NORWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting will feature 62 scientific presentations that reference BIS® monitoring when it convenes on October 17-21, 2009 in New Orleans. BIS-related research will cover a broad range of applications for BIS monitoring, including initial results from studies conducted as part of a comparative effectiveness research collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic as well as findings from a study evaluating use of a Composite Variability Index (CVI) that is based on BIS parameters. Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASPM) will also present a complete family of BIS monitoring technologies, enhanced BIS education and simulation technology and the new LiDCOrapid advanced hemodynamic monitoring system.