Naslov
Sensors in neonatal monitoring: current practice and future trends

Autori
Murkovic, Ivana ; Steinberg, Matthew David ; Murkovic, Branimir

Izvornik
Technology and Health Care (0928-7329) 11 (2003), 6; 399-412

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
preterm infants; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU); blood-chemistry; sensor

Sažetak
Monitoring the status of preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) provides a unique and challenging environment for the design, function and use of sensor-based monitoring equipment. This article presents an overview of sensor-based instrumentation used in the NICU for physiological and chemical status monitoring, and discusses some of the key sensing principles currently in use. The clinical demand for reliable patient data at acceptable cost is driving the development of new types of monitoring technologies, in particular for continuous blood-chemistry analysis. We describe some of the new sensor- based products finding their way into the NICU, together with a review of the more promising emerging sensor technologies that might eventually be incorporated into routine neonatal monitoring practice.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemija

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