The diagnostic accuracy for ARDS of global versus regional lung ultrasound scores - a post hoc analysis of an observational study in invasively ventilated ICU patients.

Luigi PisaniVeronica VercesiPatricia S I van TongerenWim K LagrandStije J LeopoldMischa A M HusonPatricia C HenwoodAndrew WaldenMarry R SmitElisabeth D RivielloPaolo PelosiArjen M DondorpMarcus J Schultznull null

Published in: Intensive care medicine experimental (2019)

While the posterior score increases with ARDS severity, its diagnostic accuracy for ARDS is hampered due to an unfavorable signal-to-noise ratio. An 8-region 'anterolateral' score performs as well as the global score and may prove useful to exclude ARDS in invasively ventilated ICU patients.

Keyphrases

acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation
intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
patient reported outcomes
patient reported