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Development of a diagnostic feedback device to assess neonatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation chest compression
Abstract:
Neonatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (NCPR) is an important intervention to save the lives of newborns who suffer from cardiac and respiratory arrest. Despite its importance there is a dearth of NCPR research and no commercially available feedback device suitable for use during NCPR. The aim of this study is to develop a diagnostic feedback device in the form of a patch placed on the infant's chest. The diagnostic feedback patch measures both the compression depth and force during NCPR, while giving audio-visual feedback according to current NCPR guidelines. The patch was systematically evaluated by conducting a series of hardware validation tests to assess the depth, force and feedback performance. The average errors in the depth and force were found to be 10.8% and 12.4%, respectively, with maximal errors below 20.7% and 24.1%. These results along with positive outcome of the feedback test suggest that the device is reliable on a hardware level and is suitable for further evaluation in a clinical setting.
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