Full-Term Neonate, Spontaneous Breathing
Conditions
Brief summary
Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is an evolving monitoring tool for respiratory support in neonatal and pediatric intensive care. In this observational study basic EIT parameters will be measured on 20 healthy newborn infants during spontaneous breathing and assess the effect of position changes in ventilation distribution.
Detailed description
NEO SensorBelts will be used to observe ventilation distribution in healthy newborn infants during quiet spontaneous breathing. Child's position will be changed 5 times every 10 minutes in a random order. Positions observed will be: left lateral, right lateral, supine, prone face to left, prone face to right and supine with the bed tilted 30 degrees. Total duration for the recording will be 1 hour.
Interventions
DEVICESwisstom BB2 EIT device
Swisstom BB2 EIT device with NEO SensorBelts will be used to measure ventilation distribution during spontaneous breathing and position changes in healthy newborn infants.
Sponsors
University of Oulu
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Hours to 5 Days
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian * Gestational age 37+0 - 42+0 weeks * Uneventful follow-up in maternity ward
Exclusion criteria
* Respiratory distress * Admission to NICU * Thorax skin lesions * Prior participation in this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Right-to-left ventilation distribution | 1 hour | Changes in right-to-left ventilation distribution following position changes will be calculated |
| Anteroposterior ventilation distribution | 1 hour | The ventral-to-dorsal center of ventilation will be calculated as described in (Frerichs et al., Acta AnaesthesiolScand. 1998; 42:721-726) as a value between 0 and 100%, higher values indicating a more dorsal distribution of ventilation. |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed