Transcutaneous monitoring of diaphragm activity as a measure of work of breathing in preterm infants.

Ruud W van Leuteren Cornelia G de WaalGerard J HuttenFrans H de JonghAnton H van Kaam

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2021)

Diaphragm activity showed a modest correlation with WOBi and PTPin in an aggregated analysis. This finding warrants further studies in infants with more significant lung disease.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
mechanical ventilation
low birth weight
preterm birth