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The '''HR''' field is used to collect a patient's heart rate. The unit used is beats per minute. | The '''HR''' field is used to collect a patient's heart rate. The unit used is beats per minute. | ||
For ICU collection, select the heart rate that gives you the highest apache score. When the patient is in atrial fibrillation, do not use the atrial rate use the ventricular rate. | '''For ICU collection'''{{discussion}} is this different in Medicine? , select the heart rate that gives you the highest apache score. When the patient is in atrial fibrillation, do not use the atrial rate use the ventricular rate. | ||
Refer to [[General Collection Guidelines for Apache II#When to collect, which value to use]] for how and when to collect this. | Refer to [[General Collection Guidelines for Apache II#When to collect, which value to use]] for how and when to collect this. | ||