Interobserver Reliability of the Respiratory Physical Examination in Premature Infants: A Multicenter Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To measure the inter-rater reliability of 7 visual and 3 auscultatory respiratory physical examination findings at 36-40 weeks' postmenstrual age in infants born less than 29 weeks' gestation. Physicians also estimated the probability that each infant would remain hospitalized for 3 months after the examination or be readmitted for a respiratory illness during that time.

Study design

Prospective, multicenter, inter-rater reliability study using standardized audio-video recordings of respiratory physical examinations.

Results

We recorded the respiratory physical examination of 30 infants at 2 centers and invited 32 physicians from 9 centers to review the examinations. The intraclass correlation values for physician agreement ranged from 0.73 (95% CI 0.57-0.85

SUBMITTER: Jensen EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5613665 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature