Automatic control of mechanical ventilation and the inspired fraction of oxygen in the premature infant: a simulation study

Author

Tehrani, Fleur T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., California State Univ., Fullerton, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Abstract

Mechanical ventilation and oxygen supplementation are considered as crucial to the care of premature infants with severe lung disease. The purpose of this study is to initiate the assessment of the efficiency of two techniques combined; the automatic control of mechanical ventilation as well as closed-loop control of the inspired fraction of oxygen (FIO2). The simulation results show a definite advantage by using the advanced automatic techniques compared with the conventional manual methods

Keywords

biocontrol; closed loop systems; diseases; oxygen; paediatrics; patient treatment; pneumodynamics; O₂; advanced automatic techniques; conventional manual methods; mechanical ventilation automatic control; oxygen inspired fraction; premature infants care; severe lung disease; Automatic control; Blood; Carbon dioxide; Computational modeling; Fluctuations; Lungs; Mechanical variables control; Oxygen; Pediatrics; Ventilation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5674-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802416

Filename

802416