Underestimation of patient breathlessness by nurses and physicians during a spontaneous breathing trial

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 192, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1440-1448

  Haugdahl, Hege S ^a,b,c   Storli, Sissel L ^a   Meland, Barbro ^d   Dybwik, Knut ^c,e   Romild, Ulla ^b,f   Klepstad, Pål ^d,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b Levanger Hospital   (Norway)

^c NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e NORDLAND HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^g NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Critical care; Dyspnea; Intensive care; Mechanical ventilation; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; VENTILATED PATIENT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL CARE NURSING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION; SELF REPORT; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 84951931892     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201503-0419OC     Document Type: Article

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