OBJECTIVES: To explore the use of a pyroelectric polymer (PEP) film as a transducer for a simple respiratory rate monitor and to evaluate the transducer in a laboratory situation. METHODS: Laboratory evaluation of a new pyroelectric transducer for measurement of respiratory rate. RESULTS: The amplified output from the pyroelectric film produced an excellent respiratory trace when used on a normal spontaneously breathing subject. The transducer is cheap, robust, and reliable. CONCLUSIONS: PEP films have the potential to be used as cheap and effective transducers in respiratory rate monitors for non-intubated patients. In the laboratory, they have many desirable characteristics which should now be evaluated in a clinical setting.
OBJECTIVES: To explore the use of a pyroelectric polymer (PEP) film as a transducer for a simple respiratory rate monitor and to evaluate the transducer in a laboratory situation. METHODS: Laboratory evaluation of a new pyroelectric transducer for measurement of respiratory rate. RESULTS: The amplified output from the pyroelectric film produced an excellent respiratory trace when used on a normal spontaneously breathing subject. The transducer is cheap, robust, and reliable. CONCLUSIONS:PEP films have the potential to be used as cheap and effective transducers in respiratory rate monitors for non-intubated patients. In the laboratory, they have many desirable characteristics which should now be evaluated in a clinical setting.
Authors: V Hers; D Corbugy; I Joslet; P Hermant; J Demarteau; B Delhougne; G Vandermoten; J P Hermanne Journal: J Clin Monit Comput Date: 2013-04-03 Impact factor: 2.502
Authors: G Roopa Manjunatha; K Rajanna; D Roy Mahapatra; M M Nayak; Uma Maheswari Krishnaswamy; R Srinivasa Journal: J Clin Monit Comput Date: 2013-06-16 Impact factor: 2.502