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- Title
Automatic detection of ventilatory modes during invasive mechanical ventilation.
- Authors
Murias, Gastón; Montanyà, Jaume; Chacón, Encarna; Estruga, Anna; Subirà, Carles; Fernández, Rafael; Sales, Bernat; de Haro, Candelaria; López-Aguilar, Josefina; Lucangelo, Umberto; Villar, Jesús; Kacmarek, Robert M.; Blanch, Lluís
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Expert systems can help alleviate problems related to the shortage of human resources in critical care, offering expert advice in complex situations. Expert systems use contextual information to provide advice to staff. In mechanical ventilation, it is crucial for an expert system to be able to determine the ventilatory mode in use. Different manufacturers have assigned different names to similar or even identical ventilatory modes so an expert system should be able to detect the ventilatory mode. The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of an algorithm to detect the ventilatory mode in use.<bold>Methods: </bold>We compared the results of a two-step algorithm designed to identify seven ventilatory modes. The algorithm was built into a software platform (BetterCare® system, Better Care SL; Barcelona, Spain) that acquires ventilatory signals through the data port of mechanical ventilators. The sample analyzed compared data from consecutive adult patients who underwent >24 h of mechanical ventilation in intensive care units (ICUs) at two hospitals. We used Cohen's kappa statistics to analyze the agreement between the results obtained with the algorithm and those recorded by ICU staff.<bold>Results: </bold>We analyzed 486 records from 73 patients. The algorithm correctly labeled the ventilatory mode in 433 (89 %). We found an unweighted Cohen's kappa index of 84.5 % [CI (95 %) = (80.5 %: 88.4 %)].<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The computerized algorithm can reliably identify ventilatory mode.
- Subjects
SPAIN; ARTIFICIAL respiration equipment; AUTOMATION equipment; ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL respiration; AUTOMATION; DECISION support systems; INTENSIVE care units; MEDICAL databases; INFORMATION storage &; retrieval systems; MECHANICAL ventilators; PRODUCT design; EQUIPMENT &; supplies; STANDARDS
- Publication
Critical Care, 2016, Vol 20, p1
- ISSN
1364-8535
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s13054-016-1436-9