title: Chest dynamics asymmetry facilitates earlier detection of pneumothorax.
abstract: Pneumothorax is usually diagnosed when signs of life-threatening tension pneumothorax develop. The case report describes novel data derived from miniature superficial sensors that continuously monitored the amplitude and symmetry of the chest wall tidal displacement (TDi) in a premature infant that suffered from pneumothorax. Off-line analysis of the TDi revealed slowly progressing asymmetric ventilation that could be detected 38 min before the diagnosis was made. The TDi provides novel and valuable information that can assist in early detection and decision making.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Carmel Medical Center, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.|Rappapport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Waisman
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Landesberg
authors.affiliation: Pneumedicare Ltd., Yokneam, Israel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kohn
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faingersh
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Mayer Children's Hospital, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Klotzman
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Carmel Medical Center, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.|Rappapport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gover
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Carmel Medical Center, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.|Rappapport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kessel
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Carmel Medical Center, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.|Rappapport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rotschild
mesh_terms: D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004867:Equipment Design; D006612:High-Frequency Ventilation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics
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