Chest radiographs in acute respiratory distress syndrome: an Achilles' heel of the Berlin criteria?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the high mortality and economic burden associated with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the role of chest radiograph (CXR) in ARDS diagnosis and prognosis remains uncertain. The purpose of this study is to elucidate clinical characteristics that distinguish ARDS patients from those without ARDS, especially in patients where CXRs are indicative of ARDS.

Methods

Secondary analysis of a prospective observational study with 454 postoperative septic patients under mechanical ventilation (MV). Patients were stratified in two groups depending on whether they met the Berlin criteria for ARDS. Primary outcome was identification of clinical characteristics differentiating patients with ARDS confirmed by CXR from non-ARDS patients. Secondary outcome wa

SUBMITTER: Bardaji-Carrillo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12043692 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature