Heart Rate Turbulence in Patients with Respiratory Failure. [Abstract]

Authors

Patricia R.E. Harris, University of California, San FranciscoFollow
Barbara Drew, University of California, San Francisco

Document Type

Article

Source

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volume

46

Issue

6

Page Range

623

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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