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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2021
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Refreshed 2026-08-08

Betty Proffitt

Researcher

Unknown Researcher

3 h-index 3 pubs 42 cited

  • Infant, Premature
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Black or African American
  • Female
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Mothers
  • Electrodes
  • Temperature
  • Ventilator Weaning
  • Child, Preschool
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases
  • Respiration, Artificial
  • Respiratory Sounds

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Betty Proffitt's research focuses on improving respiratory support protocols for neonates, particularly premature infants. Her work investigates methods to optimize ventilator weaning and noninvasive respiratory support, aiming to reduce overuse and hospital length of stay. This research is informed by a background in medical subjects including infant care, temperature regulation, and blood gas monitoring in newborns. Proffitt has published on implementing weaning protocols for noninvasive respiratory support in neonates, demonstrating a decrease in overuse and length of stay. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 3, with 3 total publications and 40 citations. She has collaborated with several researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including David N. Matlock, Sarah Perez, Sherry E. Courtney, and Angela L. Chandler, with whom she shares one publication each.

Metrics

  • h-index: 3
  • Publications: 3
  • Citations: 42

Selected Publications

  • Implementing a Weaning Protocol for Noninvasive Respiratory Support in Neonates Decreases Overuse and , Length of Stay (2021)
    Respiratory Care 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effect of Transcutaneous Electrode Temperature on Accuracy and Precision of Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen Measurements in the Preterm Infants (2018)
    Respiratory Care 18 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

8 Collaborators 2 Institutions 1 Country

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