Trial reportActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2025
Prone Positioning Was Associated With Less Hypoxemic Events and Improved Feeding Tolerance in Preterm Infants.
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- The effect of the prone and side lying position by using the positioning bed on the comfort of the preterm baby.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Effect of upright nesting position with swaddling on physiological status, sleep duration, and feeding tolerance in preterm infants in Indonesia: a quasi-experimental study.Child health nursing research · 2026Article
- A Two-Dimensional Position and Motion Monitoring System for Preterm Infants Using a Fiber-Optic Pressure-Sensitive Mattress.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
aimCardiorespiratory events such as apnea, bradycardia and hypoxemia are common in preterm infants and may contribute to an impaired neurodevelopmental outcome. We hypothesised a significant reduction in the incidence of hypoxemia, bradycardia and gastric residuals in the prone position.
methodsIn this monocentric, prospective, randomised, two-arm crossover trial, at a tertiary university hospital, 48 preterm infants with a gestational age of < 32 weeks and a postmenstrual age of < 34 weeks were randomised to either a prone-supine or a supine-prone sequence of cardiorespiratory monitoring over a period of 24 h. The primary outcome parameter was the cumulative frequency of hypoxemias and bradycardias; secondary parameters comprised evaluation of basal parameters, hypoxemias, bradycardias and the amount of gastric residuals.
resultsThe cumulative frequency of hypoxemias and bradycardias and the number of severe hypoxemias (peripheral oxygen saturation [SpO
conclusionProne positioning of preterm infants significantly reduces the cumulative frequency of hypoxemias and bradycardias, severe hypoxemias and gastric residuals while increasing basal SpO
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