• DocumentCode
    1449250
  • Title

    The use of feedback systems for the control of anesthesia

  • Author

    Bickford, R. G.

  • Author_Institution
    Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
  • Volume
    70
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1951
  • Firstpage
    852
  • Lastpage
    855
  • Abstract
    Electronic control steps into the operating room to aid the surgeon. Electrical activity of the patient´s brain, an index of his depth of anesthesia, is used to actuate a feedback network which controls the dosage of anesthetic administered to the patient.
  • Keywords
    Anesthesia; Control systems; Humans; Power harmonic filters; Rectifiers; Surgery; Welding;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1951.6436854
  • Filename
    6436854