Estimation of energy expenditure
AssigneeTeCom AS
InventorsOle Brix, Hans Flaatten, Anne Berit Guttormsen
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Abstract
An apparatus (1) for estimating the energy expenditure of a patient (2) comprises means (3) for receiving a set of measurements (6) from a ventilator (4), wherein the set of measurements (6) comprises at least one gas concentration measurement. The apparatus (1) further comprises means (7) for estimating the energy expenditure of the patient (2) based on the set of measurements (6).
Claims48
An apparatus for estimating energy expenditure of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving a set of measurements from a ventilator, the ventilator being configured to measure at least one gas concentration measurement in order to provide breathing assistance to the patient, wherein the set of measurements comprises said at least one gas concentration measurement;
- means for estimating the energy expenditure of the patient based on the set of measurements.
A method for estimating energy expenditure of a patient, the method comprising:
- receiving a set of measurements from a ventilator, the ventilator being configured to measure at least one gas concentration measurement in order to provide breathing assistance to the patient, wherein the set of measurements comprises said at least one gas concentration measurement;
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- estimating the energy expenditure of the patient based on the set of measurements.
A processor-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for estimating energy expenditure of a patient, the method comprising:
- receiving a set of measurements from a ventilator, the ventilator being configured to measure at least one gas concentration measurement in order to provide breathing assistance to the patient, wherein the set of measurements comprises said at least one gas concentration measurement;
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- estimating the energy expenditure of the patient based on the set of measurements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.