European Society For Computing And Technology In Anaesthesia And Intensive Care Research Articles

The European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC): a special issue of full papers (Amsterdam meeting 2010) and conference abstracts (Erlangen meeting 2011)

This issue of the Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing is the second annual special issue of The European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC) (www.esctaic.org). ESCTAIC is a multi-disciplinary forum for communication between the clinical disciplines of anaesthesia and intensive care medicine and the technical disciplines including engineering and computer science. This issue includes abstracts from ESCTAIC’s 2011 meeting in Erlangen [1], plus full papers invited from selected authors following ESCTAIC’s 2010 meeting in Amsterdam [2]. The tradition for publishing abstracts and full papers from ESCTAIC will continue in the journal and authors have already been invited for the 2013 special issue, and further will be invited following ESCTAIC’s 2012 meeting (www.esctaic.org/congress/2012). Eight full papers [3–10] were accepted following peer review for publication in this issue, and these reflect the activities of ESCTAIC meeting participants. Three of the papers [3–5] deal with monitoring of oxygenation and perfusion covering a spectrum of topics from basic physiological principles to the state of the art in monitoring technologies. Schober and Schwarte [3], starting with the clinical need to prevent hypoxia and hyperoxia, provide a review of the basic physiology of oxygen transport and a state of the art description of perfusion and oxygen monitoring technologies necessary to evaluate oxygen status. These range from standard systemic oxygen monitoring techniques in the blood and respiratory gasses to modern tissue and cellular oxygenation measurements. Truijen et al. [4] continue the theme of perfusion monitoring, describe the state of the art in non-invasive blood pressure and cardiac output monitoring using finger-cuff and pulse contour analysis. Scheeren et al. [5] take a deeper look at monitoring of tissue oxygenation using near infrared spectroscopy. They provide a review of the technology and its application in the monitoring of cerebral and peripheral tissue oxygenation in clinical scenarios including cardiac surgery and following trauma, including the authors own clinical experience. Monitoring the effects of Anaesthesia is a topic often addressed in ESCTAIC meetings. Jeanne et al. [6] present evaluation of the analgesia nociception index (ANI) as a tool in finding the correct antinociception/nociception balance. They evaluate the index in a group of 15 patients undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy or cholecystectomy, concluding that ANI seemed more sensitive than heart rate or systolic blood pressure to moderate nociceptive stimuli. The capture, representation and effective use of clinical data is an important topic to both ESCTAIC participants and the journal’s readers. Hurrell et al. [7] describe a strategy and progress toward defining a standards-based anaesthesia record using a consistent model and vocabulary and using international standards. The effective use of clinical data is highlighted by two papers looking at clinical decision support [8, 9]. Blagev et al. [8] present a summary of the large quantity of work that has taken place over several decades at the University of Utah and collaborative partners, in the field of clinical decision support based upon automated protocols. Medical applications areas range from fluid administration, to glucose regulation and mechanical ventilator control, with protocols implemented locally and over many institutions, using various platforms including web-based browsers. From their experience the authors offer an eProtocol development S. E. Rees (&) Aalborg, Denmark e-mail: sr@hst.aau.dk

Selected abstracts presented at the 22nd meeting of the European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC): Erlangen, Germany, 12th–15th October, 2011

Selected abstracts presented at the 22nd meeting of the European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC): Erlangen, Germany, 12th–15th October, 2011

Selected Abstracts Presented at the 21st Meeting of The European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC)

SELECTED ABSTRACTS PRESENTED AT THE 21ST MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR COMPUTING AND TECHNOLOGY IN ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE (ESCTAIC) Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 6th–9th October, 2010 Edited by: A. A. van Dusseldorp, C. Boer, D. S. Karbing, L. Krummreich, S. E. Rees, S. A. Loer LIST OF ABSTRACTS Soraya Abbasi: The Role of Physiological Models in Critiquing Mechanical Ventilation Treatments Gracee Agrawal: Real-time Detection of Suppression in EEG Christa Boer: Clinical Experience with Perioperative Non-invasive Beat-to-beat Arterial Blood Pressure Monitoring Nadja Bressan: Infusion Rate Control Algorithm for Target Control Infusion using Optimal Control Chih-Yen Chiang: Rule-based Evaluation for the Patientcontrolled Analgesia Clinical Effectiveness Wolfgang Friesdorf: Professional Design of Clinical Working Systems According to Human Factors Fred de Geus: CAROLA: An Open Source PDMS, After 25 Years Still Experimental? Yori Gidron: The Effects of Stress and Hemispheric Lateralization on Managerial Decisions Johan Groeneveld: Value of Central or Mixed Venous O2 Saturation in Guiding Treatment in the Intensive Care Unit Gabriel M. Gurman: Professional Stress and the Anesthesiologist-how Evident is it? Eliahu Heldman: Salivary Cortisol as a Measure of Professional Stress; An Overview and a Description of a Study with Paramedics Martin Hurrell: Implementation of a Standards-based, CDA-Compliant Anesthesia Record Mathieu Jeanne: Analgesia Nociception Index Online Computation and Preliminary Clinical Test During Cholecystectomy Under Remifentanil-Propofol Anaesthesia Christian Jeleazcov: Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Changes in Pulse Waveform During Induction of Propofol Anaesthesia in Volunteers: Comparison between Invasive and Continuous Non-invasive Measurements of Pulse Pressure Pierre Kalfon: Assessing Performances of Glucose Control Algorithms on a set of Virtual ICU Patients Cor Kalkman: Automation and Automation Surprises: Lessons from Aviation. Should Health Care Brace Itself. Dan S Karbing: Use of the INVENT System for Standardized Quantification of Clinical Preferences Towards Mechanical Ventilator Settings Talma Kushnir: Moods and Burnout Among Physicians: Associations with Prescribing Medications Communicating with Patients, and Referrals for Specialists and Diagnostic Tests Johannes J van Lieshout: Non-invasive Pulse Contour Cardiac Output by Nexfin Technol Egbert Mik: Monitoring Mitochondrial Oxygenation Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing (2011) 25:3–43 DOI: 10.1007/s10877-011-9276-2 Springer 2011

The European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC): a special issue of full papers (Berlin meeting 2009) and conference abstracts (Amsterdam meeting 2010)

The European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC): a special issue of full papers (Berlin meeting 2009) and conference abstracts (Amsterdam meeting 2010)

Selected abstracts presented at the 20th meeting of the European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC)

Selected abstracts presented at the 20th meeting of the European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC)

Abstracts European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC)

Introduction Setting ventilator pressures in critically ill patients requires consideration of the effects on both lung mechanics and gas exchange. Increasing positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) recruits collapsed lung compartments improving gas exchange, however, high pressures can also cause ventilator associated lung injury (VALI). Many studies have analysed these effects independently, using blood gas measurements, dynamic compliance and static pressure volume curves to discuss optimal PEEP settings. However, recent studies have highlighted the need to consider the combined effects of PEEP changes on lung mechanics and gas exchange. This study investigates the effects of changes in PEEP on both gas exchange, using a model of oxygen transport in the lungs, and lung mechanics, using methods of measuring the static pressure-volume (PV) curve and the dynamic compliance (Cdyn).

European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC)

European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC)

European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC)

European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC)

European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC) 14th Annual Meeting

European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC) 14th Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting of the European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC)

Annual Meeting of the European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC)

Abstracts from the Sixth Annual Meeting of the European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC), Palermo, Italy, September 20–23, 1995

Abstracts from the Sixth Annual Meeting of the European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (ESCTAIC), Palermo, Italy, September 20–23, 1995