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Case Reports
. 2004 Sep;5(5):455-6.
doi: 10.1097/01.pcc.0000137283.12685.7a.

Extrasystoles: side effect of kangaroo care?

Christof Kluthe  1 , Roland R Wauer, Mario Rüdiger
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Case Reports

Extrasystoles: side effect of kangaroo care?

Christof Kluthe et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2004 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: To present an unpublished reason for an arrhythmic electrocardiogram (ECG) recording during kangaroo care in a preterm infant.

Design: Case report.

Patient: Preterm infant.

Measurements and main results: A preterm infant exhibited cardiac arrhythmia on the ECG monitor during kangaroo care, leading to interruption of kangarooing. Arrhythmia disappeared after placing the baby back into the incubator. The most likely reasons for arrhythmia were excluded. However, arrhythmia reappeared upon continuation of kangaroo care. ECG monitoring revealed the reason for the monitoring error.

Conclusions: ECG monitoring during kangaroo care should cause error because of superimposed electric activity from the parent. Oxygen saturation represents a more reliable method of monitoring during kangaroo care.

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  • "Extrasystoles" during kangaroo care.
    Barnes NP, Roberts P. Barnes NP, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2005 Mar;6(2):230. doi: 10.1097/01.pcc.0000154956.98379.0f. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2005. PMID: 15753836 No abstract available.

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