Heart rate variability as predictor of mortality in sepsis: A systematic review

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Authors

Fábio Morato de Castilho · Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro · Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Vandack Nobre · Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira

Guilherme Barros · Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Marcos Roberto de Sousa · Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Abstract

Several HRV parameters are reduced in nonsurviving septic patients in short-term recording. Two studies have found that SDNN is associated with mortality in sepsis, even after adjusting for possible confounding factors.

Topics & Keywords

Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Phonocardiography and Auscultation Techniques

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 13, Issue 9, pp. e0203487-e0203487

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203487

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