Publication at Third Faculty of Medicine |
2007
Abstract
The study summarises the reasons for continuous and detailed measurement and monitoring of mechanical parameters of the respiratory system in patients suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Then, a structure of a novel monitoring syslem is presented.
The system is suitable for monitoring of conventional and high-frequency oscillatory ventilation. Thanks to the real-time modelling of the respiratory system, separate mechanical parameters of the lungs, chest wall and the whole respiratory system can be evaluated continuously by breath-to-breath analysis.