Sent_en: 2ja Hospira's decision caused mixed reactions throughout the medical community, with the American Society of Anesthesiologists stating Monday that sodium thiopental is an "important and medically necessary anesthetic agent" that is a "first-line anesthetic in many cases", citing geriatric and cardiovascular conditions, among others.
Sent_yy: ホスピラ社の決定は医学界で様々な反応を引き起こし、月曜日にはアメリカ麻酔学会は声明を発表しチオペンタールは「重要で医療上必要な麻酔物質」で「多くのケースで第一線の麻酔だ」と述べ、例として老人病や循環器系疾患を挙げた。