Improved Medication and Narcotic Control in the Operating Room
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Anesthesia-Rx
Improved Medication and Narcotic Control in the Operating Room
Anesthesia-Rx™ is an automated anesthesia cart that monitors and controls the dispensing of medications, narcotics and supplies during surgical procedures. The workflow is specifically designed for surgical areas and ensures that anesthesia providers have access to the medications and narcotics they need, when they need them.
Key Benefits
•Workflowspecificallydesignedto match the operating room
• Improvesaccountability,controlandregulatorycompliance
•Providesindustry-leadingcapacity
• Improveschargecapture
•Colororblack&whiteautomatedsyringelabelprinteravailableforimprovedregulatorycompliance
AutomationSolutions *Standard Anesthesia-Rx model shown with optional accessories.
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ProductSpecifications
• 39.7”widex29.8”deep • 39.8”worksurfaceheight*
• 66.5”heighttotopofaccessoryrack*
* Tall version also available providing additional drawer space.
Anesthesia-Rx is designed to match the operating room workflow while meeting the medication management needs of pharmacy.
This advanced solution uses a completely touch-screen driven medication dispensing process. The Virtual Pocket™ display technology provides a visual roadmap for users, eliminating the need to type and search for medications.
One of the main benefits of Anesthesia-Rx is improved communication between the surgical areas and the pharmacy. All dispensing activities, including wastes and returns, are transmitted in real time via the Connect-Rx® software platform. Other McKesson products, such as AcuDose-Rx® medication dispensing cabinets, run on Connect-Rx®, providing you with the same formulary, filling, and inventory management capabilities.
WorkflowAnesthesia-Rx workflow is specifically designed for rapid medication selection and dispensing before and during surgical procedures. With only two touches, anesthesia providers have quick access the their medications and narcotics.
To quickly and safely dispense medications and narcotics, anesthesia providers:
• Securelylogonwithausernameandpassword• Unlockthecart(thecartwillnotlockatanytimeduringthecase)• Selectapatient• Opentheappropriatedrawer• Touchthemedicationnameonthescreen• Removethemedicationfromthepocket• Touchthescreentoconfirmquantitydispensed
Anesthesia-RxTwo-TouchDispensingSystem
TOUCH 1: Select the medication.Remove the medicationfrom the pocket. TOUCH 2: Confirm quantity dispensed.
AutomationDecisionSupport
The optional Automation Decision Supportsolutionisananalyticstooldesigned to help administrators improve productivity and performance. This tool combines and organizes data from Anesthesia-Rx and other McKesson automation solutions into visually rich dashboards with the capability to drill down to different levels of detail.
AutomationDecisionSupportenablesyou to look at different dispensing patterns from Anesthesia-Rx to identify potential drug diversion issues. To improve inventory management, AutomationDecisionSupportprovidesan overview of medication usage, including waste transactions and restocked medications.
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Anesthesia-RxFeaturesand Options
Anesthesia-Rx has industry-leading features and options available to meet the unique dispensing needs of any anesthesiology department, including:
• Two-touchdispensing• VirtualPocket™technology• Greatestcapacitywithstandardand
tall models available• Customizablecartconfiguration• Widestrangeofdrawerandpocket
options • 19”touch-screenmonitor• Colororblack&whiteautomated
syringelabelprinter(option)• Bar-codescanner(option)• Lockingfeaturetoensurecartdoes
not lock during a case• Opencartalerttowarnwhencartis
left unlocked
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The standard cart is equipped with:
1. One top shelf on a rack
2. 19”touch-screenmonitor
3. Three rows of tilt bin storage
4. AgooseneckLEDlampforwork-surfaceillumination
5. One locking high capacity drawer
6. Drawer tag holders
7. Pocket labels
8. Ladderclips(tomountaccessories)
9. Lockingcaster
10. Integraluninterruptiblepowersupply(UPS)
HighCapacityDrawersThe standard Anesthesia-Rx cart is equipped with one High Capacity Drawer with locking pockets, but it can be configured with up to four of these drawers. Additionally, the pockets within the drawers are configurable by row.The maximum number of pockets that fit inonedraweris20.Thelockedpockettypes include:
Allrows:Singlewide,singlelengthpockets:3.2”Wx2.35”Lx1.65”H
Frontrow:Singlewide,doublelengthpockets:3.2”Wx6.05”Lx1.65”H
Backrow:Doublewide,doublelengthpockets:6.65”Wx6.05”Lx1.65”H
McKessonAutomationSolutions500CranberryWoodsDriveCranberryTownship,PA16066(724)741-8000www.mckesson.com
©2010McKessonCorporationproductandservicenameslistedhereinwhichbearthe®and™symbolsareregisteredwiththeU.S.Patentand Trademark Office. All other product and service names are protected by non-registered trademarks or service marks, respectively.
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Anesthesia-Rx can be configured with a variety of drawers to fit your unique dispensing needs. There are two drawer types available—High Capacity Drawers with locked pockets and Open Matrix Drawers.
Anesthesia-RxDrawerOptions
OpenMatrixDrawersThere are three sizes of Open Matrix Drawers available, and each drawer comes with horizontal pocket dividers, allowing you to make the pockets the size you need. Additional dividers can also be ordered. The smallest pocket sizeis3.25”Wx2.75”Landcanbe increased in increments of those dimensions.
StandardHeightOpenMatrixDrawer:3”Hx17.5”Lx21.5W
Double Height Open Matrix Drawer:6.25”Hx17.5”Lx21.5W
Triple Height Open Matrix Drawer:10”Hx17.5”Lx21.5W