title: Cascaded PID controller for anaesthesia delivery.
abstract: The technologies for continuous measurement of the anaesthetic agents circulating in body fluids are not mature yet, though some preliminary prototypes exist already. We present a control algorithm that based on the real measurement of propofol plasma concentration may adjust the delivery rate. This opens a possibility for a safer anesthesia when the technologies for online measurement of drug concentration will be mature enough to be combined with our model.
authors.forename: Alena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simalatsar
authors.forename: Monia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guidi
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Buclin
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000758:Anesthesia; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D015742:Propofol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D015742:Propofol