Predicting Mortality of ICU Patients: The PhysioNet/Computing in Cardiology Challenge 2012 1.0.0

function y=f_firstval(name, record)

%Get the value of parameter name at times time
[~,values]=getTimeSeries(name, record);
%Compute the feature value
if isempty(values),
    y=NaN;
else
    y=values(1);
end