Predicting deterioration of patients with early sepsis at the emergency department using continuous heart rate variability analysis: a model-based approach

Abstract Background Sepsis is a life-threatening disease with an in-hospital mortality rate of approximately 20%. Physicians at the emergency department (ED) have to estimate the risk of deterioration in the coming hours or days and decide whether the patient should be admitted to the general ward,...

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Main Authors: Raymond J. van Wijk, Vincent M. Quinten, Mathilde C. van Rossum, Hjalmar R. Bouma, Jan C. ter Maaten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-023-01078-w