Measures of parasympathetic function and risk stratification in critical care

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1025-1027

  Stein, Phyllis K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate variability; Parasympathetic function; Risk stratification

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NORADRENALIN;

EDITORIAL; HEART BEAT; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PARASYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TRAUMATOLOGY; VAGUS NERVE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CRITICAL ILLNESS; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 44449175206     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0B013E318164EC6D     Document Type: Editorial

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