Study of electrode position of EKG monitoring in Pediatrics

Kang JH

Beijing Children’s Hospital, Affiliated to Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

 

Objective: To study the electrode position of EKG monitoring in Pediatrics in order to obtain the monitoring waveforms that are similar to EKG due to standard leads. 

Methods: Applying modified Einthoven Triangle, resistance method and EKG standard leads method to give EKG monitoring in 240 illness children, dividing the monitoring waveforms into different groups by ages and diseases and then comparing them with each other. 

Results: The P-QRS-T waveforms, time, electric pressured, frequency, arrythm and abnormal waveforms by Modified Einthoven Triangle were quite similar to EKG due to standard leads.  The P-QRS-T waveforms, time, frequency by Resistance Method were similar to EKG due to standard leads, but there were a little bit higher electric pressure by Resistance method and significantly different abnormal waveforms compared with EKG due to standard leads.  Application of both Modified Einthoven Triangle and Resistance Method were not influenced by the age and diseases of patients.

Conclusions: With monitoring Electrodes placed as Modified Einthoven Triangle, waveforms similar to EKG due to standard leads could be obtained.  By which, not only it can help doctors and nurses to discover the change of EKG as soon as possible, but also provide reliable evidences for doctors to give diagnosis and administration in time.  It is worth of expanding widely.

 
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