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ArticlePediatric research2016

Comparison of ECG-based physiological markers for hypoxia in a preterm ovine model.

Alex Zwanenburg, Ben Jm Hermans, Peter Andriessen, Hendrik J Niemarkt, Reint K Jellema, Daan Rmg Ophelders, Rik Vullings, Tim Gam Wolfs, Boris W Kramer, Tammo Delhaas

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Article in Pediatric research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Alex ZwanenburgDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-0342-9545
Ben Jm HermansDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Peter AndriessenDepartment of Pediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Hendrik J NiemarktDepartment of Pediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Reint K JellemaDepartment of Pediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Daan Rmg OpheldersMHeNs School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Rik VullingsSignal Processing Systems Group, Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Tim Gam WolfsMHeNs School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Boris W KramerMHeNs School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Tammo DelhaasDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6897-9700
Maastricht University Medical Centre · NLMaastricht University · NLEindhoven University of Technology · NLRadboud University Nijmegen · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrent methods for assessing perinatal hypoxic conditions did not improve infant outcomes. Various waveform-based and interval-based ECG markers have been suggested, but not directly compared. We compare performance of ECG markers in a standardized ovine model for fetal hypoxia.

methodsSixty-nine fetal sheep of 0.7 gestation had ECG recorded 4 h before, during, and 4 h after a 25-min period of umbilical cord occlusion (UCO), leading to severe hypoxia. Various ECG markers were calculated, among which were heart rate (HR), HR-corrected ventricular depolarization/repolarization interval (QTc), and ST-segment analysis (STAN) episodic and baseline rise markers, analogue to clinical STAN device alarms. Performance of interval- and waveform-based ECG markers was assessed by correlating predicted and actual hypoxic/normoxic state.

resultsOf the markers studied, HR and QTc demonstrated high sensitivity (≥86%), specificity (≥96%), and positive predictive value (PPV) (≥86%) and detected hypoxia in ≥90% of fetuses at 4 min after UCO. In contrast, STAN episodic and baseline rise markers displayed low sensitivity (≤20%) and could not detect severe fetal hypoxia in 65 and 28% of the animals, respectively.

conclusionInterval-based HR and QTc markers could assess the presence of severe hypoxia. Waveform-based STAN episodic and baseline rise markers were ineffective as markers for hypoxia.

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ElectrocardiographyAnimalsAnimals, NewbornDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHeart RateHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationHypoxiaIschemiaMaleROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificitySheepTime Factors

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PMID26866904
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