Heart rate variability measures as predictors of in-hospital mortality in ED patients with sepsis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 395-401

  Chen, Wei Lung ^a,b,c   Chen, Jiann Hwa ^a   Huang, Chien Cheng ^a,b   Kuo, Cheng Deng ^c,d   Huang, Chun I ^d   Lee, Liang Shong ^d  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS;

EID: 41849085849     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.06.016     Document Type: Article

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