Early corticosteroids for Pneumocystis pneumonia in adults without HIV are not associated with better outcome

PM Wieruszewski, JN Barreto, E Frazee, CE Daniels… - Chest, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Evidence supporting adjunctive corticosteroids during the treatment of
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PcP) in adults without HIV is minimal and controversial …

Repeated vital sign measurements in the emergency department predict patient deterioration within 72 hours: a prospective observational study

VM Quinten, M van Meurs, TJ Olgers, JM Vonk… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background More than one in five patients presenting to the emergency department (ED)
with (suspected) infection or sepsis deteriorate within 72 h from admission. Surprisingly little …

A method for respiration rate detection in wrist PPG signal using Holo-Hilbert spectrum

HH Chang, CC Hsu, CY Chen, WK Lee… - IEEE Sensors …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Respiration is a crucial vital sign to indicate acidotic state of human body. In this paper, we
have developed a Holo-Hilbert spectral analysis (HHSA)-based approach to detect subject's …

ImpediBands: Body coupled bio-impedance patches for physiological sensing proof of concept

K Sel, B Ibrahim, R Jafari - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Continuous and robust monitoring of physiological signals is essential in improving the
diagnosis and management of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. The state-of-the-art …

Respiratory failure and bioelectrical phase angle are independent predictors for long-term survival in acute heart failure

P Scicchitano, MM Ciccone, M Iacoviello… - Scandinavian …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background. The assessment of long-term mortality in acute decompensated heart failure
(ADHF) is challenging. Respiratory failure and congestion play a fundamental role in risk …

Protocol of the sepsivit study: a prospective observational study to determine whether continuous heart rate variability measurement during the first 48 hours of …

VM Quinten, M van Meurs, MH Renes… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction One in five patients with sepsis deteriorates within 48 hours after hospital
admission. Regrettably, a clear tool for the early detection of deterioration is still lacking. The …

Measurement of chest physiological signals using wirelessly coupled bio-impedance patches

K Sel, J Zhao, B Ibrahim, R Jafari - 2019 41st Annual …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Continuous monitoring of respiration and heart pressure pulse waves generated by lung
and heart movements is essential in the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular and …

Predicting deterioration of patients with early sepsis at the emergency department using continuous heart rate variability analysis: a model-based approach

RJ van Wijk, VM Quinten, MC van Rossum… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Sepsis is a life-threatening disease with an in-hospital mortality rate of
approximately 20%. Physicians at the emergency department (ED) have to estimate the risk …

Role of venous blood gases in hypercapnic respiratory failure chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients presenting to the emergency department

EKC Wong, P Lee, S Ansary, S Asha… - Internal Medicine …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Many patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (AECOPD) have type 2 respiratory failure (T2RF). Often arterial blood gases are not …

The Effect of Cardiovascular Medication on Heart Rate Variability in Patients Presenting with Early Sepsis at the Emergency Department: A Prospective Cohort Study

L van der Laan, RJ van Wijk, VM Quinten… - SN Comprehensive …, 2024 - Springer
Our SepsiVit study showed that long-term, automatically analyzed ECG recordings can be
used to determine heart rate variability (HRV) features associated with the clinical …