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A collection of computer-based respiratory care algorithms were implemented as a prototype computer-based patient advice system (COMPAS) within the existing HELP hospital information system. Detailed medical logic recommended ventilator adjustments for 5 different modes of ventilation: assist/control (A/C). intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV), continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), pressure controlled inverted ratio ventilation (PC-IRV), and extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R). Suggestions for adjusting the mode of ventilation, fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2), positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP), peak inspiratory pressure, and several other therapeutic measures related to the treatment of severe arterial hypoxemia in adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients were automatically presented to the clinical staff via bedside computer terminals. COMPAS was clinically evaluated for 624 hours of patient care on the first 5 ARDS patients in a randomized clinical trial. The clinical staff carried out 84% (320/379) of the computerized therapy suggestions. In response to a questionnaire distributed to clinical users of the system, 86% judged the system to be potentially valuable. Through implementation of COMPAS, a computer-based ventilatory therapy advice system, we have laid the groundwork for standardization of ventilator management of arterial hypoxemia in critically ill ARDS patients.
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Sittig, D.F., Gardner, R.M., Morris, A.H. et al. Clinical evaluation of computer-based respiratory care algorithms. J Clin Monit Comput 7, 177–185 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02915583
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