Make the Invisible Visible: Abandoning Comfortable Blindness in Anaesthesia

Türk anesteziyoloji ve reanimasyon derneği dergisi 2026 Open access

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Authors: Özlem Selvi Can, Alper Kılıçaslan, Serkan Tulgar, Zekeriyya Alanoğlu
DOI: 10.4274/tjar.2026.262441
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Abstract

Defining patient safety in anaesthesia solely by keeping vital signs within "acceptable" limits on a monitor is no longer a scientific strategy; it has become a form of comfortable blindness.Although strong evidence shows that both the duration and depth of perioperative hypotension are linked to cardiac, renal, and neurological complications, hemodynamic disturbances, particularly those occurring during regional anaesthesia or sedation, are still often tolerated.This paradox remains one of the most striking inconsistencies in contemporary anesthetic practice.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Anesthesia and Pain Management

Publication details

Journal / source
Türk anesteziyoloji ve reanimasyon derneği dergisi
Volume
54
Issue
1
Pages
1–2
Publication date
9 February 2026
Language
EN