A lot depends on whether the experienced vet nurse has any other tasks to perform apart from monitor a screen/dial etc. Computers are much better at mundane tasks such as monitoring various parameters and creating an alert which can then be verified and checked.

Computers are much better at mundane tasks such as monitoring various parameters and creating an alert which can then be verified and checked.

true, but it's a slippery slope to the one-pilot cockpit, and at some point the single operator might suffer from sensory overload

Were it my fuzzy little one on the operating table, human monitoring with warning alarm backup would be my preference.

best of both worlds, I fully agree.