Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome: Exploring the paradigm of complex nonlinear systems

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2193-2200

  Seely, Andrew J E ^a   Christou, Nicolas V ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complex nonlinear systems; Connectivity; Heart rate variability; Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; Nonlinear dynamics; Variability

Indexed keywords

HEART RATE VARIABILITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS;

EID: 0033866133     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200007000-00003     Document Type: Review

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