Inadequate monitoring in the peri-operative period and during the management of critically-ill patients may contribute to morbidity and mortality. "Peri-operative and Critical Care Monitoring" provides a concise, yet comprehensive summary of clinical medical monitoring, with particular emphasis on the "Human Monitor" for "Risk Assessment" of patients. It describes "Minimal Monitoring Standards" for machine, and different organ functions starting from human monitoring with the use of the simple stethoscope to the high-tech and invasive techniques. Simple, adaptive, and intelligent control strategies, based on the feedback concept are discussed together with their applications for the management of general anaesthesia, patient-controlled analgesia and therapy for diabetes mellitus, bronchial asthma and hypokalaemia. Ergonomics and bio-engineering management in the operating rooms and the intensive care units are explained."Peri-operative and Critical Care Clinical Monitoring" is intended to be a useful guide to physicians in the field of anaesthesia, intensive care, critical care, operative surgery and general medicine; and also for medical students and patients
