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. 2012 Nov 29;143(6):1740–1744. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-1837

Table 2.

—Impact of Time Between Respiratory Rate Measurements

Time Between Measurements Observed vs Recorded Respiratory Rate
≤ −5 −5 to +5 ≥ +5
≤ 2 h 10.8 (17) 67.5 (106) 21.7 (34)
> 2 h 13.4 (26) 63.9 (124) 22.7 (44)

Data are presented as % (No.). The difference between the observed and recorded respiratory rate values was stratified by time elapsed between their respective measurements.