GE Healthcare focuses on surgical care in Thailand

The new system integrates the level of oxygen in the blood (SpO2) and other key measurements into its anaesthesia delivery system, improving the quality and reliability of anaesthesia solutions for the rural healthcare market. 

This product was developed to help increase the access of much needed surgical equipment for these rural healthcare settings.

Global guidelines for surgery include a range of criteria for anaesthesia equipment, including the ability to appropriately monitor physiological measurements and other variables. Traditionally, clinicians have been limited in their ability to monitor vital signs such as oxygen levels in the blood, or Sp02, during surgeries, even though the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist2 lists integrated Sp02 monitoring as one of the most crucial measurements. GE’s new rural anesthesia delivery system can be a solution.

 “In Thailand, GE is working hard to help bring better health to more people by leveraging the best of our resources, expertise, products and solutions to address the needs of citizens across the country. Given the access issues facing the region, advancing surgery in the rural primary care setting, particularly in rural Thailand, is a key area of focus”, said David Utama, President & CEO of GE Healthcare ASEAN.

“Today, GE Healthcare is pleased to introduce our latest anaesthesia delivery system increasing the standards of quality, reliability and affordability. We are hopeful that this new technology will help further meet the needs of clinicians in low resource settings at a more affordable cost, thereby aligning surgery practices in Thailand with global guidelines and helping advance safer surgery practices in Thailand.”