2026-04-23
In the heart of Marrakech—the "Red City"—the world’s leading anesthesiologists gathered to bridge the gap between timeless medical tradition and a futuristic horizon. Against the backdrop of historical craftsmanship and rebirth, Mindray at WCA 2026 showcased how the fusion of AI, robotics, and integrated ecosystems is redefining the perioperative landscape.
Vibrance: A DNA of Relentless Innovation
Just as the red clay of Marrakech tells a story of life and endurance, Mindray’s innovation DNA reflects a vibrant, relentless pursuit of safety and precision.
At this year's World Congress, Mindray unveiled a complete smart perioperative ecosystem. By integrating preoperative assessment, intraoperative precision, and postoperative recovery—Mindray is elevating the patient journey to a new standard of "all-round" care. This connectivity ensures that data is not just collected but utilized to create a seamless, safer surgical pathway.
Warmth: Expert Insights into Optimized Care
The symposium sparked heated, high-level discussions on integrating advanced technology into bedside clinical practice. The core message was clear: Data-integration & synergy is the key to modern anesthesia.
The evolution of Total Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA) through Target-Controlled Infusion (TCI) remains a cornerstone of patient safety. While BIS and EMAC are not interchangeable, they are highly complementary. Higher drug concentrations correlate with lower BIS values, making eMAC a vital tool for predicting wakefulness.
This model allows us to avoid overdosage and hypotension, and gives us better hemodynamic stability.
We are not only those who reduce painful stimulus, but we have a combination of drug concentrations that give us a high probability of no response to painful stimulus.
—— Clinical use of equivalent MAC (eMAC), an indicator of synergistic potency among multiple anesthetics in TIVA cases
Dr. Vito Torrano
Director of the Department of Anesthesiology, Spedali Civili di Brescia Lombardia Italy
Università degli Studi "Magna Graecia" di Catanzaro
eMAC and BIS have a good correlation: higher the eMAC, lower the BIS.
In our experience, eMAC values between 1 and 1.3 are the range for adequate hypnosis in TIVA TCI.
In the future, we should have a large point validation, a real-time development of the system.
—— Clinical use of equivalent MAC (eMAC), an indicator of synergistic potency among multiple anesthetics in TIVA cases
Dr. Vincenzo Serafini
ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda Hospital Italy
Sapienza Università di Roma
Professor Dongxin Wang led a compelling session on High-Frequency Jet Ventilation (HFJV), highlighting its critical role in complex airway management.
• Clinical Utility: HFJV significantly reduces respiratory motion—a "game changer" for surgeons performing delicate thoracic or airway tumor resections.
• Safety Integration: Mindray’s integrated hardware allows for precise control over oxygen concentration and ventilation parameters, transforming a once-complex maneuver into a stable, controlled clinical standard.
Jet ventilation offers several advantages, especially for procedures requiring a still surgical field. It significantly reduces respiratory movement, so it decreases interference with the surgical field.
—— The clinical principle and application of High Frequency Jet Ventilation
Prof. Dongxin Wang
Chair of Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine of Peking University First Hospital
Vice president of the Chinese Society of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
The discussion on High-Flow Nasal Oxygen (HFNO) therapy centered on its transition from a rescue intervention to a prophylactic standard.
• Integration is Key: By integrating HFNO directly into the anesthesia machine, Mindray enables clinicians to provide seamless oxygenation for high-risk patients (obese, obstetric, or septic) without the clutter of external devices. This integration ensures better functional residual capacity (FRC) from induction through extubation.
Combining face mask pre-oxygenation with high-flow nasal oxygen improves oxygenation levels and the quality of pre-oxygenation.
In the postoperative period, we can use high-flow nasal oxygen before extubating patients at high risk — the patient is very comfortable and well oxygenated.
If we have anesthesia machines with integrated high-flow technology, it could facilitate the adoption of this practice for more patients, not only high-risk ones.
—— Clinical Application of High Flow Nasal Cannula
Prof. Anass Mounir
Associate Professor Anesthesiology & Intensive Care, University Hospital Ibn Rochd Casablanca
Organ Transplant Lead Physician
Extracorporeal Life Support Physician
AI: Empowering, Not Replacing, the Human Touch
The roundtable discussion on the future of anesthesia addressed the "elephant in the room": Will robots replace anesthesiologists?
The consensus was a resounding "no." While AI and robotics — from the Da Vinci system to automated infusion—are incredible tools, they lack the humanistic care and intuition that is essential to medicine.
• Augmented Intelligence: The future lies in AI supporting clinical judgment, not overriding it.
• Educational Transformation: The shift calls for a new medical curriculum: one that merges engineering literacy with a renewed focus on human empathy and ethics.
• Challenges: Issues of data privacy, algorithmic error, and patient acceptance remain the frontiers we must navigate together.
The Future: An AI-Empowered Smart Ecosystem
Where does the future of anesthesia lie? It lies in connectivity. Mindray’s Smart Ecosystem leverages whole-hospital connectivity to integrate high-quality, "cleaned" surgical data. By automating workflows and providing real-time clinical decision support, Mindray is not just manufacturing machines—it is building an intelligent environment that improves efficiency, reduces clinician burnout, and, most importantly, guards the patient at every step of the journey.
