Respiratory profile parameter determination method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method, implementable at least in part in a computer-useable code, for determining a plurality of respiratory profile characteristics, the method comprising:
- measuring respiratory flow;
generating data representative of said measured respiratory flow;
detecting at least one patient breath based on said respiratory flow data;
employing the computer-useable code to convert said respiratory flow data from a time domain to a volume domain to calculate a plurality of respiratory volume parameters;
employing the computer-useable code to calculate a plurality of respiratory pressure parameters based at least in part on said respiratory flow data in said volume domain; and
employing the computer-useable code to calculate at least one respiratory mechanics parameter based on at least one of said plurality of respiratory volume parameters and at least one of said plurality of respiratory pressure parameters.
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Abstract
A method of sampling one or more respiratory profile characteristics and monitoring a variety of respiratory profile parameters. The sampled respiratory characteristics include respiratory flow rate, respiratory pressure, and partial pressure of at least one constituent of a patient'"'"'s respiration. The method detects patient breaths, determines whether each breath is a spontaneous breath or a ventilator-induced breath, and calculates various respiratory profile parameters based on the sampled measurements. The method displays the respiratory profile parameters in graphic and numeric forms. Preferably, the method allows a user to select the displayed respiratory profile parameters.
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1. A method, implementable at least in part in a computer-useable code, for determining a plurality of respiratory profile characteristics, the method comprising:
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measuring respiratory flow; generating data representative of said measured respiratory flow; detecting at least one patient breath based on said respiratory flow data; employing the computer-useable code to convert said respiratory flow data from a time domain to a volume domain to calculate a plurality of respiratory volume parameters; employing the computer-useable code to calculate a plurality of respiratory pressure parameters based at least in part on said respiratory flow data in said volume domain; and employing the computer-useable code to calculate at least one respiratory mechanics parameter based on at least one of said plurality of respiratory volume parameters and at least one of said plurality of respiratory pressure parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, implementable in computer-useable code, for determining a plurality of respiratory profile characteristics, the method comprising:
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measuring respiratory flow; generating data representative of said measured respiratory flow; detecting at least one patient breath based on said respiratory flow data; employing the computer-useable code to convert said respiratory pressure data from a time domain to a volume domain to determine a plurality of respiratory volume parameters, a plurality of respiratory phase duration parameters, and a plurality of respiratory flow rate parameters; employing the computer-useable code to calculate a plurality of respiratory pressure parameters based at least in part on said respiratory flow data in said volume domain; and employing the computer-useable code to calculate at least one respiratory mechanics parameter based on at least one of said plurality of respiratory volume parameters and at least one of said plurality of respiratory pressure parameters. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method of displaying data of a plurality of respiratory profile parameters, comprising:
in response to a signal, displaying a numeric value of a partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide, an indicator of arterial blood oxygen saturation, a pulse rate, a respiratory rate, a partial pressure of end tidal carbon dioxide, and data of at least one other selected one of the plurality of respiratory profile parameters. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 52, 53, 54)
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49. A computer system which determines a plurality of respiratory profile characteristics, comprising:
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a logic circuit for detecting a patient breath; a logic circuit for converting said plurality of respiratory pressure data from a time domain to a volume domain to determine a plurality of respiratory volume parameters, a plurality of respiratory phase duration parameters, and a plurality of respiratory flow rate parameters; a logic circuit for determining a plurality of respiratory pressure parameters; a logic circuit for determining a plurality of carbon dioxide-related parameters; and a logic circuit for determining a plurality of dead space parameters. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51)
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