Design and Control of a Mechatronic Tracheostomy Tube for Automated Tracheal Suctioning
Goal: Mechanical ventilation is required to aid patients with breathing difficulty to breathe more comfortably. A tracheostomy tube inserted through an opening in the patient neck into the trachea is connected to a ventilator for suctioning. Currently, nurses spend millions of person-hours yearly to...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81210 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40669 |