Association Between Rating of Respiratory Distress and Vital Signs, Severity of Illness, Intubation, and Mortality in Acutely Ill Subjects.

BACKGROUND: When deciding whether mechanical ventilation is indicated, physicians integrate their findings on physical examination in a gestalt known as respiratory distress. Despite its importance, this gestalt is poorly understood. This study aims to describe the association between the rating of...

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Published in:	Respiratory Care Vol. 59; no. 9; pp. 1338 - 1345
Main Authors:	Tulaimat, Aiman, Gueret, Renaud M., Wisniewski, Mary F., Samuel, Jacob
Format:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Sep2014
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost