Age-related ranges of respiratory inductance plethysmography (RIP) reference values for infants and children

The current noninvasive method for respiratory monitoring is respiratory inductance plethysmography (RIP); two bands are connected, one each to the chest and the abdomen, to measure the breathing pattern. RIP requires post hoc analysis to calculate indices such as respiratory rate, phase angle, labored breathing index, and percent of rib cage contribution to breathing. Clinical studies have provided patient RIP values and age-matched normal values, but they lack global evaluation of normative data for a wide age range of pediatric subjects.
Source: Paediatric Respiratory Reviews - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research