Closed-Loop Control of Arterial CO<inf>2</inf>for Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation: In-Vivo Interaction with Spontaneous Breathing

Valerie Pfannschmidt*, Mateusz Buglowski, Matthias Hütten, Stefan Kowalewski, Mark Schoberer, André Stollenwerk

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Abstract

Mechanical ventilation of preterm neonates requires tight regulation of the arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2), which can be achieved by a controller. A core challenge of such a controller is the interaction between automatically controlled mechanical ventilation and physiologically regulated spontaneous breathing. To include spontaneous breathing in the control loop, we extend our previously developed controller by the principle of Mandatory Minute Ventilation. In preliminary experiments with preterm lambs the controller behavior was adequate. Further evaluation and a more accurate estimation of PaCO2 are needed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)281-286
Number of pages6
JournalIFAC-PapersOnLine
Volume58
Issue number24
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2024
Event12th IFAC Symposium on Biological and Medical Systems - Furtwangen University (HFU), Villingen-Schwenningen
Duration: 11 Sept 202413 Sept 2024
Conference number: 12th
https://www.bms-24.org/

Keywords

  • critical care
  • end-tidal carbon dioxide
  • experimental validation
  • mechanical ventilation
  • Physiological closed-loop control
  • preterm neonates

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