Estimation of expiratory time constants via fuzzy clustering

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-22

  Lourens, Marlies S ^a   Ali, Lejla ^b   Van Den Berg, Bart ^a   Verbraak, Anton F M ^a   Bogaard, Jan M ^a   Hoogsteden, Henk C ^a   Babuška, Robert ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

COPD; Expiration; Expiratory time constants; Fuzzy clustering; Mechanical ventilation; Monitoring; Respiratory mechanics

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; FUZZY SETS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAMPLING;

FUZZY CLUSTERING;

RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CALCULATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG FLOW VOLUME CURVE; LUNG PRESSURE; MALE; MODEL; MONITORING; PATIENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIROMETER; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; VENTILATOR; BREATHING MECHANICS; FUZZY LOGIC; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036043704     PISSN: 13871307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015484607616     Document Type: Article

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