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Chest dynamics asymmetry facilitates earlier detection of pneumothorax
D Waisman1,2, A Landesberg3, S Kohn4
1Department of Neonatology, Carmel Medical Center, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Abstract:
Pneumothorax is usually diagnosed when signs of life-threatening tension pneumothorax develop. The case report describes novel data derived from miniature superficial sensors that continuously monitored the amplitude and symmetry of the chest wall tidal displacement (TDi) in a premature infant that suffered from pneumothorax. Off-line analysis of the TDi revealed slowly progressing asymmetric ventilation that could be detected 38 min before the diagnosis was made. The TDi provides novel and valuable information that can assist in early detection and decision making.
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