Association Between Obesity and Short-And Long-Term Mortality in Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Based on the Berlin Definition.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is one of the most common causes of death in intensive care units (ICU). Previous studies have reported the potential protective effect of obesity on ARDS patients. However, these findings are inconsistent, in which less was reported on long-term prognosis and diagnosed ARDS by Berlin definition. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between obesity and short-term and long-term mortality in patients with ARDS based on the Berlin Definition.

Methods

This is a retrospective cohort study from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III (MIMIC-III) database, in which all the patients were diagnosed with ARDS according to the Berlin definition. The patients were divided into four groups according to the WHO bod

SUBMITTER: Zhang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7907504 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature