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A clinical scoring system for adult respiratory distress. Preliminary report of its use in heart disease
Author(s) -
Gilston A.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1976.tb12344.x
Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory distress , intensive care medicine , disease , mechanical ventilation , distress , scoring system , ventilation (architecture) , respiratory system , heart disease , respiratory disease , emergency medicine , anesthesia , lung , mechanical engineering , clinical psychology , engineering
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.