title: MEchatronic REspiratory System SImulator for Neonatal Applications (MERESSINA) project: a novel bioengineering goal.
abstract: Respiratory function is mandatory for extrauterine life, but is sometimes impaired in newborns due to prematurity, congenital malformations, or acquired pathologies. Mechanical ventilation is standard care, but long-term complications, such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia, are still largely reported. Therefore, continuous medical education is mandatory to correctly manage devices for assistance. Commercially available breathing function simulators are rarely suitable for the anatomical and physiological realities. The aim of this study is to develop a high-fidelity mechatronic simulator of neonatal airways and lungs for staff training and mechanical ventilator testing. The project is divided into three different phases: (1) a review study on respiratory physiology and pathophysiology and on already available single and multi-compartment models; (2) the prototyping phase; and (3) the on-field system validation.
authors: Centro di Formazione e Simulazione Neonatale "NINA," UO Neonatologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy ; Istituto di Scienze della Vita, Italy.
authors: Rosa T
authors: RT
authors: Scaramuzzo
authors: Massimiliano
authors: M
authors: Ciantelli
authors: Ilaria
authors: I
authors: Baldoli
authors: Lisa
authors: L
authors: Bellanti
authors: Marzia
authors: M
authors: Gentile
authors: Francesca
authors: F
authors: Cecchi
authors: Emilio
authors: E
authors: Sigali
authors: Selene
authors: S
authors: Tognarelli
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: Ghirri
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Mazzoleni
authors: Arianna
authors: A
authors: Menciassi
authors: Armando
authors: A
authors: Cuttano
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Boldrini
authors: Cecilia
authors: C
authors: Laschi
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: Dario
keywords: continuous medical education; lung; newborn; respiratory system; simulation
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