Recording respiratory rate by pulse oximetry – can it be done and can it predict outcome in patients with acute breathlessness?

N. E. Harper, P. S. Addison, L. M. Osman, J. N. Watson, D. Clifton, G. J. Douglas (Aberdeen, East Lothian, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Acute respiratory failure: diagnostic procedures and clinical management
Session: Acute respiratory failure: diagnostic procedures and clinical management
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1103

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