Title :
Evaluating the validity of the Oxylog in adults at rest and during exercise
Author :
Muik, Elizabeth A. ; Bell, Katharine J. ; Davis, Roy B.
Author_Institution :
Newington Children´´s Hospital, CT, USA
Abstract :
The reliability of a portable oxygen consumption meter (Oxylog) before its clinical utilization is determined by comparing simultaneously collected data from an Oxylog and a Medical Graphics 2001 metabolic cart during rest and bicycle ergometer exercise in normal adults. The results indicate differences in oxygen consumption and inspiratory ventilation values between the two systems. It is proposed that frequent checks of the O2 sensors by pumping a gas of known O2 concentration through the device and, at the same time, using a calibrated syringe to introduce a known volume through the flowmeter will help eliminate concerns about the performance of the device
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; oxygen; Medical Graphics 2001 metabolic cart; adults; bicycle ergometer exercise; calibrated syringe; inspiratory ventilation values; normal adults; portable O2 consumption meter; Bicycles; Birth disorders; Costs; Energy measurement; Graphics; Heart rate; Legged locomotion; Testing; Ventilation; Volume measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1991., Proceedings of the 1991 IEEE Seventeenth Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Hartford, CT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0030-0
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1991.154622
