Peripheral photoplethysmography variability analysis of sepsis patients

• Main Authors: Middleton, Paul M., Tang, Collin Howe Hing, Chan, Gregory S. H., Bishop, Sarah, Savkin, Andrey V., Lovell, Nigel H.
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Verlag 2011
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/29571/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11517-010-0713-z

Sepsis is associated with impairment in autonomic regulatory function. This work investigates the application of heart rate and photoplethysmogram (PPG) waveform variability analysis in differentiating two categories of sepsis, namely systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and severe sepsis....