title: Design of an x-ray / ventilator synchronization system in an integrated clinical environment.
abstract: Patients in an ICU may receive daily chest x-rays. These x-rays are taken manually and may be at different phases of respiration, which limits their clinical usefulness. We examine design issues around automatically synchronizing an x-ray and ventilator in an interoperable manner, including requirements on the individual devices and new safety hazards introduced by connecting them into a system.
authors.affiliation: Systems Engineer with the Medical Device Plug and Play program of CIMIT, Cambridge, MA, USA. dave@mdpnp.org
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arney
authors.forename: Kunal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: Sanchit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rausch
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karlinsky
authors.forename: Julian M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Goldman
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical; D014965:X-Rays