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The Clinical Utilisation of Respiratory Elastance Software (CURE Soft): a bedside software for real-time respiratory mechanics monitoring and mechanical ventilation management.
Szlavecz, Akos; Chiew, Yeong Shiong; Redmond, Daniel et al.
2014In BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 13 (1), p. 140
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Abstract :
[en] BACKGROUND: Real-time patient respiratory mechanics estimation can be used to guide mechanical ventilation settings, particularly, positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). This work presents a software, Clinical Utilisation of Respiratory Elastance (CURE Soft), using a time-varying respiratory elastance model to offer this ability to aid in mechanical ventilation treatment. IMPLEMENTATION: CURE Soft is a desktop application developed in JAVA. It has two modes of operation, 1) Online real-time monitoring decision support and, 2) Offline for user education purposes, auditing, or reviewing patient care. The CURE Soft has been tested in mechanically ventilated patients with respiratory failure. The clinical protocol, software testing and use of the data were approved by the New Zealand South Regional Ethics Committee. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Using CURE Soft, patient's respiratory mechanics response to treatment and clinical protocol were monitored. Results showed that the patient's respiratory elastance (Stiffness) changed with the use of muscle relaxants, and responded differently to ventilator settings. This information can be used to guide mechanical ventilation therapy and titrate optimal ventilator PEEP. CONCLUSION: CURE Soft enables real-time calculation of model-based respiratory mechanics for mechanically ventilated patients. Results showed that the system is able to provide detailed, previously unavailable information on patient-specific respiratory mechanics and response to therapy in real-time. The additional insight available to clinicians provides the potential for improved decision-making, and thus improved patient care and outcomes.
Disciplines :
Anesthesia & intensive care
Author, co-author :
Szlavecz, Akos
Chiew, Yeong Shiong
Redmond, Daniel
Beatson, Alex
Glassenbury, Daniel
Corbett, Simon
Major, Vincent
Pretty, Christopher
Shaw, Geoffrey M.
Benyo, Balazs
Desaive, Thomas  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Thermodynamique des phénomènes irréversibles
Chase, J. Geoffrey
Language :
English
Title :
The Clinical Utilisation of Respiratory Elastance Software (CURE Soft): a bedside software for real-time respiratory mechanics monitoring and mechanical ventilation management.
Publication date :
2014
Journal title :
BioMedical Engineering OnLine
eISSN :
1475-925X
Publisher :
BioMed Central, United Kingdom
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Pages :
140
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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