• DocumentCode
    3606939
  • Title

    Breathing Easier: Model-based decision support for respiratory care looks beyond tomorrow.

  • Author

    Tawhai, Merryn ; Chase, J. Geoffrey

  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    10
  • Lastpage
    15
  • Abstract
    Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a primary therapy for intensive care unit (ICU) patients who have respiratory failure. Up to ~60% of all ICU patients require MV, and-because they are so ill?this patient group stays in the ICU 50-100% longer. They also cost almost 100% more due to this added care, and, troublingly, have a mortality rate of almost 30%.
  • Keywords
    decision support systems; health care; lung; medical disorders; patient treatment; pneumodynamics; breathing; intensive care unit patients; mechanical ventilation; model-based decision support; primary therapy; respiratory care; respiratory failure; Atmospheric modeling; Biological system modeling; Biomedical monitoring; Lungs; Mathematical model; Medical treatment; Respiratory system; Ventilation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Pulse, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    2154-2287
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPUL.2015.2456249
  • Filename
    7274851
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3606939