Integrated monitoring of cardio-respiratory variables

The authors present the design and implementation of an integrated system for monitoring hemodynamic/respiratory variables. The system provides most of the data required in clinical practice for decisions concerning respiratory weaning from mechanical ventilation. In particular, it supplies all the information needed by the current version of ESTER, the respiratory weaning expert system with which it can be conjoined. However, its use is not limited to respiratory weaning; other functions, such as EEG weaning, have been included to make the system more versatile.<>