Ir. R.H.J. (Ronald) van Gils
Ir. R.H.J. (Ronald) van Gils
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My current PhD research project, in cooperation with Erasmus MC, division of Pediatrics/ Neonatal IC:
PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB! Happy growing for premature babies by touchless growth monitoring
Accurate growth monitoring of preterm infants, based on bodyweight, length and head circumference, is essential to assess the effect of personalized food intake, and finally crucial for optimal neuro-developmental outcome. Currently used measuring instruments (e.g. a simple measuring tape or slide caliper) in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for the weekly measurement of body length and head circumference are stressful for the baby, inaccurate, and unhygienic.
Our aim is to develop a ‘touchless’ technique suitable for anthropometric growth monitoring of preterm infants inside an incubator with no physical contact with the infant. The ambition is to replace 2D measurement with 3D growth monitoring by developing accurate and precise 3D scan technology suited to scan an infant inside an incubator: a 3D machine vision system for growth monitoring of preterm infants, that is safe, hygienic and minimal-disturbing for the baby, and with volumetric 3D-data as (extra) anthropometric parameter.
Publications
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2024
Validation of a hand hygiene visual feedback system to improve compliance with drying time of alcohol-based hand rub in a neonatal intensive care unit
the Incubator Traffic Light system
R. H.J. van Gils / R. F. Kornelisse / J. Dankelman / O. K. Helder -
2022
Body size measuring techniques enabling stress-free growth monitoring of extreme preterm infants inside incubators
A systematic review
Ronald H.J. van Gils / Linda S.G.L. Wauben / Onno K. Helder -
2019
Incubator traffic light: the development of an alcohol-based hand rub dispenser system for neonatal incubators with visual feedback to improve hand hygiene compliance
Ronald van Gils / Onno Helder / Linda Wauben
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