Work of Breathing
Physiology, Measurement, and Diagnostic Value in Childhood Pneumonia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15717307 |
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| Authors | Israel Amirav (0000-0002-6917-5285, Schneider Children's Medical Center), Aleeza Manucot (University of Alberta), Jane Crawley (University of Oxford), Sapir Levi (0000-0003-2177-1122, Schneider Children's Medical Center, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 642-642 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/children11060642 |
| PMID | 38929222 |
| OpenAlex | W4399041243 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
In clinical practice, increased "work of breathing" (WOB) is used to rapidly identify the acutely ill child in need of immediate clinical care, and is commonly used to support a clinical diagnosis of pneumonia. However, this key clinical sign is poorly understood and inconsistently defined. This review discusses the physiology, measurement, and clinical assessment of WOB, highlighting its utility in the recognition of pneumonia in under-resourced settings, where access to diagnostic imaging may be limited
Anesthesia · Breathing · Clinical Practice · Intensive care medicine · Mechanical ventilation · Physical therapy · Pneumonia · Work of breathing · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Medicine · Respiratory Support and Mechanisms · Ultrasound in Clinical Applications · Internal Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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