| Autor: |
Hai HB; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Cattrall JWS; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.; Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, United Kingdom., Hao NV; Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.; University Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Van HMT; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Thuy DB; Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Nhat PTH; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Khanh PNQ; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Duong HTH; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.; Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom., Duong TD; Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Lu P; Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, United Kingdom., Phuong LT; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Greeff H; Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, United Kingdom., Zhu T; Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, United Kingdom., Yen LM; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Clifton D; Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, United Kingdom., Thwaites CL; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. |
| Abstrakt: |
Tetanus is a disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Heart rate variability (HRV) is an objective clinical marker with potential value in tetanus. This study aimed to investigate the use of wearable devices to collect HRV data and the relationship between HRV and tetanus severity. Data were collected from 110 patients admitted to the intensive care unit in a tertiary hospital in Vietnam. HRV indices were calculated from 5-minute segments of 24-hour electrocardiogram recordings collected using wearable devices. HRV was found to be inversely related to disease severity. The standard deviation of NN intervals and interquartile range of RR intervals (IRRR) were significantly associated with the presence of muscle spasms; low frequency (LF) and high frequency (HF) indices were significantly associated with severe respiratory compromise; and the standard deviation of differences between adjacent NN intervals, root mean square of successive differences between normal heartbeats, LF to HF ratio, total frequency power, and IRRR, were significantly associated with autonomic nervous system dysfunction. The findings support the potential value of HRV as a marker for tetanus severity, identifying specific indices associated with clinical severity thresholds. Data were recorded using wearable devices, demonstrating this approach in resource-limited settings where most tetanus occurs. |
