1. Design of an embedded PID controller applied to blood pressure control.
- Author
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Ribeiro AG, Maitelli AL, de M Valentim RA, Leite CR, Soares HB, de Almeida NC, Sizilio GR, and Guerreiro AM
- Subjects
- Computer Simulation, Feedback, Physiological, Humans, Antihypertensive Agents administration & dosage, Blood Pressure drug effects, Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted methods, Hypertension drug therapy, Hypertension physiopathology, Models, Cardiovascular
- 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.
- Published
- 2011
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