From intra- to extra-uterine: early phase design of a transfer to extra-uterine life support through medical simulation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Extra-uterine life support technology could provide a more physiologic alternative for the treatment of extremely premature infants, as it allows further fetal growth and development ex utero. Animal studies have been carried out which involved placing fetuses in a liquid-filled incubator, with oxygen supplied through an oxygenator connected to the umbilical vessels. Hence, by delaying lung exposure to air, further lung development and maturation can take place. This medical intervention requires adjustments to current obstetric procedures to maintain liquid-filled lungs through a so-called transfer procedure.

Methods

Our objective was to develop obstetric device prototypes that allow clinicians to simulate this birth procedure to safely transfer the infant from

SUBMITTER: van Haren JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11368740 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature