Title :
Pulmonary capillary dynamics and resuscitation fluid therapies in burn patients
Author :
Roa, Laura Maria ; Gomez-Cia, T. ; Cantero, A.
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento de Ingenieria Electron. de Sistemas y Autom., Sevilla Univ.
Abstract :
A mathematical model of lung capillary dynamics in burn patients is presented. The alterations due to inhalation injury and the effects of thermal skin burn on lungs are analyzed by digital simulation. The dynamic behavior of some fundamental variables as measured in the patients and as obtained by simulation are compared. The results of simulations are presented where different resuscitation therapies are employed, and the effects on lung capillary dynamics are analyzed. It is concluded that an early diagnosis and continuous positive airway pressure, or positive end expiratory pressure, are the most effective treatments in the acute phase after inhalation injury
Keywords :
biorheology; lung; patient treatment; physiological models; burn patients; continuous positive airway pressure; digital simulation; lung capillary dynamics; mathematical model; positive end expiratory pressure; resuscitation fluid therapies; thermal skin burn; Analytical models; Fluid dynamics; Hospitals; Injuries; Lesions; Lungs; Mathematical model; Medical treatment; Rail to rail inputs; Skin;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.95719
