Design of a specialized computer for on-line monitoring of cardiac stroke volume /
by John A. Webb, Jr. and Vernon D. Gebben.
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English
- Published
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Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; 1972.
- Summary
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The design of a specialized analog computer for on-line determination of cardiac stroke volume by means of a modified version of the pressure pulse contour method is presented. The design consists of an analog circuit for computation and a timing circuit for detecting necessary events on the pressure waveform. Readouts of arterial pressures, systolic duration, heart rate, percent change in stroke volume, and percent change in cardiac output are provided for monitoring cardiac patients. Laboratory results showed that computational accuracy was within 3 percent, while animal experiments verified the operational capability of the computer. Patient safety considerations are also discussed.
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Cover title.
- Physical Description
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34 p. :
ill. ;
27 cm.
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