Open Access<p>When a Ventilator Takes Autonomous Decisions without Seeking Approbation nor Warning Clinicians: A Case Series</p>
Author(s) -
Nicolas Dufour,
Fouad Fadel,
B. Gelée,
JeanLouis Dubost,
Sophie Ardiot,
Pascal Di Donato,
JeanDamien Ricard
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international medical case reports journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 1179-142X
DOI - 10.2147/imcrj.s266969
Subject(s) - medicine , set (abstract data type) , volume (thermodynamics) , alarm , airway , computer science , software , limit (mathematics) , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , engineering , surgery , operating system , electrical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , programming language , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Complexity and functions of automated medical devices used to support life (eg, ventilators, dialysis machines, monitors, insulin pump with continuous blood glucose monitoring system, etc.) increase over time. Until recently, devices were partially automated by very simple feedback loops, with no or few software dependence (such as the simplest home thermostat). For the last two decades, devices have been increasingly driven by complex algorithms devoted to improve patient's treatment and monitoring as well as users experience.