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

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.Prospective, multicenter, inter-rater reliability study using standardized...