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Heart Rate Variability May Predict the Severity of Appendicitis: A Cross-Sectional Study

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of heart rate variability (HRV) in predicting pre-operative severity of appendicitis. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 171 cases of acute appendicitis who underwent appendectomy were enrolled. Pre-anesthetic pulse rate of included patients were documented while...

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Autores principales: Bananzadeh, Alimohammad, Vahidi, Abtin, Salahi, Sarvenaz, Foroutan, Ali, Ghahramani, Leila
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9008337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35434167
http://dx.doi.org/10.30476/BEAT.2022.91590.1282
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of heart rate variability (HRV) in predicting pre-operative severity of appendicitis. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 171 cases of acute appendicitis who underwent appendectomy were enrolled. Pre-anesthetic pulse rate of included patients were documented while the severity of appendicitis was determined by intra-operative evidences reported by two independent surgeons. Demographic characteristics, laboratory variables, and Alvarado criteria were recorded. RESULTS: The mean age of patients was 28.75±4.21 years; 54% were men. HRV negatively associated the severity of appendix inflammation. A positive association was found between HRV and omental wrapping and Alvarado score (p<0.01). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis demonstrated that HRV could differentiate simple and complicated appendicitis with a sensitivity of 78.5% and specificity of 97.2%. CONCLUSION: The present findings revealed that HRV may predict the pre-operative severity of appendicitis and help differentiate simple and complicated appendicitis.