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

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 patient on a higher positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) may have more severe lung injury than one on a lower PEE...

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Main Authors: Sunitha Palanidurai, Jason Phua, Yiong Huak Chan, Amartya Mukhopadhyay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-08-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-021-00908-3