Monitoring in anesthesiology

Abstract

Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a non-invasive monitoring modality, which is still not very commonly available, so most of the anesthesiologist in this part of the world might not have heard it. A case series by Purwoko et al. is being published in this issue of Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care under the title of, ‘How NIRS can predict the outcome of patient in low systemic pressure: a case series’. This editorial is just a complement to that case series, and highlights the importance for the anesthesiologists to keep themselves abridged with the on-going developments. It also emphasizes on provision of training facilities in the centers of postgraduate training. The journey of monitoring during anesthesia has not reached its end point. More and more complex modalities are being introduced. Perhaps, we need to formulate category-wise guidelines for monitoring from basic to more complex monitoring.

Key words: Anesthesia; Guidelines; Monitoring; Near infrared spectroscopy

Citation: Khan TH.  Monitoring in anesthesiology. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2023;27(6):622−624; DOI: 10.35975/apic.v27i6.2344