Inventors:
Jose Salinas - San Antonio TX, US
George C. Kramer - Galveston TX, US
Guy A. Drew - San Antonio TX, US
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC
International Classification:
A61M 31/00, B65D 81/00
US Classification:
604503, 604 65, 604 66, 600584
Abstract:
A method and system for operating a semi-closed loop and/or a closed loop resuscitation of a burn patient in view of patient information and other physiological data gathered as part of the method and/or by the system. The method in at least one embodiment includes receiving patient information, calculating an infusion rate based at least on part on a portion of the received patient information, outputting the infusion rate to an infusion pump, obtaining a urinary output, calculating a new infusion rate using infusion rate model based constants, and outputting the new infusion rate to an infusion pump. In some embodiments, the method includes notifying medical staff when problems arise, displaying information regarding the resuscitation, and setting limits regarding the infusion rates.