Title :
A simple measuring system for early detection of haemolysis during haemodialysis
Author :
Cattini, S. ; Rovati, Luigi ; Bernabei, Mario ; Cianciavicchia, D. ; Monari, P. ; Sicuri, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. “Enzo Ferrari”, Univ. of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Abstract :
A simple measuring system for early detection of haemolysis during haemodialysis is proposed. The developed measuring system performs an optical absorption spectroscopy analysis of the dialysis fluid in order to estimate the free haemoglobin concentration in the blood returned to the patient-the potential cause of injury for the patient. The integration of the developed measuring system into hemodialyzers results simple and relatively inexpensive (overall system cost is about few hundred dollars). Preliminary results confirm the applicability of the proposed measuring system.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biomedical measurement; blood; chemical variables measurement; injuries; molecular biophysics; proteins; blood; dialysis fluid; haemodialysis; haemoglobin concentration estimation; haemolysis detection; measuring system; optical absorption spectroscopy analysis; patient injury; Absorption; Biomedical measurement; Blood; Calibration; Optical pumping; Optical variables measurement; Plasmas; Biomedical equipment; biomedical measurements; biomedical monitoring; blood;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC) Proceedings, 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Montevideo
DOI :
10.1109/I2MTC.2014.6860753
