A Preliminary Study on the Circadian Rhythm of Autonomic Nervous System in Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit, Using the Heart Rate Variability.
- Author:
Jooyoung OH
1
;
Dongrae CHO
;
Jongin KIM
;
Jaesub PARK
;
Jaeseok HEO
;
Jae Jin KIM
;
Se Hee NA
;
Cheung Soo SHIN
;
Boreom LEE
;
Jin Young PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Institute of Integrated Technology, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Korea. leebr@gist.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Heart rate variability;
Circadian rhythm;
Autonomic nervous system;
Intensive care unit
- MeSH:
Autonomic Nervous System*;
Circadian Rhythm*;
Critical Care*;
Heart Rate*;
Heart*;
Humans;
Intensive Care Units*
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry
2017;24(1):26-31
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: normal circadian rhythm of autonomic nervous system function stands for the daily change of sympathetic and parasympathetic modulation, which can be measured by heart rate variability (HRV). Generally, patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are prone to sleep-wake cycle dysregulation, therefore, it may have an influence on the circadian rhythm of autonomic nervous system. This study was designed to interpret possible dysregulation of autonomic nervous system in ICU patients by using HRV. METHODS: HRV was assessed every 3 hours in 21 ICU patients during a 7-minute period. The statistical differences of HRV features between the morning (AM 6 : 00–PM 12 : 00), and the afternoon (PM 12 : 00–PM 18 : 00) periods were evaluated in time domain and frequency domain. RESULTS: Patients showed significantly increased normalized power of low frequencey (nLF), absolute power of low frequencey (LF)/absolute power of high frequencey (HF) in the afternoon period as compared to the morning period. However, normalized power of high frequency (nHF) was significantly decreased in the afternoon period. There was no statistically significant difference between the morning period and the afternoon period in the time domain analysis. CONCLUSIONS: The increased sympathetic tone in the afternoon period supports possible dysregulation in the circadian rhythm of autonomic nervous system in ICU patients. Future studies can help to interpret the association between autonomic dysregulation and negative outcomes of ICU patients.
