Title :
Respiratory modeling in infants: parameter sensitivity and right-to-left shunt
Author :
Nugent, S.T. ; Tan, G.A. ; Finley, J.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Phys. & Pediatrics, Dalhouse Univ., Halifax, NS, Canada
Abstract :
A mathematical model of the infant respiratory system has been developed and used to investigate the sensitivity of the system to changes in values of the system parameters. The model has been extended to account for right-to-left shunts of the circulation. It was shown that with appropriate parameter values the model can be used to study the effect of various amounts of shunting on the values of system variables such as Pa/sub O2/.<>
Keywords :
physiological models; circulatory shunt; infant respiratory system; mathematical model; parameter sensitivity; respiratory modelling; right-to-left shunt; system parameters; system variables;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95046
