The validity of linear and non-linear heart rate metrics as workload indicators of emergency physicians.

BACKGROUND:It has been shown that linear and non-linear heart rate variability (HRV) metrics are suitable to assess workload of anesthetists administering anesthesia. In pre-hospital emergency care, these parameters have not yet been evaluated. We hypothesized that heart rate (HR) and HRV metrics di...

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Main Authors: Frederick Schneider, Jan Martin, Alexander Hapfelmeier, Denis Jordan, Gerhard Schneider, Christian M Schulz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5708782?pdf=render