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We describe the development of a patient simulator designed to be used to investigate the management strategies of anaesthetists during critical incidents. The patient simulator is a real-time knowledge based system which mimics the behaviour of a patient experiencing difficulties during certain anaesthetic procedures. We outline the design decisions taken during the development of the patient simulator and discuss its possible uses.
The third author is a visiting anaesthetist at the Royal Women's Hospital and St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne and Examiner for the Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australian College of Surgeons. The first author is supported by a Commonwealth Postgraduate Research Award. Communication should be addressed to the second author whose ACSnet address is eas@munnari.oz.
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Berger, R.A., Sonenberg, E.A., Zelcer, J. (1990). A knowledge based simulation of critical incidents in anaesthesia. In: Barter, C.J., Brooks, M.J. (eds) AI '88. AI 1988. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 406. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-52062-7_72
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