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- Figure 1. Correlation between the respiratory rate measurements of the GP (counted during at least 15 seconds) and the reference measurement
- Figure 2. Bland–Altman plot of the differences between the GP measurement of the respiratory rate and the reference measurement
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- Table 1. Background characteristics of the included acutely ill patients (n = 130), divided by patients in whom the GP did or did not count the respiratory rate for at least 15 seconds
Variable Respiratory rate counted Yes(n = 33) No(n = 97) Median age, years (IQR) 79 (68–86) 79 (69–85) Sex, n (%) Male 15 (45) 50 (52) Female 18 (55) 47 (48) Type of complaint, n (%) Respiratory 12 (36) 16 (16) Infectious 6 (18) 11 (11) General malaise 2 (6) 12 (12) Cardiovascular 4 (12) 9 (9) Gastrointestinal 4 (12) 14 (14) Trauma 2 (6) 14 (14) Neurologic 2 (6) 6 (6) Other 1 (3) 15 (15) Urgency at triage, n (%) U1: immediate response 2 (6) 2 (2) U2: response as quickly as possible 17 (52) 41 (42) U3: response within a few hours 13 (39) 53 (55) U4: response within 24 hours 1 (3) 1 (1) Mean respiratory rate (SD) 21 (7.3) 20 (6.4) GP characteristics, n (%) (n = 35) Female sex 14 (42) 43 (44) >10 years' working experience 25 (76) 74 (76) IQR= interquartile range. SD = standard deviation.
- Table 2. Contingency tables of the assessment of the respiratory rate of the GP compared with the reference measurement at a cut-off of 22 breaths per minute (A), GP counted respiratory rate at least 15 seconds, and (B) Estimated respiratory rate by the GP
Reference measurement Total ≥22 per minute <22 per minute A. Counted by GP ≥22 per minute 12 0 12 <22 per minute 2 19 21 Total 14 19 33 B. Estimated by GP ≥22 per minute 9 1 10 <22 per minute 12 26 38 Total 21 27 48
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