Publisher's Synopsis
"State of the Art Technology in Anesthesia and Intensive Care" contains selected papers from the 18th International Symposium on Computing in Anesthesia and Intensive care held in Hamamatsu City, Japan. Four hundred participants from 22 countries focused their interest on promoting patient safety and quality improvement in anesthesia and intensive care using state of the art technology.;The book also introduces eight new techniques for cardiac output estimation that comprehend almost all techniques available in the world.