Are We Assessing Patients’ Experiences of Breathlessness Accurately During Spontaneous Breathing Trials?

Synopsis: The first prospective, multicenter study designed to assess health care workers’ subjective assessments of patient breathlessness during spontaneous breathing trials demonstrated that practitioners underestimated their patients’ experience of breathlessness. Source: Haugdahl, H, Storli, S et al. Underestimation of patient breathlessness by nurses and physicians during a spontaneous breathing trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015; 192(12): 1440–1448.
Source: Clinical Pulmonary Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Pulmonary Trends Source Type: research