Title :
Automatic control system of brain temperature by air-surface cooling for therapeutic hypothermia
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Pharmacy, Showa Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
An automatic control system of brain temperature by air-surface cooling was developed for therapeutic hypothermia, which is increasingly recommended for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy after cardiac arrest and neonatal asphyxia in several guidelines pertinent to resuscitation.
Keywords :
biothermics; brain; cardiology; cooling; medical control systems; medical disorders; paediatrics; patient treatment; pneumodynamics; air-surface cooling; automatic control system; brain temperature; cardiac arrest; hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy; neonatal asphyxia; resuscitation guideline; therapeutic hypothermia; Brain modeling; Cooling; Temperature; Temperature measurement; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Osaka
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610357
