The Challenges of Identifying an Oxygenation Index Threshold for Increased Mortality in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Failure
The Challenges of Identifying an Oxygenation Index Threshold for Increased Mortality in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Failure
S. Dallefeld,Tracy Spears,K. Zimmerman
2017 · DOI: 10.4187/respcare.05863
Respiratory care · 4 Citations
TLDR
The Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference (PALICC) recognizes oxygenation index (OI), a measure of oxygenation based on level of respiratory support, as the primary metric of lung disease severity in defining pediatric ARDS.