Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for quantifying timing discrepancies between inspiratory effort and ventilatory assist. A trigger error is determined by comparing a start time of neural inspiration with a start time of the ventilatory assist. A cycling-off error is determined by comparing an end time of the neural inspiration with an end time of the ventilatory assist. The ventilatory assist is synchronized when the trigger error is lower than a first threshold and the cycling-off error is lower than a second threshold. The ventilatory assist may also be characterized in terms of early or late trigger and of early or late cycling-off. A trigger of a ventilator may be adjusted according to the trigger error and a cycling-off of a ventilator may be adjusted according to the cycling-off error.
Abstract:
The invention relates to novel markers of lung injury, methods for assessing the status of lung tissue using the markers, and methods for the diagnosis and therapy of lung injuries.
Abstract:
A negative pressure ventilation device comprises an inflatable tubular enclosure for surrounding a patient's torso and for defining, when inflated, a space between the tubular enclosure and the patient's torso. A sealing arrangement for the space between the tubular enclosure and the patient's torso is configured for positioning between the tubular enclosure and the patient's torso. A port is mounted to the inflatable tubular enclosure for accessing the space between the enclosure and the patient's torso to produce a negative pressure in the space. A method for negative pressure ventilation using the foregoing negative pressure ventilation device and a negative pressure ventilation system comprising the negative pressure ventilation device are also disclosed.
Abstract:
The invention relates in general to novel biomarkers for detection of prostate cancer, and more particularly to the analysis of microRNA (miRNA) gene products and microRNA signatures in low and high risk prostate cancers.
Abstract:
A method and system for measuring changes in inspiratory load of a patient's respiratory system during mechanical ventilation. The method and system calculate a first relation between a measured inspiratory airway pressure and a measured electrical activity of respiratory muscle, and a second relation between a measured inspiratory volume and the measured electrical activity. A load index is calculated from the first and second relations. Changes in inspiratory load are determined based on the load index.
Abstract:
Provided are methods and systems for detecting a maturing arterio-venous fistula comprising a vein. An exemplary method comprises determining a wall thickness of the fistula and a lumen diameter of the fistula vein using a high frequency ultrasound imaging system. A blood pressure of the subject is determined. A circumferential vessel wall stress is determined from the measured blood pressure, the wall thickness of the fistula and a determined radius of the measured diameter of the fistula. The determined circumferential vessel stress is compared to a predetermined threshold stress to determine if the fistula is mature.
Abstract:
A mechanical ventilation system comprises a plurality of ventilation therapy sub-systems. Each of the ventilation therapy sub-systems is adapted to assist a respiratory function of the patient. The system also comprises a detector of the respiratory drive of the patient, an operator interface receiving one or more control parameters, and a main controller. The main controller assigns a therapeutic contribution to each of the ventilation therapy sub-systems based on the respiratory drive of the patient and on the control parameters. The controller modulates the respiratory drive of a patient by controlling each of the plurality of the ventilation therapy sub-systems according to its assigned therapeutic contribution. Distinct ventilation therapy sub-systems may apply negative pressure on the abdomen of the patient, deliver a non-pressurizing inspiratory flow to the patient, or induce a positive pressure in the airways of the patient.
Abstract:
The described invention relates to small molecule therapeutic compounds capable of reducing the incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage and brain microhemorrhages identified using zebrafish and mouse models of intracerebral hemorrhage and brain microhemorrhages, wherein said small molecule therapeutic compounds are selected from the group consisting of artemether and derivatives thereof (such as dihydroartemisinin, artemisinin, artesunate), benidipine, lacidipine, ethynylestradiol and triptolide.
Abstract:
Various embodiments are described herein for a method and system for ionizing molecules that are present in a gaseous, vapourized, plume or aerosolized material for the purpose of analysis by mass spectrometry.
Abstract:
A device and method for controlling a level of ventilatory assist applied to a patient by a mechanical ventilator measures, during patient's assisted breath, an inspiratory volume V assist produced by both the patient and the mechanical ventilator, an inspiratory volume V vent contributed by the mechanical ventilator, and an inspiratory assist pressure P vent produced by the mechanical ventilator. A first relation between pressure P vent and volume V assist and a second relation between pressure P vent and volume V vent are calculated. Using the first and second relations, a ratio is determined between pressure P vent at volume V vent and pressure P vent at volume V assist , with volume V vent equal to volume V assist , for a plurality of volumes V vent and V assist . Values of P vent are multiplied by the corresponding calculated ratios to calculate a third relation between a predicted inspiratory pressure P pred and volume V assist. The mechanical ventilator is responsive to the third relation to control the level of ventilatory assist.