[Automatic continuous calculation in real time of alveolar ventilation (author's transl)]

Area of Science:

• Respiratory Physiology
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computational Medicine

Background:

• Accurate real-time monitoring of alveolar ventilation is crucial for understanding respiratory dynamics.
• Existing methods may not capture rapid ventilatory fluctuations during transitional or unstable periods.
• The need for adaptable computational tools in respiratory analysis is growing.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present the methodology for developing a real-time automatic calculation program for alveolar ventilation.
• To enable the tracking of rapid alveolar ventilation variations.
• To explore the program's adaptability for calculating carbon monoxide transfer.

Main Methods:

• Developing a program for automatic, real-time calculation of alveolar ventilation.
• Utilizing digitized signals from a pneumotachograph and a rapid carbon dioxide analyzer.
• Implementing a programming calculator for signal processing.

Main Results:

• A program capable of real-time alveolar ventilation calculation was successfully built.
• The program effectively follows rapid variations in alveolar ventilation during transitional periods.
• The system demonstrates potential for adaptation to calculate carbon monoxide transfer.

Conclusions:

• The developed program provides a method for real-time alveolar ventilation monitoring.
• This tool is valuable for analyzing ventilatory instability and transitional states.
• The program's adaptability offers future applications in respiratory function testing.