Respiratory rate: The neglected vital sign

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 657-659

  Cretikos, Michelle A ^a   Bellomo, Rinaldo ^b   Hillman, Ken ^c   Chen, Jack ^c   Finfer, Simon ^d   Flabouris, Arthas ^e  

^a CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; LUNG VENTILATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PULSE OXIMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STAFF TRAINING; VITAL SIGN; BREATHING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART RATE; OXIMETRY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REVIEW;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; OXIMETRY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATION;

EID: 48049093067     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01825.x     Document Type: Article

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