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

BACKGROUND:Autonomic dysregulation is one of the recognized pathophysiological mechanisms in sepsis, generating the hypothesis that heart rate variability (HRV) can be used to predict mortality in sepsis. METHODS:This was a systematic review of studies evaluating HRV as a predictor of death in patie...

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Main Authors: Fábio M de Castilho, Antonio Luiz P Ribeiro, Vandack Nobre, Guilherme Barros, Marcos R de Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6133362?pdf=render