Changes in the PQRST intervals and heart rate variability associated with rewarming in two newborns undergoing hypothermia therapy

Neonatology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-95

  Lasky, Robert E ^a   Parikh, Nehal A ^a   Williams, Amber L ^a   Padhye, Nikhil S ^b   Shankaran, Seetha ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiogram; Heart rate variability; Hypothermia therapy; Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy; QT interval

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALCULATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COOLING; CORE TEMPERATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MONITORING; NEWBORN; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; T WAVE; VITAL SIGN; WARMING;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD TEMPERATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INFANT, NEWBORN; REWARMING;

EID: 60949107904     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000205385     Document Type: Article

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