Journal of clinical monitoring
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The objectives of our study were (1) to implement intelligent respiratory alarms with a neural network; and (2) to increase alarm specificity and decrease false-alarm rates compared with current alarms. ⋯ Neural networks may be useful in creating intelligent anesthesia alarm systems.
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Rapid and accurate core temperature measurement is vitally important in trauma patients, especially in those with accidental hypothermia. We tested a new aural thermometer to measure "tympanic" temperatures and assessed its accuracy during normothermic and hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass. ⋯ The new tympanic thermoprobe is a simple, fast, and reliable device for measuring core temperature. The device was designed particularly for, and may be useful for, patients suffering from accidental hypothermia.