Computers in Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine: Volume 2

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Pathophysiology of Airways Disease....Pages 3-14
Computing Continuous Distributions from Limited Data....Pages 15-19
Comparison of Different Methods of Mean Alveolar PCO 2 Measurement during Mechanical Ventilation: An Experimental and Theoretical Study....Pages 21-33
Multicompartmental Analysis of Pulmonary Function Using System Identification Techniques....Pages 35-37
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
Tomographic Imaging of Regional Lung Density by 90° Compton Scattering....Pages 41-43
Computer Analysis of Dynamic Krypton 81m Lung Scans in Infancy....Pages 45-46
Comparison of Methods to Calculate Regional Lung Volume and Specific Alveolar Ventilation from Xenon-133 Wash-in Curves....Pages 47-48
Identification Methods for Analysis of Xenon-133 Wash-out Curves: A Critical Comparative Study....Pages 49-53
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
The Flow-Volume-Measurement in Computer-Supported Lung Function Analysis....Pages 57-61
Comparison of Algorithms for the Diagnosis of Obstructive and Restrictive Lung Function Impairment....Pages 63-66
An Automated System for the Measurement of Airways Resistance Lung Volume and Flow-Volume Loops....Pages 67-69
Analysis of Body Plethysmographic Pressure-Flow-Loops by Digital Computer....Pages 71-73
Non-Invasive Alveolar Pressure/Flow Pattern Determination by Computerized Plethysmography....Pages 75-77
A New Method for Estimating Changes in Bronchomotor Tone Using the Apple Microcomputer....Pages 79-80
Computer Analysis of Breathing Patterns....Pages 81-83
Automatic Data Processing in the Clinical Lungfunction Laboratory....Pages 85-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
On-Line Processing of Expiratory pCO 2 -Curves for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Emphysema....Pages 91-93
Automatic Computation of Single Breath Nitrogen Test....Pages 95-97
Automated Measurement of Single-Breath Diffusing-Capacity (TLSB) in Routine Lung-Function Testing....Pages 99-100
Blood Gas Analysis — Graphical Data Representation by Computer Application....Pages 101-103
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
A Computer Program for the Lung-Function Laboratory....Pages 105-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
The Solitary Pulmonary Nodule — Decision Analysis....Pages 109-111
Computer-Assisted Analysis of Transthoracic Impedances....Pages 113-115
Prediction of Tissue Perfusion and Heat Generation Rates by an Improved Heat Clearance Technique....Pages 117-119
Semiconductor Electrolyte Analysis: Progress Towards Indwelling Chemical Sensors....Pages 121-122
The System for Quantitating Thermal-Dye Extravascular Lung Water....Pages 123-125
The Gated Phonocardiogram: A Method of Digital Enhancement....Pages 127-129
Exact BTPS-Compensation: A New Concept Realised with a Microcomputerised System....Pages 131-135
Relevant Diagnostical Information in Terminal Airway Structure from Computer Analysis of Expiratory Concentration Volume Diagrams....Pages 137-140
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
System Design for the New Generation of Intensive Care Data Management Systems....Pages 143-146
Computerised Medical Decision-Making — An Evaluation in Acute Care....Pages 147-150
Hierarchical Intermittent Respiratory Testing in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 151-157
New Possibilities in Paediatric Intensive Care....Pages 159-161
A Programme for Critical Care Ventilator Management....Pages 163-166
A Monitoring and Data Acquisition Programme for Surgical Intensive Care....Pages 167-170
Data System for Patients Requiring Artificial Ventilation....Pages 171-172
New Aspects in Monitoring of Patients with Multiple Trauma in a Computer Assisted ICU....Pages 173-174
Monitoring of Lung Function and Hemodynamics after Cardiac Surgery by Use of a Computer Assisted ICU....Pages 175-176
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Dead Space Analysis during Different Ventilator Settings: Use of the Single Breath Test for CO 2 ....Pages 179-181
A New Simple and Quick Method for Bedside Estimation of Functional Residual Capacity....Pages 183-185
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Validation of an Oxygen Wash-in Method for the Measurement of Functional Residual Capacity in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 187-189
Continuous Distribution of Specific Tidal Volume and FRC from O 2 and N 2 Wash-in or Wash-out Data in ICU....Pages 191-192
Arterial CO 2 Tension Estimated Non-Invasively from End Forced Expired CO 2 Tension....Pages 193-194
Breath-by-Breath End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Analysis for Patients on Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation....Pages 195-200
An Interactive Computer Programme for Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 201-205
Feedback Controlled Ventilation....Pages 207-209
Determination of Optimum PEEP: Computerised Analysis of the Effect of Artificial Ventilation with Various Levels of PEEP....Pages 211-213
Experience with a Computer — Activated Trend — Detection Alarm for Mean Arterial and Left Atrial Pressures....Pages 215-218
Automatic Analysis of Circulatory Shunts during Artificial Ventilation....Pages 219-221
Dynamic Description of the Cardiac Performance during Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation in Dogs....Pages 223-225
Automated Continuous Respiratory Quotient Test....Pages 227-230
Post-Anaesthetic Gas Exchange: On Line Computer Methods....Pages 231-233
Clinical Application of a New Method for Metabolic Monitoring in Patients after Cardiac Surgery....Pages 235-237
Monitoring of Airway Pressure and Compliance before and after Cardiopulmonary Bypass, with Total Hemodilution....Pages 239-240
Back Matter....Pages 241-247