"[Human error in anaesthesia is] a worldwide problem. Part of it stems from having so many drugs that we have to administer to people, labeling isn't perfect, there is no internationally agreed labelling system, so inevitably there is a small drug error rate. We're very careful with the way we check our drugs, but this is another layer of safety.
...It's clearer, far more accurate...it's continuously being recorded out and we can busy ourselves looking after the patient and know that this is there when we finish the case."
- Dr. Paul Baker, Anaesthetist, Auckland, from TV3 News
Disclosure: Dr. Baker is a shareholder in Safer Sleep
"Two British hospitals have recently trialed the system and will continue to use it, and Britain's National Health Service will recommend anaesthetists adopt a similar barcoding system."??
- Claire McEntee, Dominion Post, September 7, 2009?
"Looking back on this case afterwards, it becomes clear that the SAFERsleep record, besides being a good medical / legal record of the case, provides a wealth of accurate information about all the parameters that's changed during a case of anaphylaxis, allowing good analysis, and further teaching, as to how best to recognise anaphylaxis in the future."??
-Dr. Julian Fuller, Anaesthetist, Auckland
"SAFERsleep OR has made my life easier. It saves me between 1 to 1.5 hours each day in handwriting patient records and instructions for post operative care."??
- Dr. Michael Frederickson, Anaesthetist, Auckland
Disclosure: Dr. Frederickson is a shareholder in Safer Sleep