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Table 2 Borg dyspnea scale

From: Awake prone positioning in nonintubated spontaneous breathing ICU patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (PRONELIFE)—protocol for a randomized clinical trial

0

Nothing at all

0.5

Very, very slight (just noticeable)

1

Very slight

2

Slight breathlessness

3

Moderate

4

Somewhat severe

5

Severe breathlessness

6

 

7

Very severe breathlessness

8

 

9

Very, very severe (almost maximal)

10

Maximal