Patient care using closed-loop computer control

1 January 1990

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Computing & Control Engineering Journal

Vol. 1 (1) , 23-28
https://doi.org/10.1049/cce:19900006

Abstract

The application of computer control technology to aspects of patient care offers the possibility of relieving medical and nursing staff of some routine management tasks which follow well established and test protocols. There are, however, problems of patient sensitivity, non-linearity and variability which need to be overcome by the system designer before closed-loop control can ensure adequate standards of patient safety and improve on current manual control procedures.

Keywords

PATIENT CARE
VARIABILITY
BLOOD PRESSURE
BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS
CONTROLLED INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
INSULIN INFUSION
PATIENT SAFETY
ROUTINE MANAGEMENT TASKS
PATIENT SENSITIVITY
ANAESTHETIC AGENT
VASOACTIVE DRUGS
PATIENT BREATHING CIRCUIT
CLOSED-LOOP COMPUTER CONTROL

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