DocumentCode
636571
Title
Automatic control system of brain temperature by air-surface cooling for therapeutic hypothermia
Author
Utsuki, T.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Pharmacy, Showa Univ., Tokyo, Japan
fYear
2013
fDate
3-7 July 2013
Firstpage
3741
Lastpage
3744
Abstract
An automatic control system of brain temperature by air-surface cooling was developed for therapeutic hypothermia, which is increasingly recommended for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy after cardiac arrest and neonatal asphyxia in several guidelines pertinent to resuscitation.
Keywords
biothermics; brain; cardiology; cooling; medical control systems; medical disorders; paediatrics; patient treatment; pneumodynamics; air-surface cooling; automatic control system; brain temperature; cardiac arrest; hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy; neonatal asphyxia; resuscitation guideline; therapeutic hypothermia; Brain modeling; Cooling; Temperature; Temperature measurement; Valves;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Osaka
ISSN
1557-170X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610357
Filename
6610357
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