Neonatal heart rate variability: a contemporary scoping review of analysis methods and clinical applications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neonatal heart rate variability (HRV) is widely used as a research tool. However, HRV calculation methods are highly variable making it difficult for comparisons between studies.

Objectives

To describe the different types of investigations where neonatal HRV was used, study characteristics, and types of analyses performed.

Eligibility criteria

Human neonates ≤1 month of corrected age.

Sources of evidence

A protocol and search strategy of the literature was developed in collaboration with the McGill University Health Center's librarians and articles were obtained from searches in the Biosis, Cochrane, Embase, Medline and Web of Science databases published between 1 January 2000 and 1 July 2020.

Charting methods

A single reviewer screened for el

SUBMITTER: Latremouille S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8710426 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature