Assessment of PaO2/FiO2for stratification of patients with moderate and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome

Villar, Jesús; Blanco, Jesús; Del Campo, Rafael; Andaluz‐Ojeda, David; J. Díaz-Domínguez, Francisco; Muriel, Arturo; Córcoles, V.; Suárez-Sipmann, Fernando; Tarancón, Concepción; González-Higueras, Elena; López, Julia; Blanch, Lluís; Pérez‐Méndez, Lina; L. Fernández, Rosa; M. Kacmarek, Robert

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006812

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Assessment of PaO2/FiO2for stratification of patients with moderate and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome

Published in BMJ Open • Mar 1, 2015

Authors:

Jesús Villar

Jesús Blanco

Rafael Del Campo

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: A recent update of the definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) proposed an empirical classification based on ratio of arterial partial pressure of oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen (PaO₂/FiO₂) at ARDS onset. Since the proposal did not mandate PaO₂/FiO₂ calculation un...

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Medicine

Acute respiratory distress

Respiratory distress

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