Validation and clinical application of a first order step response equation for nitrogen clearance during FRC measurement

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Choncholas, Gary ^a   Sondergaard, Soren ^b   Heinonen, Erkki ^c  

^a GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c GE Healthcare Finland Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Digital signal processing; Functional residual capacity; Mechanical ventilators; Nitrogen washout; Physiologic monitoring; Respiration disorder

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; RESPIRATORS; STEP RESPONSE;

FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; MECHANICAL VENTILATORS; RESPIRATION DISORDER;

PHYSIOLOGY;

NITROGEN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING DISORDER; CALCULATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LUNG MODEL; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIDAL VOLUME; VALIDATION PROCESS; VENTILATOR; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NITROGEN; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 39949084892     PISSN: 13871307     EISSN: 15732614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10877-007-9101-0     Document Type: Article

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