Computers in Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine

Lung Models.- The Pathophysiology of Airways Disease.- Computing Continuous Distributions from Limited Data.- Comparison of Different Methods of Mean Alveolar PCO2 Measurement during Mechanical Ventilation: an Experimental and Theoretical Study.- Multicompartmental Analysis of Pulmonary Function Using System Identification Techniques.- Regional Lung Function and Imaging.- Tomographic Imaging of Regional Lung Density by 90° Compton Scattering.- Computer Analysis of Dynamic Krypton 81m Lung Scans in Infancy.- Comparison of Methods to Calculate Regional Lung Volume and Specific Alveolar Ventilation from Xenon-133 Wash-in Curves.- Identification Methods for Analysis of Xenon-133 Wash-out Curves: a Critical Comparative Study.- The Lung Function Laboratory: Spirometry Mechanics and Respiration.- The Flow-Volume-Measurement in Computer-Supported Lung Function Analysis.- Comparison of Algorithms for the Diagnosis of Obstructive and Restrictive Lung Function Impairment.- An Automated System for the Measurement of Airways Resistance Lung Volume and Flow-Volume Loops.- Analysis of Body Plethysmographic Pressure-Flow-Loops by Digital Computer.- Non-Invasive Alveolar Pressure/Flow Pattern Determination by Computerized Plethysmography.- A New Method for Estimating Changes in Bronchomotor Tone Using the Apple Microcomputer.- Computer Analysis of Breathing Patterns.- Automatic Data Processing in the Clinical Lung-Function Laboratory.- The Lung Function Laboratory: Gas Exchange.- On-Line Processing of Expiratory pCO2-Curves for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Emphysema.- Automatic Computation of Single Breath Nitrogen Test.- Automated Measurement of Single-Breath Diffusing-Capacity (TLSB) in Routine Lung-Function Testing.- Blood Gas Analysis-Graphical Data Representation by ComputerApplication.- A Computer Program for the Lung-Function Laboratory.- New Techniques in the Laboratory and Intensive Care Unit.- The Solitary Pulmonary Nodule — Decision Analysis.- Computer-Assisted Analysis of Transthoracic Impedances.- Prediction of Tissue Perfusion and Heat Generation Rates by an Improved Heat Clearance Technique.- Semiconductor Electrolyte Analysis: Progress Towards Indwelling Chemical Sensors.- The System for Quantitating Thermal-Dye Extra-Vascular Lung Water.- The Gated Phonocardiogram: a Method of Digital Enhancement.- Exact BTPS-Compensation: A New Concept Realized with a Microcomputerized System.- Relevant Diagnostical Information in Terminal Airway Structure from Computer Analysis of Expiratory Concentration Volume Diagrams.- Computer Systems in the Intensive Care Unit.- System Design for the New Generation of Intensive Care Data Management Systems.- Computerized Medical Decision Making — An Evaluation in Acute Care.- Hierarchical Intermittent Respiratory Testing in the Intensive Care Unit.- New Possibilities in Paediatric Intensive Care.- A Programme for Critical Care Ventilator Management.- A Monitoring and Data Acquisition Program for Surgical Intensive Care.- Data System for Patients Requiring Artificial Ventilation.- New Aspects in Monitoring of Patients with Multiple Trauma in a Computer Assisted ICU.- Monitoring of Lung Function and Hemodynamics After Cardiac Surgery by Use of a Computer Assisted ICU.- Clinical Applications of Computers in the Intensive Care Unit.- Dead Space Analysis during Different Ventilator Settings: Use of the Single Breath Test for CO2.- A New Simple and Quick Method for Bedside Estimation of Functional Residual Capacity.- Validation of an Oxygen Wash-in Method for the Measurement of Functional ResidualCapacity in the Intensive Care Unit.- Continuous Distribution of Specific Tidal Volume and FRC from O2 and N2 Wash-in or Wash-out Data in ICU.- Arterial CO2 Tension Estimated Non-Invasively from End Forced Expired CO2 Tension.- Breath-by-Breath End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Analysis for Patients on Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation.- An Interactive Computer Program for Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation.- Feedback Controlled Ventilation.- Determination of Optimum PEEP: Computerized Analysis of the Effect of Artificial Ventilation with Various Levels of PEEP.- Experience with a Computer-Activated Trend-Detection Alarm for Mean Arterial and Left Atrial Pressures.- Automatic Analysis of Circulatory Shunts during Articicial Ventilation.- Dynamic Description of the Cardiac Performance during Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation in Dogs.- Automated Continuous Respiratory Quotient Test.- Post-Anaesthetic Gas Exchange: On Line Computer Methods.- Clinical Application of a New Method for Metabolic Monitoring in Patients after Cardiac Surgery.- Monitoring of Airway Pressure and Compliance Before and After Cardiopulmonary Bypass with Total Hemodilution.