To the Editor: Cretikos et al make a strong case for routinely recording patients’ respiratory rate (RR) in acute wards.1
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- 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Tenon, AP-HP, Paris, France.
- 2 Department of Geriatrics, Hôpital Tenon, AP-HP, Paris, France.
Correspondence: olivier.steichen@tnn.aphp.fr
- 1. Cretikos MA, Bellomo R, Hillman K, et al. Respiratory rate: the neglected vital sign. Med J Aust 2008; 188: 657-659. <MJA full text>
- 2. Charlson M, Szatrowski TP, Peterson J, Gold J. Validation of a combined comorbidity index. J Clin Epidemiol 1994; 47: 1245-1251.
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