Early identification of patients at risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome among severe pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Jian Luo,
Yu He,
Yuehong Hu,
Dan Liu,
Yiwei Wang,
Maoyun Wang,
Binmiao Liang,
Zongan Liang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2017.09.20
Subject(s) - ards , medicine , pneumonia , odds ratio , confidence interval , retrospective cohort study , receiver operating characteristic , cohort , logistic regression , intensive care medicine , lung
Severe pneumonia is the predominant cause for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Identification of ARDS from patients with severe pneumonia remains a significant clinical problem due to the overlap of clinical presentations and symptoms. Early recognition of risks for ARDS from severe pneumonia is of great clinical value.
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