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. 2021 Feb 15;41(4):675–688. doi: 10.1038/s41372-021-00946-6

Table 4.

Neonatal NIRS data capture recommendations.

Category Recommendation
Capture technique Synchronized external capture (e.g., VitalSync)
Sampling rate Highest possible
Data format Comma-separated values (CSV)
Timestamp dd-mmm-yyyy HH:MM:ss
Error correction Replacement of missing or non-physiologic values with blank or NaN
Interpolation of missing data No interpolation or spline interpolation