A clinical scoring system for adult respiratory distress. Preliminary report of its use in heart disease
- 1 April 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia
- Vol. 31 (3) , 448-454
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1976.tb12344.x
Abstract
A clinical scoring method for assessing adult respiratory distress and the need for mechanical ventilation was matched against simultaneous blood-gas analysis in 27 patients with grave heart disease. The results showed little correlation between the two. Possible reasons for this are discussed.Keywords
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