Predictive Value of the Baseline and Early Changes in Blood Eosinophils for Short-Term Mortality in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

There is a negative association between the baseline eosinophils and short-term mortality in ARDS patients, and the differences in eosinophils increased over time between the survivors and non-survivors. Higher increase in eosinophils is associated with decreased short-term mortality, and dynamic monitoring of eosinophils could better predict the survival of ARDS patients.