Contact person

• Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. med. Dr. h. c. Steffen Leonhardt

Project description

Many patients in hospitals especially those located in an intensive care unit can only survive because of life-supporting systems. Those systems are technically complex and require specialized and highly trained personnel. Many tasks are concerned with the application of rules and guidelines in order to optimize patient care. In times of increasing complexity of procedures and reduced financial options individualization of therapy can only be achieved with technical aids.

The research cluster "Smart Life Support" addresses this issue. The Joint DFG Research Grant is a cooperation between six RWTH chairs from four faculties and is subdivided in three research tracks with a total volume of 2 Mio. €

ECLA-VENT

• Chair of Computer Science 11: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Kowalewski
• Chair for Medical Information Technology: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. med. Steffen Leonhardt
• Clinic of Anaesthesiology: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Rolf Rossaint

Interactive physiological control of ventilation and extracorporeal circulation.

Bela-VAD

• Chair of Control Engineering: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. D. Abel
• Clinic for Heart, Thorax and Vascular Surgery: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. R. Autschbach
• Clinic of Anaesthesiology: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Rolf Rossaint
• Chair for Applied Medical Engineering: Univ. Prof. Dr. med. Dr.-Ing. T. Schmitz-Rode

Design of a control concept for management of left ventricular assist devices.

Patho-Mod

• Chair of Control Engineering: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. D. Abel
• Clinic for Heart, Thorax and Vascular Surgery: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. R. Autschbach
• Clinic of Anaesthesiology: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Rolf Rossaint
• Chair for Applied Medical Engineering: Univ. Prof. Dr. med. Dr.-Ing. T. Schmitz-Rode

Object oriented modeling of heart diseaseswith a specific focus on right heart insuffiency.