Model-Based Weaning Tests for VA-ECLS Therapy

Table 1

Parameters of the cardiovascular model connected to a VA-ECLS.

	Descriptions	Values
Identified parameters
	Exponential parameter of the EDPVR equation	Subject-specific
	Elastance of the arteries	Subject-specific
	Slope of the ESPVR equation	Subject-specific
	Systemic resistance	Subject-specific
	Stressed blood volume	Subject-specific
Measured parameters
HR	Heart rate	Subject-specific
Parameters taken from the literature
	Preexponential parameter of the EDPVR equation	0.35 mmHg [6]
	Elastance of the veins	0.014 mmHg/ml [6]
	Resistance of the input valve	0.015 mmHg·s/ml [6]
	Resistance of the output valve	0.03 mmHg·s/ml [6]
ECLS settings
	Extracorporeal blood flow	Chosen by the clinicians