Pulmonary Dead-Space Fraction as a Risk Factor for Death in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Abstract

Increased dead-space fraction is a feature of the early phase of the acute respiratory distress syndrome. Elevated values are associated with an increased risk of death.

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MedicineOdds ratioConfidence intervalRespiratory distressHypoxemiaInternal medicineRisk factorRespiratory diseaseCardiologySurgeryLung

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Year: 2002
Type: article
Volume: 346
Issue: 17
Pages: 1281-1286
Citations: 874
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                                    Thomas J. Nuckton, 
                                
                                    James A Alonso, 
                                
                                    Richard H Kallet
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2002). 
                            Pulmonary Dead-Space Fraction as a Risk Factor for Death in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 346
                            (17)
                            , 1281-1286.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa012835
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa012835