Title :
Continuous Monitoring of Respiratory Flow and CO2
Author :
Jaffe, Michael B. ; Orr, Joseph A.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Technol., Philips-Respironics, LLC, Wallingford, CT, USA
Abstract :
In this article, the challenges of simultaneous respiratory gas concentration and flow measurements in a breathing circuit are reviewed. The tradeoffs that were considered in the development of a clinically useful on-airway combination CO2/flow sensor are discussed as well as the applications enabled by this on-airway combination CO2/flow sensor.
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; biomedical measurement; carbon compounds; flow measurement; flow sensors; patient monitoring; pneumodynamics; CO2; breathing circuit; carbon dioxide-flow sensor; continuous monitoring; flow measurements; on-airway combination; respiratory flow; respiratory gas concentration; Capnography; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Monitoring, Physiologic; Spirometry;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MEMB.2009.935712
