title: Breathing Easier: Model-based decision support for respiratory care looks beyond tomorrow.
abstract: Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a primary therapy for intensive care unit (ICU) patients who have respiratory failure. Up to ~60% of all ICU patients require MV, and?because they are so ill?this patient group stays in the ICU 50?100% longer. They also cost almost 100% more due to this added care, and, troublingly, have a mortality rate of almost 30%.
authors.forename: Merryn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tawhai
authors.forename: J Geoffrey
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Chase
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D012119:Respiration; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012138:Respiratory Therapy