Milot et al identified risk factors for ARDS in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. These can help to identify a patient who may require more aggressive management. The authors are from Hopital Laval in Quebec.
Patient selection: cardiac surgery
Outcome: ARDS, which occurred in 0.4%.
The mortality is 15%.
Risk factors:
(1) history of previous cardiac surgery (odds ratio 31.5)
(2) shock (odds ratio 10.8)
(3) number of transfused blood products (odds ratio 1.6)
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