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Am J Perinatol 2021; 38(12): 1254-1258
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708883
Original Article

Tidal Breathing Parameters Measured by Structured Light Plethysmography in Newborns: Is It Feasible in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit?

Evrim Alyamac Dizdar
1   Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
,
Davut Bozkaya 
1   Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
,
Fatma Nur Sari
1   Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
,
Esra Beser
1   Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
,
Cuneyt Tayman
1   Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
,
Serife Suna Oguz
1   Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
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Abstract

Objective Structured light plethysmography (SLP) is a novel and noncontact respiratory assessment technique. It provides tidal breathing measurement in patients difficult to cooperate. In this study, we aimed to determine data for tidal breathing parameters measured by SLP in newborns.

Study Design Infants between 2 and 5 days of life without having any respiratory symptoms were eligible for this observational study. In total, 5 minutes of tidal breathing was recorded using SLP (Thora-3Di, PneumaCare Ltd, Cambridge, U.K.) in each infant. Various tidal breathing parameters including timing indices, flow-based parameters, and regional parameters were obtained from SLP data.

Results A total of 57 infants underwent measurements in the study. Evaluable recordings from 42 term and 11 late preterm infants were analyzed. Median gestational age and birthweight of the infants were 38 (37–39) weeks and 3,195 (2,790–3,585) g, respectively. In terms of flow-based parameters, “tidal inspiratory flow at 50% of inspiratory volume divided by tidal expiratory flow at 50% of expiratory volume” was 1.29 (1.13–1.53). Relative contribution of the thorax to each breath in percentage was measured as 38.67 (28.21–43.60). Median values of left–right hemithoracic asynchrony and thoraco-abdominal asynchrony were 6.92 (5.35–9.04) and 17.96 (12.98–36.44) degrees in the study population, respectively. There were no differences in tidal breathing parameters except “hemithoracic asynchrony” between term and late preterm infants. Hemithoracic asynchrony was significantly lower in term neonates than late preterms.

Conclusion SLP was found to be feasible to obtain measures of tidal breathing parameters in newborns and it could be performed successfully even in the first days of life.

Keywords

structured light plethysmography - tidal breathing parameters - neonatal intensive care unit - newborn - respiratory function


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Eingereicht: 29. November 2019

Angenommen: 19. Februar 2020

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
10. April 2020

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