Decreases in heart rate variability are associated with postoperative complications in hip fracture patients.

Gernot ErnstLeiv Otto WatneFrede FrihagenTorgeir Bruun WyllerAndreas DominikMorten Rostrup

Published in: PloS one (2017)

HRV seems to reflect the general frailty of the patient with hip fracture and might be used to identify patients in need of increased surveillance or prophylactic treatment.

Keyphrases

hip fracture
end stage renal disease
heart rate variability
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
heart rate
patient reported outcomes
case report
combination therapy