Is heart rate variability better than routine vital signs for prehospital identification of major hemorrhage?
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2014-12-23
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During initial assessment of trauma patients metrics of heart rate variability HRV have been associated with high risk clinical conditions Yet despite numerous studies the potential of HRV to improve clinical outcomes remains unclear Our objective was to evaluate whether HRV metrics provide additional diagnostic information beyond routine vital signs for making a specific clinical assessment identification of hemorrhaging patients who receive packed red blood cell PRBC transfusion