Title :
Automated regulation of hemodynamic variables
Author :
Rao, Ramesh R. ; Palerm, Cesar C. ; Aufderheide, Brian ; Bequette, B. Wayne
Abstract :
Experimental studies of two control methodologies for regulating multiple variables in critical care patients are described. The control strategies for the regulation of mean arterial pressure and cardiac output use vasoactive and inotropic drugs. Corresponding experimental results from the evaluation of the controllers with canines are presented.
Keywords :
biocontrol; haemodynamics; patient care; patient treatment; pressure control; automated regulation; cardiac output; control strategies; critical care patients; hemodynamic variables; inotropic drugs; mean arterial pressure; multiple variables regulation; vasoactive drugs; Automatic control; Biomedical monitoring; Blood pressure; Computerized monitoring; Drugs; Heart; Hemodynamics; Patient monitoring; Pumps; Surgery; Advanced Cardiac Life Support; Algorithms; Animals; Critical Care; Disease Models, Animal; Dogs; Hemodynamics; Humans; Models, Cardiovascular; Monitoring, Physiologic; Nonlinear Dynamics;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
