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Is there still a role for the lung injury score in the era of the Berlin definition ARDS?

Matthay, Michael;
Calfee, Carolyn;
Kangelaris, KN;
Calfee, CS;
May, AK;
Zhuo, H;
Matthay, MA;
Ware, LB

UC San Francisco Previously Published Works (2014)

Background: The Lung Injury Score (LIS) remains a commonly utilized measure of lung injury severity though the additive value of LIS to predict ARDS outcomes over the recent Berlin definition of ARDS, which incorporates severity, is not known. Methods: We

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Biomarkers of lung epithelial injury and inflammation distinguish severe sepsis patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Matthay, Michael;
Calfee, Carolyn;
Ware, LB;
Koyama, T;
Zhao, Z;
Janz, DR;
Wickersham, N;
Bernard, GR;
May, AK;
Calfee, CS;
Matthay, MA

UC San Francisco Previously Published Works (2013)

Introduction: Despite recent modifications, the clinical definition of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains non-specific, leading to under-diagnosis and under-treatment. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that a biomarker pane