Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 380-386 , September 2008

Investigation of heart rate and blood pressure variability, baroreflex sensitivity, and approximate entropy in acute brain injury patients

  • Vasilios Papaioannou, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, AHEPA Teaching Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, 54006
    • Laboratory of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 54124
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +302310 437281.
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  • Maria Giannakou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, AHEPA Teaching Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, 54006
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  • Nikos Maglaveras

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 54124
    • ,
  • Efthymios Sofianos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, AHEPA Teaching Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, 54006
    • ,
  • Maria Giala

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, AHEPA Teaching Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, 54006

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.04.006

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 380-386 , September 2008

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