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Omar Prakash
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Thoraxcentrum, Academic Hospital Dijkzigt, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Table of contents (33 chapters)
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- H. L. Edmonds Jr., Y. K. Yoon, S. I. Sjogren, H. T. Maguire, C. P. McGraw
Pages 258-268
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- Dwayne R. Westenskow, William S. Jordan, John K. Hayes, Thomas D. East
Pages 269-278
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- J. M. Evans, A. Fraser, C. C. Wise, W. L. Davies
Pages 279-291
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- N. L. Pace, D. R. Westenskow
Pages 292-301
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- G. Ritchie, J. Spain, J. G. Reves
Pages 302-315
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- Mark Yelderman, James Corenmen
Pages 328-341
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- P. M. Osswald, J. Bernauer, H. J. Bender, H. J. Hartung
Pages 342-353
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- W. Russ, D. Kling, B. Von Bormann, G. Hempelmann
Pages 366-386
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- M. Hilberman, V. Harihara Subramanian, L. Gyulai, B. Chance
Pages 387-401
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- J. W. Bellville, L. Arena, O. Brovko, D. M. Wiberg
Pages 402-415
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- S. G. van der Borden, O. Prakash, S. H. Meij
Pages 416-422
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About this book
There is a tendency of an increasing number of signals and derived variables to be incorporated in the monitoring of patients during anesthesia and in intensive care units. The addition of new signals hardly ever leads to thedeletion of other signals. This is probably based on a feeling of insecurity. We must realize that each new signal that is being monitored brings along its cost, in terms of risk to the patient, investment and time. It is therefore essential to assess the relative contribution of this new signal to the quality of the monitoring process; i. e. given the set of signals already in use, what is the improvement when a new signal is added? Beyond a certain point the addition of new information leads to new uncertainty and degrades the result (Ream, 1981) In the diagnostic process, it is possible to evaluate "result" in an objective, qualitative way. The changes in the sensitivity and specificity of the diagnosis as a result of the addition or deletion of a certain variable can be calculated on the basis of false negative, false positive, correct negative and false negative scores. Different methods for multiple regression analysis have been implemented on computers (Gelsema, 1981) which can support such decision processes. In monitoring, the situation is much more complex. Many definitions of monitoring have been given; the common denominator is that monitoring is a continuous diagnostic process based upon a (semi)continuous flow of information. This makes simple assessment methods useless.
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`...the book is stronly recommended to the tyro who wishes to obtain a general view of the subject and the more knowledgeable reader who will find something to pique his or her interest.'
Canadian Anaesthetists' Society Journal (September 1984)
Editors and Affiliations
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Thoraxcentrum, Academic Hospital Dijkzigt, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Omar Prakash