Book contents
- Fundamentals of Anaesthesia
- Fundamentals of Anaesthesia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface to the first edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the third edition
- Preface to the fourth edition
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 Clinical anaesthesia
- Section 2 Physiology
- Section 3 Pharmacology
- Section 4 Physics and clinical measurement
- Chapter 44 Applied physics
- Chapter 45 Clinical measurement
- Chapter 46 Anaesthetic equipment
- Index
Chapter 45 - Clinical measurement
from Section 4 - Physics and clinical measurement
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 January 2017
- Fundamentals of Anaesthesia
- Fundamentals of Anaesthesia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface to the first edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the third edition
- Preface to the fourth edition
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 Clinical anaesthesia
- Section 2 Physiology
- Section 3 Pharmacology
- Section 4 Physics and clinical measurement
- Chapter 44 Applied physics
- Chapter 45 Clinical measurement
- Chapter 46 Anaesthetic equipment
- Index
Summary
Clinical measurement in anaesthesia is usually concerned with the direct measurement of a physical quantity such as the pressure, flow or concentration of a gas. Alternatively, assessment of a physiological parameter such as neuromuscular blockade, depth of anaesthesia or pain levels may be required. In these instances measurement is made indirectly, using a related physical variable such as a stimulated muscle twitch, the electroencephalogram or a visual analogue scale.
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- Fundamentals of Anaesthesia , pp. 845 - 892Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016