Abstract
The differences between monitoring the unconscious patient in the operating theatre and the semi-conscious patient in the recovery room are stressed.
In the semi-conscious patient particular difficulties arise at the patient-sensor interface and with data-handling procedures which often disturb the patient.
New methods of data processing, including the use of computers, are discussed.
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