Title :
Comparison of complexity of laporoscopy and laporotomy operations by estimation of patient´s stress using a noninvasive computerized method
Author :
Slonim, T.-Y. ; Slonim, M. ; Daychman, G. ; Ovsyshcher, I. ; Roytblat, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Eng., Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Abstract :
A new approach is proposed for the estimation of heart rate variability (HRV) under surgical stress conditions. An HRV index (HRVI) has been introduced. The complexity of laporoscopy (LS) and laporotomy (LT) surgical operations has been evaluated
Keywords :
cardiology; medical computing; surgery; complexity; heart rate variability index; laporoscopy; laporotomy; noninvasive computerized method; patient stress estimation; surgical operations; surgical stress conditions; Abdomen; Anesthesia; Cardiology; Electrocardiography; Heart rate variability; Hospitals; Medical treatment; Patient rehabilitation; Stress measurement; Surgery;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Based Medical Systems, 1995., Proceedings of the Eighth IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Lubbock, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7117-3
DOI :
10.1109/CBMS.1995.465424
