Respiratory failure & ventilation

Validation of Math Model Using Porous Media for Determining Alveolar CO2 in Ventilated Patients

Crit Care MedPublished Mathematical modeling study with prospective clinical validation

Authors' conclusion

The mathematical model shows potential in pulmonary critical care.

Study context

Population
Critically ill ventilated ICU patients without chronic or acute lung disease
Participants
13 participants
Comparison
Porous media model predictions vs patient data
Outcome
Agreement of model outcomes with patient data:
  • EtCO2
  • Area under the CO2 curve
  • PaCO2

Performance

As reported in the abstract

Model vs patient data
Correlation, end-tidal CO2
0.918
Correlation, area under the CO2 curve
0.954
Correlation, PaCO2
0.995
R2, end-tidal CO2
0.843
R2, area under the CO2 curve
0.910
R2, PaCO2
0.990

Original publication

Validation of Math Model Using Porous Media for Determining Alveolar CO2 in Ventilated Patients. Crit Care Med. Published 20 August 2024. doi:10.1097/ccm.0000000000006350

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