Title :
The work of breathing of mechanically ventilated patients
Author :
Fernando, Tyrone
Author_Institution :
University of Western Australia
fDate :
Oct. 30 1997-Nov. 2 1997
Abstract :
An algorithm that estimates the patient and ventilator work components of mechanically ventilated patients is presented. The algorithm requires the continuous measurement of inspiratory airflow rate and mouth pressure and i t is suitable to be incorporated in ventilators for on-line estimation of patient and ventilator respiratory work.
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; elasticity; flow measurement; medical signal processing; muscle; patient treatment; pneumodynamics; pressure measurement; breathing work; compliance; continuous measurement; inspiratory airflow rate; mechanically ventilated patients; mouth pressure; on-line estimation; patient respiratory work; respiratory muscle driving pressure; ventilator driving pressure; ventilator respiratory work; Differential equations; Humans; Immune system; Lungs; Mouth; Muscles; Phasor measurement units; Respiratory system; Shape; Volume relaxation; Work of breathing; airway resistance; alveolar pressure; compliance; respiratory muscle driving pressure; ventilator driving pressure;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1997. Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4262-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1997.754518
