Critical Care






Advanced Anesthesia Technology to Precisely Control Unconsciousness Could Reduce Postoperative Side Effects
Scientists have created a closed-loop anesthesia delivery system that uses brain state monitoring to automatically adjust the doses of the anesthesia drug propofol at 20-second intervals. More...01 Nov 2023

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