Q79.0 Q33.0 Q33.2 Q33.6 J94.0
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All newborns (preterm infants and term newborns >24 weeks of gestation) with a congenital lung malformation (mandatory: prenatal diagnosis)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients receiving palliative care 2) Lack of parental consent (prior to birth) 3) Contraindication to performing EIT measurement according to approval (e.g., presence of a pacemaker) or inability to perform EIT measurement on the thorax due to wound dressings or indwelling drains.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Detection of >90% of spontaneous and mechanical breaths in the first 60 minutes after birth using EIT. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Detection of regional differences in ventilation distribution (affected/ipsilateral vs. healthy/contralateral lung side). 2) Detection of areas of inhomogeneous ventilation distribution on the affected (ipsilateral) lung side. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Uniklinik Bonn, Klinik für Neonatologie und Pädiatrische Intensivmedizin