title: A comparison of electrodes for potential use in paediatric/infant apnoea monitoring.
abstract: We measured the signal-to-motion-artifact ratio for ten paediatric/infant electrodes for infant apnoea monitoring. Electrodes that have good stability, strong adhesion, low face-to-face impedance, low transthoracic-plus-electrode impedance, large effective area, and large total area are optimal for impedance pneumography. The gel make-up may also affect optimality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mayotte
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Webster
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Tompkins
mesh_terms: D000268:Adhesiveness; D000328:Adult; D001049:Apnea / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004566:Electrodes; D005782:Gels; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008838:Microcomputers; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D005782:Gels