Key result
Heart rate variability assessment of the autonomic nervous system in preterm infants is surveyed regarding its barriers and potential clinical uses.
Why the study?
There is little information in the scientific literature on implementing heart rate variability methodology to assess the autonomic nervous system of preterm infants.
Can heart rate variability (HRV) be used to assess the autonomic nervous system in preterm infants?
Can heart rate variability (HRV) be used to assess the autonomic nervous system in preterm infants?
This review highlights the potential uses and barriers of using heart rate variability to assess the autonomic nervous system in preterm infants.
HRV monitoring may inform autonomic function in congenital cases; leaves open its clinical utility pending higher-level evidence.
One way to analyze the function of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is through heart rate variability (HRV). This approach is based on the analysis of the distance between the peaks of two consecutive R waves expressed in electrocardiograms. HRV evaluations have been developed and have become more accessible and reliable through technological advances that enable the data collection in a simpler, non-invasive, and reliable way. However, there is little information in the scientific literature on the implementation of this methodology to assess the ANS of preterm infants. In this article, we survey the barriers, potential uses, and other topics regarding the assessment of the ANS in preterm infants using HRV.
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Filho et al. (2021) conducted a review in Autonomic nervous system evaluation in premature infants. Heart rate variability (HRV) was evaluated. Heart rate variability assessment of the autonomic nervous system in preterm infants is surveyed regarding its barriers and potential clinical uses.
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