Comparison between single compartment model and recruitment basis function model on NICU patients

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Comparison between single compartment model and recruitment basis function model on NICU patients

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Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is commonly diagnosed in preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) due to prematurity at birth resulting in surfactant deficiency. Mechanical ventilation (MV) is used to support breathing of infants with RDS. In this study, respiratory mechanics of 10 invasively ventilated infants from Christchurch Women’s Hospital under standard care are compared with two lung mechanics models validated in adult MV patients. A single compartment model is com...

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Research paper

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Journal article

Date created

2020

Creator

Kim KT / Knopp J / Dixon B / Chase, Geoff

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https://hdl.handle.net/10092/102005

Related subjects

NICU / elastance / basic function / pulmonary mechanics / modeling / mechanical ventilation / Biomedical and clinical sciences / Cardiovascular medicine and haematology / Respiratory diseases / Engineering / Biomedical engineering / Biomechanical engineering

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