Key result
Decreased neonatal heart rate variability was significantly related to the severity of respiratory distress syndrome and differentiated infants who survived after the fifth hour of life.
Why the study?
What factors affect neonatal heart rate variability in preterm infants, and how does it relate to respiratory distress syndrome?
Observational (n=92)
What factors affect neonatal heart rate variability in preterm infants, and how does it relate to respiratory distress syndrome?
Neonatal heart rate variability is decreased in respiratory distress syndrome and can serve as an indicator of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants.
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May aid prognostic assessment in preterm RDS; leaves open whether NHRV monitoring improves outcomes.
Cabal et al. (1980) conducted an observational in Preterm infants (n=92). Neonatal heart rate variability (NHRV) was evaluated on Relationship between NHRV and clinical parameters including severity of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Decreased neonatal heart rate variability was significantly related to the severity of respiratory distress syndrome and differentiated infants who survived after the fifth hour of life.
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