FUNDAMENTALS OF FEEDBACK-CONTROL - PID, FUZZY-LOGIC, AND NEURAL NETWORKS

Feedback controllers have been shown to bring blood pressure, muscle r elaxation, inhalation drug concentration and ventilation to the target level and Keep it at the target as quickly and as accurately as can a well-trained clinician. Feedback control is an effective and convenie nt clinical tool for optimizing the day-to-day delivery of anesthetics , reducing induction time, delivering-a minimum amount of drug, and av oiding costly delays from failing to Keep the patient in a desired sta te. (C) 1997 by Elsevier Science Inc.