title: Flying blind in anesthesia: A safety concern.
abstract: We describe two cases of sudden loss of display of all the monitors of Zeus anesthesia work station during operation, which is a major safety concern. Flying blind in anesthesia could be devastating. These cases attempt to highlight the need for greater vigilance by anesthesiologists and have implications for improvement in technology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mansoor
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aqil
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mueenullah
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdulhamid Al
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Tariq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Alzahrani
keywords: Anesthesia workstation dysfunction; monitor shutdown; sudden shutdown anesthesia machine