmed for working with young children. Whether newborns, infants, or patients who, due to some type of pathology or circumstance, are underweight.”
Among other advantages, this type of workstation offers specific ventilation modes for neonates. Allowing for pinpoint precision in the delivery of anesthetic gases and respiratory support. Essential for the safe management of anesthesia in this age group.
Regarding the new features of the anesthetic equipment, the specialist in Pediatric Anesthesiology and Resuscitation stated that it is more effective and reliable than the machines used until now at the institution. “Which, although they have yielded great results in our surgical centers, were already somewhat obsolete due to continued use and the rising cost of importing spare parts into the country. As a result of the United States economic and financial blockade against Cuba,” she stated.
She also explained how this type of anesthesia machine is characterized by the ability to ventilate at low flow and small volumes. Since the patient is a newborn, they require small volumes of oxygen. While conventional anesthesia machines are not capable of delivering such small amounts.
The Mindray A8 is very efficient and does so extremely safely. Even its compact design and ergonomic interface provide precise patient details. Among these, the monitoring module stands out, where all parameters and indicators are integrated into a single device. This allows for optimization of the work area, a vital principle in this type of patient, where mobility and access to confined surgical environments are crucial.
To instruct anesthesiologists on how to work with the modern machine. A training course was recently held at the hospital. Despite the fact that this involves a group of highly qualified and trained professionals, it is the center’s policy that with the arrival of a new module or device. The staff in charge of handling it is provided with training in its functions, as well as in its use and maintenance.
High-tech equipment is gradually being incorporated into the healthcare sector in Cuba. Promoting safer and more reliable work for professionals and patients.
Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernandez
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