Title :
Airway Flow Patterns During Mechanical Ventilation of Infants: A Mathematical Model
Author :
Epstein, Mary Anne Farrell ; Epstein, Ralph A.
Author_Institution :
Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University
fDate :
5/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A mathematical model of flow in a patient-ventilator system is developed. The model is solved for conditions which simulate those which occur during mechanical ventilation of the small infant with lung disease.
Keywords :
Biomedical measurements; Diseases; Electrical resistance measurement; Esophagus; Immune system; Lungs; Mathematical model; Mechanical factors; Pediatrics; Ventilation; Airway Resistance; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Lung; Lung Compliance; Mathematics; Models, Biological; Pulmonary Ventilation; Respiration, Artificial; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1979.326407
