Pulse oximetry for the diagnosis and management of acute respiratory distress syndrome

KD Wick, MA Matthay, LB Ware - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 2022 - thelancet.com
The diagnosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) traditionally requires
calculation of the ratio of partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen …

Physiologic analysis and clinical performance of the ventilatory ratio in acute respiratory distress syndrome

P Sinha, CS Calfee, JR Beitler, N Soni… - American journal of …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Pulmonary dead space fraction (Vd/Vt) is an independent predictor of mortality in
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Yet, it is seldom used in practice. The …

Factors influencing liberation from mechanical ventilation in coronavirus disease 2019: multicenter observational study in fifteen Italian ICUs

L Gamberini, T Tonetti, S Spadaro, G Zani… - Journal of intensive …, 2020 - Springer
Background A large proportion of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
develop severe respiratory failure requiring admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and …

Oxygenation saturation index predicts clinical outcomes in ARDS

K DesPrez, JB McNeil, C Wang, JA Bastarache… - Chest, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Traditional measures of ARDS severity such as Pa o 2/F io 2 may not reliably
predict clinical outcomes. The oxygenation index (OI [F io 2× mean airway pressure× …

P/FP ratio: incorporation of PEEP into the PaO2/FiO2 ratio for prognostication and classification of acute respiratory distress syndrome

S Palanidurai, J Phua, YH Chan… - Annals of Intensive …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The current Berlin definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS) uses the PaO2/FiO2 (P/F) ratio to classify severity. However, for the same P/F ratio, a …

Efficacy and safety of argatroban in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and extracorporeal lung support

M Menk, P Briem, B Weiss, M Gassner… - Annals of Intensive …, 2017 - Springer
Background Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or pumpless extracorporeal
lung assist (pECLA) requires effective anticoagulation. Knowledge on the use of argatroban …

Prediction of outcome in patients with ARDS: A prospective cohort study comparing ARDS-definitions and other ARDS-associated parameters, ratios and scores at …

W Huber, M Findeisen, T Lahmer, A Herner, S Rasch… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Early recognition of high-risk-patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS) might improve their outcome by less protracted allocation to intensified therapy …

B-lines scores derived from lung ultrasound provide accurate prediction of extravascular lung water index: an observational study in critically ill patients

U Mayr, M Lukas, L Habenicht… - Journal of Intensive …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Visualization of B-lines via lung ultrasound provides a non-invasive estimation
of pulmonary hydration. Extravascular lung water index (EVLWI) and pulmonary vascular …

Nucleated red blood cells as predictors of mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): an observational study

M Menk, L Giebelhäuser, G Vorderwülbecke… - Annals of intensive …, 2018 - Springer
Background Nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) in critically ill patients are associated with
increased mortality and poor outcome. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the …

Effect of different levels of PEEP on mortality in ICU patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential …

S Shao, H Kang, Z Qian, Y Wang, Z Tong - Journal of Critical Care, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To determine whether higher positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) could
provide a survival advantage for patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome …