Thoracic shape changes in newborns due to their position
Autor: | Nima Seifnaraghi, Andreas Demosthenous, Marika Rahtu, Merja Kallio, Richard Bayford, Yu Wu, Serena de Gelidi, Andy Bardill |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Supine position Science Posture 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Article Patient Positioning 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Supine Position Humans Medicine Thoracic Wall Premature neonate Multidisciplinary business.industry Respiration Infant Newborn Paediatrics Anatomy 3. Good health Trace (semiology) Cross section (geometry) Position (obstetrics) 030228 respiratory system Female business Biomedical engineering |
Zdroj: | Scientific Reports Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021) |
ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
Popis: | The highly compliant nature of the neonatal chest wall is known to clinicians. However, its morphological changes have never been characterized and are especially important for a customised monitoring of respiratory diseases. Here, we show that a device applied on newborns can trace their chest boundary without the use of radiation. Such technology, which is easy to sanitise between patients, works like a smart measurement tape drawing also a digital cross section of the chest. We also show that in neonates the supine position generates a significantly different cross section compared to the lateral ones. Lastly, an unprecedented comparison between a premature neonate and a child is reported. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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