At present there are going on decisive developments in the introduc tion of physiological thinking into anaesthesiological practice. These innovative motion comprises applications taken from space physiolo gy, closed-circuit ventilation systems, neurophysiologic control of cir culation and ventilation together with innovative aspects of circulation physiology and respiration physiology. Involved are innovative aspects of neuromuscular blockade, volatile anaesthetics, cardiorespiratoric monitoring, haemodilution and blood substitution. Special emphasis is put on demonstrating the closed circuit system as a combination of anaesthesia system and monitoring system in daily clinical routine. Additional knowledge and investigation are stimu lated in the fields of anaesthesia, neurophysiology, pharmacology, space medicine and metabolic physiology using non-invasive methods of monitoring like the evaluation or the neurovegetative status of man and its addaptive changes. Combining these aspects and systems will provide a quite new analytic and synergetic power in the direction of physiological anaesthesia and monitoring which finally will result in a totally new system of a physiological "micro-anaesthesia". We recommend this bock therefore to all anaesthetists, clinical physiologists and pharmacologists as well as to physicists and engi neers interested in innovative and non-invasive methods in physiologi of closed systems.

Terrestrial And Extraterrestrial Applied Physiology

Physiological Concepts of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Control: Theoretical Basis and Applicability in Man
New Approach to Analysing the Neurovegetative State in Man
Rhythms of Eating and Drinking in Sportsmen and Possible Applications in Space Medicine
Closed-Circuit System
The Closed-Circuit System - A Perfect Anesthesia and Monitoring Unit
Determination of Anesthetics in Aqueous Solution by Infrared ATR Spectrometry
Experiences with a New Wavelength Scanning Oximeter
Innovative Aspects in Ventilation and Lung Function
Use of the VG Spectralab-M Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer in the Determination of Breath-by-Breath Gas Uptake
Critial Oxygen Delivery Levels During Shock
Highly Efficient Jet Ventilation
Innovative Aspects in Circulation
Physics of the Circulatory System
The Effect of Peripheral Vascular Resistance on the Systolic Blood Pressure Difference Along an Extremity
Haemodilution and Myocardial Ischaemia - Studies with Fluorocarbons and Dextran in Pigs
Innovative Aspects in Different Medical Specialities
Sevoflurane - A New Inhalant Anesthetic Agent
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Peridural Space
Hepatic Drug Metabolism in Multiple Organ Failure.