title: Design of an embedded PID controller applied to blood pressure control.
abstract: Some diseases, such as hypertension, require a close control of the patient's blood pressure. This is even more critical when that patient is going through--or has just underwent--a surgical procedure In such situations, reducing blood pressure to normal levels is of paramount importance. Usually, this demanding and time consuming monitoring is done manually by clinical personnel and are subject to mistakes and inconsistent practices. In this paper, we propose a solution to the manual monitoring through the design and implementation of an embedded PID controller to handle blood pressure, integrated to an automated monitoring system to assist in detecting anomalies and to optimize the process of patient care.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Automation in Petroleum, Automation and Computation Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil. agiselle@dca.ufrn.br
authors.forename: Anna G C D
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: André L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Maitelli
authors.forename: Ricardo A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: de M Valentim
authors.forename: Cicília R M
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: Heliana B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Nathalee C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Gláucia R M A
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Sizilio
authors.forename: Ana M G
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Guerreiro
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004360:Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D025461:Feedback, Physiological; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents