Title
Heart Rate Turbulence in Patients with Respiratory Failure. [Abstract]
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of Electrocardiology
ISSN
0022-0736
Volume
46
Issue
6
First Page
623
Last Page
624
Publication Date
11-1-2013
Department
Nursing
Abstract
We sought to determine the feasibility of measuring heart rate turbulence (HRT) derived from electrocardiographic (ECG) bedside monitors in critically ill respiratory failure patients, receiving mechanical ventilation. In addition, we aimed to determine whether or not a normal HRT response was associated with patients' successful return to spontaneous breathing, also called ventilator weaning, and survival to discharge.
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