This book represents the proceedings of an international workshop. It gives an up-to-date survey on methods applicable to the control and automation of therapeutic interventions in anaesthesiology, existing systems for the automated control of artificial ventilation, blood pressure, delivery of volatile and intravenous anaesthetics, and delivery of neuromuscular blocking agents. The last chapter discusses the legal requirements and liability aspects for automated systems in medicine, especially in view of the recently established regulations and guidelines (e.g. law for medical products). The contributions come from various specialties, including medicine and anaesthesiology, but also mathematics and operations research, neuroinformatics, engineering, regulatory authorities, and industry.
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