A systematic review of tools to measure respiratory rate in order to identify childhood pneumonia

AS Ginsburg, JL Lenahan, R Izadnegahdar… - American journal of …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of death in children worldwide, with most deaths
occurring in developing countries. Measuring respiratory rate is critical to the World Health …

[HTML][HTML] Performance of four respiratory rate counters to support community health workers to detect the symptoms of pneumonia in children in low resource settings: a …

K Baker, T Alfvén, A Mucunguzi, A Wharton-Smith… - …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children under-five
globally. The current diagnostic criteria for pneumonia are based on increased respiratory …

Usability and acceptability of a multimodal respiratory rate and pulse oximeter device in case management of children with symptoms of pneumonia: A cross‐sectional …

K Baker, C Ward, A Maurel, MA de Cola… - Acta …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of death among children under five globally.
Many pneumonia deaths result from inappropriate treatment due to misdiagnosis of signs …

[HTML][HTML] The immunomodulatory effects of vitamin D drops in children with recurrent respiratory tract infections

J Xiao, W He - American Journal of Translational Research, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: To investigate the effects of vitamin D drops on immune function in children with
recurrent respiratory tract infections (RRTI). Methods: The clinical data of 119 children with …

[HTML][HTML] Determining the agreement between an automated respiratory rate counter and a reference standard for detecting symptoms of pneumonia in children …

C Ward, K Baker, S Marks, D Getachew… - JMIR research …, 2020 - researchprotocols.org
Background Acute respiratory infections (ARIs), primarily pneumonia, are the leading
infectious cause of under-5 mortality worldwide. Manually counting respiratory rate (RR) for …

[HTML][HTML] From biorepositories to data repositories: Open-access resources accelerate early R&D and validation of equitable diagnostic tools

R Peck, HL Storey, B Barney, S Israeli… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Diagnostics are critical tools that guide clinical decision-making for patient care and support
disease surveillance. Despite its importance, developers and manufacturers often note that …

Pediatric emergency department visits and parental assessment of acutely ill children

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Acute infections are globally significant causes of childhood morbidity and mortality.
Although many diseases have practically disappeared in high-income countries due to, eg …

[HTML][HTML] Automated respiratory rate counter to assess children for symptoms of pneumonia: protocol for cross-sectional usability and acceptability studies in Ethiopia …

K Baker, A Maurel, C Ward, D Getachew… - JMIR Research …, 2020 - researchprotocols.org
Background: Manually counting a child's respiratory rate (RR) for 60 seconds using an acute
respiratory infection timer is the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended method for …

[HTML][HTML] Does chest attachment of an automated respiratory rate monitor influence the actual respiratory rate in children under five?

D Helldén, K Baker, T Habte, E Batisso… - The American Journal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children under 5 years worldwide. In
resource-limited settings, WHO recommendations state that pneumonia can be …

Accuracy of shorter respiratory rate measurement times in the pediatric population

Y Atsumi, Y Morikawa, H Hataya - Pediatrics International, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background As one of the vital signs, the respiratory rate is an important index of general
health in an initial examination. The duration of respiratory rate measurements is known to …