Acute Lung Injury, Respiratory Distress
Conditions
Keywords
Respiratory distress, adult, risk, emergency room, high risk surgery, sepsis, trauma, aspiration, pneumonia
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to externally validate the acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) prediction model (Lung Injury Prediction Score - LIPS) in a multicenter sample of patients at risk presented to the acute care hospitals: United States Critical Illness and Injury Trials Group (USCIITG).
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Hospitalized adult patients with one of the known risk factors for acute lung injury at the time of hospital admission
Exclusion criteria
* ALI/ARDS already present at the time of hospital admission, denied use of medical records for research, children, hospital readmission, transfer from another hospital
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Acute Lung Injury or Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome | during hospital stay |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Survival | in hospital |
Countries
United States