Improving the accuracy and efficiency of respiratory rate measurements in children using mobile devices.

The recommended method for measuring respiratory rate (RR) is counting breaths for 60 s using a timer. This method is not efficient in a busy clinical setting. There is an urgent need for a robust, low-cost method that can help front-line health care workers to measure RR quickly and accurately. Our...

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Main Authors: Walter Karlen, Heng Gan, Michelle Chiu, Dustin Dunsmuir, Guohai Zhou, Guy A Dumont, J Mark Ansermino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4053345?pdf=render