| Counting respiratory rate in infants under 2 months: comparison between observation and auscultation. | |
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PMID: 12803743 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The World Health Organization's global programme for the control of acute respiratory infections relies on counting respiratory rate (RR) by observing abdominal and chest movements in order to diagnose pneumonia. However, few studies on the reliability of the observation method have been published. We counted RR simultaneously by observation and auscultation in 100 healthy infants at 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks of age for 15, 30 and 60 sec, and compared RRs obtained by the two methods. In all the age groups studied, the co-efficients of variation for the RRs recorded by observation or auscultation were similar. The mean RR by observation was higher by 1-3 breaths/min than mean RR by auscultation (p < 0.001). The 95% confidence interval (+/-2 SD) for the difference between RR by the two methods ranged from +5 to -8 breaths/min for RR counted for 1 full minute. Our data support the assumption that observation is as reliable as auscultation for counting RR. |
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Authors:
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Sunit Singhi; A K Bhalla; Ashok Bhandari; Anil Narang |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Annals of tropical paediatrics Volume: 23 ISSN: 0272-4936 ISO Abbreviation: Ann Trop Paediatr Publication Date: 2003 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-06-13 Completed Date: 2003-07-07 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8210625 Medline TA: Ann Trop Paediatr Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 135-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. drsinghi@glide.net.in |
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Age Factors Auscultation* Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Observer Variation Respiration* Respiratory Function Tests / methods Respiratory Sounds / physiology |
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