TY - JOUR
T1 - Extravascular lung water indexed to predicted body weight is a novel predictor of intensive care unit mortality in patients with acute lung injury
AU - Craig, T.R.
AU - Duffy, M.J.
AU - Shyamsundar, M.
AU - McDowell, C.
AU - McLaughlin, B.
AU - Elborn, Joseph
AU - McAuley, Danny
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - Objectives: Acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome are characterized by noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, which can be assessed by measurement of extravascular lung water. Traditionally, extravascular lung water has been indexed to actual body weight (mL/kg). Because lung size is dependent on height rather than weight, we hypothesized indexing to predicted body weight may be a better predictor of mortality in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome.
AB - Objectives: Acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome are characterized by noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, which can be assessed by measurement of extravascular lung water. Traditionally, extravascular lung water has been indexed to actual body weight (mL/kg). Because lung size is dependent on height rather than weight, we hypothesized indexing to predicted body weight may be a better predictor of mortality in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=74049130855&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181b43050
DO - 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181b43050
M3 - Article
VL - 38
SP - 114
EP - 120
JO - Critical Care Medicine
JF - Critical Care Medicine
SN - 0090-3493
IS - 1
ER -