Scientific articles supporting Ventilation Cockpit™

The Ventilation Cockpit™ is a completely new concept in mechanical ventilation. Very strong evidence from a number of scientific articles suggests that such a user interface improves situational awareness and thus safety. The three articles below are the most important ones.

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Closed-loop ventilation: an emerging standard of care?

The rational for using closed-loop ventilation is becoming stronger. Studies are now available supporting the hypothesis that patient outcome is improved by using closed-loop ventilation. In the highly sophisticated ICU world driven by the triumvirate of cost-efficiency, quality, and safety, closed-loop ventilation will become unavoidable. The challenge is how to make that change effortless, friendly, and as fast as possible. Introducing novel graphical user interfaces and providing data displays that are pertinent, integrative, and dynamic will reduce cognitive resources of the clinician and have the potential to make ventilation safer. They may be the key for adopting closed-loop ventilation in everyday practice. (Wysocki M, Brunner JX. Crit Care Clin. 2007 Apr;23(2):223-40.)
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Effect on the duration of mechanical ventilation of identifying patients capable of breathing spontaneously

Daily screening of the respiratory function of adults receiving mechanical ventilation, followed by trials of spontaneous breathing in appropriate patients and notification of their physicians when the trials were successful, can reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation and the cost of intensive care and is associated with fewer complications than usual care. (Ely EW, Baker AM, Dunagan DP, Burke HL, Smith AC, Kelly PT, Johnson MM, Browder RW, Bowton DL, Haponik EF. N Engl J Med. 1996 Dec 19;335(25):1864-9.)
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Graphic user interface to improve patient safety during mechanical ventilation

Improving safety and quality has become a major concern in medicine, especially in high-technology and complex environments such as intensive care units. Numerous publications report improved patient safety through the use of intuitive graphic representations in anaesthesiology and intensive care. A novel, intelligent graphical user interface (GUI) providing pertinent, integrative data; dynamic lung visualisation; and a weaning tool is reported. Based on preliminary studies, such an intelligent GUI should help improve ventilation safety. (Wysocki M. Int. Journal of Intensive Care. 2007 Spring;14(1))

Improving Situational Awareness in the ICU: the Ventilation Cockpit

This article is a summary on how the Ventilation Cockpit is designed to improve situational awareness in the ICU. (Brunner JX. ICU Management. 2007 Spring;1(7), p. 26-27.)

The evaluation of a pulmonary display to detect adverse respiratory events using high resolution human simulator

The authors conclude that the graphical pulmonary display may serve as a useful adjunct to traditional displays in identifying adverse respiratory events. (Wachter SB, Johnson K, Albert R, Syroid N, Drews F, Westenskow D. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006 Nov-Dec;13(6):635-42.)
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The right picture is worth a thousand numbers: data displays in anesthesia

This paper provides suggestions for the development of more effective displays in anesthesiology. Graphical displays can increase the anesthesiologist's situation awareness and improve clinical performance. Clinical use of these displays has the potential to significantly improve patient safety. (Drews FA, Westenskow DR. Hum Factors. 2006 Spring;48(1):59-71)
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