A software based patient simulator to evaluate medical decision support systems

Automated therapy of intensive care patients is a development that comprises enourmos economical potential. Algorithms used for those automations become increasingly complex and need to be evaluated and validated during development and certification. Patient sim-ulators are a suitable tool in mimicking the physiological reaction of patients and thus allowing systematical evaluation. This paper is intended to present such a simulator that is software based and allows to simulate an artificially ventilated patient. The simulation results exhibit a physiologically plausible behaviour and are computed in real time or faster.