• DocumentCode
    3437131
  • Title

    Monitoring and feedback controlling end tidal % CO/sub 2/

  • Author

    Faenza, S. ; Azzali, G. ; Balestri, M. ; Licandro, G. ; Martinelli, G. ; Ruggeri, M. ; Sarti, E. ; Spighi, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Bologna Univ., Italy
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    4-7 Nov. 1988
  • Firstpage
    1086
  • Abstract
    A feedback system for control of end tidal percent CO/sub 2/ in a patient subjected to mechanical ventilation is described. It is based on a mathematical model of the respiratory function. It includes a capnometer and a mechanical ventilator connected by a digital computer programmed as a nonlinear controller. The system was tested open-chain: the computer suggested the best ventilation pattern to be filled to the automatic ventilator. The preliminary clinical trial gave good results. The system offers flexibility and low cost.<>
  • Keywords
    biocontrol; biomedical equipment; carbon compounds; chemical variables control; computerised control; feedback; nonlinear control systems; CO/sub 2/; capnometer; digital computer; feedback system; mechanical ventilation; nonlinear controller; respiratory function;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    New Orleans, LA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0785-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94717
  • Filename
    94717