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ArticleWiener klinische Wochenschrift2017

Respiratory induced heart rate variability during slow mechanical ventilation : Marker to exclude brain death patients.

Pavel Jurak, Josef Halamek, Vlastimil Vondra, Peter Kruzliak, Vladimir Sramek, Ivan Cundrle, Pavel Leinveber, Mariusz Adamek, Vaclav Zvonicek

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Article in Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Pavel JurakInstitute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic.
Josef HalamekInstitute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic.
Vlastimil VondraInstitute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic.
Peter KruzliakLaboratory of Structural Biology and Proteomis, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho tr. 1946/1, 612 42, Brno, Czech Republic. kruzliakpeter@gmail.com.
Vladimir SramekDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Pekarska 53, 656 91, Brno, Czech Republic.
Ivan CundrleDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Pekarska 53, 656 91, Brno, Czech Republic.
Pavel LeinveberInternational Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic.
Mariusz AdamekDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Vaclav ZvonicekDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Pekarska 53, 656 91, Brno, Czech Republic.
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments · CZMasaryk University · CZUniversity Hospital Brno · CZMedical University of Silesia · PLSt. Anne's University Hospital Brno · CZUniversity of Veterinary Sciences Brno · CZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRespiratory induced heart rate variability (rHRV) was analysed in mechanically ventilated patients during two levels of sedation and brain death. Our aim was to determine whether rHRV can distinguish between different levels of sedation and especially between brain death and sedated patients.

methodsIn this study 30 critically ill and 23 brain death patients were included and four respiratory rates of 15, 12, 8 and 6 breaths per minute, each lasting 5 min were used. Two sedation levels, basal and deep, were performed in the critically ill patients. Heart rate and blood pressure changes induced by ventilation were subsequently detected and analysed.

resultsSignificant differences were found in rHRV and rHRV adjusted for tidal volume (rHRV/VT) between critically ill and brain death patients during slow breathing at 6 or 8 breaths per minute. The rHRV at 6 breaths per minute was below 15 ms in all brain death subjects except one. The rHRV/VT was lower than 25 ms/l at both 6 and 8 breaths per minute in all brain death patients and simultaneously at 75% of non-brain death patients was higher (specificity 1, sensitivity 0.24). Differences in rHRV and rHRV/VTs between basal and deep sedation were not significant.

conclusionsThe main clinical benefit of the study is the finding that rHRV and rHRV/VT during 6 and 8 breaths per minute can differentiate between critically ill and brain death patients. An rHRV/VT exceeding 25 ms/l reliably excludes brain death.

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Critical IllnessHeart RateRespiratory RateTidal VolumeBiomarkersBrain DeathDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsRespiration, ArtificialRespiratory MechanicsSensitivity and SpecificityBiomarkersBrain deathCritical illnessHeart rate variabilityMechanical ventilationRespiratory rate variabilitySedation

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