Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 639-647 , September 2006

Fuzzy logic control for intracranial pressure via continuous propofol sedation in a neurosurgical intensive care unit

  • Sheng-Jean Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jiann-Shing Shieh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yuan Ze University, 135 Yuan-Tung Road, Chung-Li, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 3 463 8800x2470; fax: +886 3 455 8013.
    • ,
  • Mu Fu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yuan Ze University, 135 Yuan-Tung Road, Chung-Li, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Chien Kao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 19 April 2005 ,Revised 7 October 2005 ,Accepted 17 October 2005.

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☆ This work was carried out at the National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.10.009

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 639-647 , September 2006

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