Automation in Anesthesia: Computer controlled propofol infusion and data acquisition

Author

Bressan, Nadja ; Castro, Ana ; Braga, Carlos ; Lages, José ; Silva, Nuno R. ; Portela, Paulo ; Miranda, Pedro ; Oliveira, Sérgio ; Mendes, Joaquim ; Amorim, Pedro ; Nunes, Catarina S.

Author_Institution

Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, 4200-465, Portugal

fYear

2008

fDate

20-25 Aug. 2008

Firstpage

5543

Lastpage

5547

Abstract

This work presents the improvement of a software for a clinical setup, the Anesthesia Synchronization Software (ASYS). The first version presented the data acquisition from cerebral monitors and a partial control with Target Controlled Infusion (TCI) system. Based on pharmacokinetic models, the effect-site and plasma concentrations can be related with the drug dose infused and vice versa. This later version comes with the implementation of the hemodynamic monitor always present in operating rooms and with the full TCI system developed to determine the infusion rates of the drug which are given as commands to the infusion pumps.

Keywords

Anesthesia; Automatic control; Automation; Computer displays; Control systems; Data acquisition; Drugs; Hemodynamics; Protocols; Software testing; Algorithms; Computer Simulation; Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted; Humans; Infusion Pumps; Infusions, Intravenous; Models, Biological; Propofol;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1814-5

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650470

Filename

4650470