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Figure 2

From: Development and implementation of explicit computerized protocols for mechanical ventilation in children

Figure 2

The five components of a platform for development of an explicit computerized protocol (input data, controller, output data, graphic interface, virtual patient). The explicit computerized platform collects the data from the patient (SpO2, ETPCO2, ventilation data...) and processes the data to determine new ventilator settings in open- or closed-loop (output data). The virtual patient simulates the breathing pattern and the resulting blood gases for a mechanically ventilated patient with predefined characteristics (age, body weight, lung compliance, cardiac output, ventilator settings...). This virtual patient helps to test a large panel of clinical situations to validate the rules implemented and to detect any bugs.

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