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The DELUX study: development of lung volumes during extubation of preterm infants
Plastina, L., et al. Pediatric Research. 2022.
Investigated changes in lung volumes during extubation of very preterm infants using EIT. Extubation was associated with significant changes in EELI (correlated to FRC). Re-recruitment of lung volume began immediately after initiating non-invasive ventilation.
Prolonged Continuous Monitoring of Regional Lung Function in Infants with Respiratory Failure
Becher, T.H., et al. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2022.
EIT allowed continuous monitoring of regional lung function in 200 neonates and infants for up to 72 hours with minimal adverse skin integrity effects. The study confirmed posture-dependent changes in ventilation distribution and their dependency on postmenstrual age.
Clinical performance of a novel textile interface for neonatal chest electrical impedance tomography
Sophocleous, L. , et al. Physiological Measurement. 2018.
The Sentec textile EIT belt for neonates and infants was tested to validate its clinical performance. The results indicate that the textile electrode interface is suitable for chest EIT imaging between 24 and 72 hours in duration. It did not cause any distress or discomfort in the preterm infants.
