Digital twins and automation of care in the intensive care unit

J Geoffrey Chase, C Zhou, JL Knopp… - Cyber–Physical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Healthcare is under increasing demand pressure as societies age and expectations rise,
multiplied by increasing incidence of chronic diseases and decreasing available funding …

Virtual patients for mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit

C Zhou, JG Chase, J Knopp, Q Sun, M Tawhai… - Computer Methods and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a core intensive care unit (ICU) therapy.
Significant inter-and intra-patient variability in lung mechanics and condition makes …

Over-distension prediction via hysteresis loop analysis and patient-specific basis functions in a virtual patient model

Q Sun, JG Chase, C Zhou, MH Tawhai… - Computers in Biology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and objective Recruitment maneuvers (RMs) with subsequent positive-end-
expiratory-pressure (PEEP) have proven effective in recruiting lung volume and preventing …

Model-based estimation of negative inspiratory driving pressure in patients receiving invasive NAVA mechanical ventilation

JL Knopp, JG Chase, KT Kim, GM Shaw - Computer Methods and Programs …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Optimisation of mechanical ventilation (MV) and weaning requires insight into
underlying patient breathing effort. Current identifiable models effectively describe lung …

Network data acquisition and monitoring system for intensive care mechanical ventilation treatment

QA Ng, YS Chiew, X Wang, CP Tan, MBM Nor… - Ieee …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The rise of model-based and machine learning methods have created increasingly realistic
opportunities to implement personalized, patient-specific mechanical ventilation (MV) in the …

Digital twins in critical care: what, when, how, where, why?

JG Chase, C Zhou, JL Knopp, GM Shaw, K Näswall… - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2021 - Elsevier
Healthcare and intensive care unit (ICU) medicine in particular, are facing a devastating
tsunami of rising demand multiplied by increasing chronic disease and aging demographics …

Modeling mechanical ventilation in silico—potential and pitfalls

DM Hannon, S Mistry, A Das, S Saffaran… - … in Respiratory and …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Computer simulation offers a fresh approach to traditional medical research that is
particularly well suited to investigating issues related to mechanical ventilation. Patients …

Prediction of lung mechanics throughout recruitment maneuvers in pressure-controlled ventilation

SE Morton, JL Knopp, MH Tawhai, P Docherty… - Computer Methods and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a core therapy in the intensive care unit (ICU). Some patients
rely on MV to support breathing. However, it is a difficult therapy to optimise, where inter-and …

Prediction and estimation of pulmonary response and elastance evolution for volume-controlled and pressure-controlled ventilation

Q Sun, JG Chase, C Zhou, MH Tawhai… - … Signal Processing and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a core treatment for patients suffering from respiratory
disease and failure. However, MV settings are not standardized due to significant inter-and …

Virtual patient framework for the testing of mechanical ventilation airway pressure and flow settings protocol

CYS Ang, JWW Lee, YS Chiew, X Wang, CP Tan… - Computer Methods and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Objective Model-based and personalised decision support
systems are emerging to guide mechanical ventilation (MV) treatment for respiratory failure …