Forehead reflectance photoplethysmography to monitor heart rate: preliminary results from neonatal patients

Around 5%–10% of newborn babies require some form of resuscitation at birth and heart rate (HR) is the best guide of efficacy. We report the development and first trial of a device that continuously monitors neonatal HR, with a view to deployment in the delivery room to guide newborn resuscitation....

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Main Authors: Grubb, Mark, Carpenter, James, Crowe, John A., Teoh, Jeremy, Marlow, Neil, Ward, Carole, Mann, Chantelle, Sharkey, Don, Hayes-Gill, Barrie R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Physics 2014
Online Access:http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3061/
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http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3061/1/Grubb_PMEA_2014.pdf