Systolic blood pressure variability in patients with early severe sepsis or septic shock: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background Severe sepsis and septic shock are often lethal syndromes, in which the autonomic nervous system may fail to maintain adequate blood pressure. Heart rate variability has been associated with outcomes in sepsis. Whether systolic blood pressure (SBP) variability is associated with...

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Main Authors: Yi Tang, Jeff Sorenson, Michael Lanspa, Colin K. Grissom, V.J. Mathews, Samuel M. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-017-0377-4