以往,对新生儿室的婴儿除每天测二次体温外,缺乏更满意的观察,曾出现“正常”新生儿卒死事件。虽然其死因不明,但该病房同时发现β链球菌感染为引起某种新生儿急进性疾病的致病菌,该菌往往导致发生呼吸加快症状。故作者考虑测量呼吸率对发现其中潜伏性病例也许有价值。 In the past, there was a lack of even more satisfaction with the observation of babies in the neonatal room, in addition to their daily body temperature measured twice a day, and “normal” neonatal deaths. Although its cause of death is unknown, the ward also found that beta-streptococcal infection is a causative agent of some neonatal acute illness that often causes respiratory exacerbation. Therefore, the authors consider measuring respiratory rate may find value in which latent cases.