Title :
Autoregulation of the cerebral blood flow in preterm infants
Author :
Tehrani, Flew T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California State Univ., Fullerton, CA, USA
Abstract :
The response of cerebral blood flow to changes in arterial tensions of carbon dioxide and oxygen in premature infants is studied. Experimental data for premature infants under mechanical ventilation has been compiled from the literature and analyzed. Algebraic representations are derived to describe the steady-state relationships for cerebral blood flow in terms of arterial blood tensions of oxygen and carbon dioxide for premature infants
Keywords :
biocontrol; brain; carbon compounds; flow control; haemodynamics; oxygen; CO2; O2; algebraic representations; arterial blood tensions; cerebral blood flow autoregulation; literature data; mechanical ventilation; premature infants; steady-state relationships; Blood flow; Carbon dioxide; Chemical analysis; Data analysis; Linear regression; Mercury (metals); Pediatrics; Steady-state; Ultrasonic imaging; Ventilation;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.575287
