• 융합정보논문지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 환자의 산소 민감도와 선호패턴을 고려하여 개인별 산소치료 프로파일을 지정하고, 여기에 따라 자동적으로 시간별 산소압을 조정하여 제공하는 3단 분리형 단격실 산소챔버를 설계한다. 고압산소치료는 대기압보다 높은 100% 산소를 환자에게 제공하는 방법으로 개인에 따라 기압차에 따른 귀의 통증을 호소하는 단점이 있었다. 제안 시스템은 임베디드 시스템을 기반으로 환자의 산소치료 선호패턴 및 치료기록을 DB화하여 환자 맞춤형 산소치료 프로파일을 작성하고, 환자의 이름만 입력하면 산소챔버가 자동적으로 작성된 프로파일 패턴에 따라 산소압을 자동적으로 조정함으로써 산소치료 효과를 극대화 할 수 있다. 향후 관리자의 스마트폰과 연동하여 작동하는 산소챔버용 원격관리 시스템으로 확장함으로써 관리의 용이성 및 산소치료의 안전성을 제고하고 부가가치를 극대화 할 수 있기를 기대한다.

• IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.107-116
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• 2016

Premature babies of less than 37 weeks gestation might require oxygen therapy as an integral part of treatment and respiratory support. Because of their under-developed lungs, these so-called "preemies" might contract respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). To treat RDS, neonatal oxygen therapy is administered, where controlled oxygen gas is measured as a fraction of inspired oxygen ($FiO_2$). However, exposure to high oxygen content during long treatment could cause oxygen intoxication, which might cause permanent blindness due to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), whereas insufficient oxygen exposure could cause severe hypoxia. A doctor would use oxygen saturation ($SpO_2$) data and prescribe a dose of $FiO_2$ to maintain $SpO_2$ within a suitable range. One objective is to maintain $SpO_2$ within the acceptable range using $FiO_2$ that is as low as possible. Adjustment of $FiO_2$ would normally be done by nurses every 15 to 30 minutes, which might not be safe in many situations. An error in $FiO_2$ adjustment during a manual procedure could be as large as +/- 2.5%. This paper presents a system that can determine an $FiO_2$ value suitable to the current $SpO_2$ and that automatically adjusts $FiO_2$ with an error clearance of +/- 0.25%.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.74-82
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to compare the anaerobic threshold (AT) between subjects with and without non-specific chronic low back pain (NCLBP). The patient group included 15 women with NCLBP. The normal group included 15 women without NCLBP who were age-, height-, weight-, and activity level-matched. The subjects performed a Balke treadmill protocol which was symptom-limited progressive loading test. Their heart rate (HR), ventilatory gas and metabolic equivalents (METs) were measured using the automatic breath gas analyzing system. After the test, each subjects' ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) were evaluated. The visual analog scale (VAS) was assessed pre- and post-test. The independent t-test and Wilcoxon's signed-rank test were used for analysis of the data. Time, HR, the volume of oxygen consumption ($VO_2$), relative $VO_2$, and METs at the AT level of the patient group were significantly lower than those of the healthy group (p<.05). However, there were no significant differences in RPE, VAS, and breathing frequency at the AT level (p>.05). The findings of this study indicate that patients with NCLBP had a lower aerobic fitness than healthy subjects. Thus, implementation of rehabilitation program to increase aerobic fitness may be considered in patietns with NCLBP, and further studies are required to determine the etiological factors of decreased aerobic fitness.