Clinical and laboratory observationA comparison of prone and supine positioning in the immediate postextubation period of neonates
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2021, Early Human DevelopmentCitation Excerpt :While our results are similar to those of Soukka et al. [17], the present study was the first study to evaluate Edi values of intubated preterm infants during SSC. Several positive effects of the prone position compared with the supine position in preterm infants have been reported, such as a decrease in RR and the degree of retraction [19]. Additionally, the prone position improves thoracoabdominal entrainment [20], improves lung volume after extubation or during lung recovery [21], and increases sleep duration in preterm infants [22].
The effects of skin-to-skin care on the diaphragmatic electrical activity in preterm infants
2014, Early Human DevelopmentCitation Excerpt :This reflects better maintenance of the end expiratory lung volume (although not measured) allowing more complete diaphragmatic relaxation at end expiration which, in turn, decreases work of breathing. It has been shown that prone position decreases respiratory rates and retraction scores [26], improves thoraco-abdominal synchrony [27], and improves lung volumes [28] after extubation or during the pulmonary recovery period, and increases sleep [29] in premature infants. During SSC, the infant usually lays prone on the parent's chest either horizontally (parent lies on a bed) or tilted upwards (parent sitting in a comfortable chair).
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