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June 18, 2026International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics

Respiratory waveform variability during oral feeding in preterm infants

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CBCaryn BradleyJLJoanne LyAPAnton Palma

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Exploratory pilot study finds respiratory waveform variability predicts discharge timing in preterm infants, suggesting new assessment metrics.

Key Points

  • The study aims to determine whether respiratory waveform variability can predict oral feeding success and discharge readiness in preterm infants.
  • Exploratory pilot study conducted in a NICU setting with 10 preterm infants.
  • Respiratory waveform variability was measured using sample entropy during bottle feeding.
  • Data analysis focused on the relationship between RWV and days to hospital discharge.
  • Higher RWV was linked to fewer days to discharge, with a decrease of 1.8 days for every 0.1 unit increase in sample entropy (95% CI: -3.4, -0.2).

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Bradley et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a338bfb630953a74978d7dfhttps://doi.org/10.1504/ijmei.2026.154159
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