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Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome on the Plateau of Xining, Qinghai: A Verification of the Berlin Definition Altitude-PaO2/FiO2-Corrected Criteria

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FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.648835

Keywords

acute respiratory distress syndrome; high altitude; Berlin Definition; ARDS; P/F

Funding

  1. Qinghai Province Scientific and Technological Achievements Transformation Project [2019- SF-133]
  2. Environmental Medical Engineering Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education Open Project [2020EME001]
  3. Medical research Key project of Jiangsu Provincial Health Commission [ZD2021057]

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This study aimed to determine the value of the Berlin Definition altitude-PaO2/FiO(2)-corrected criteria for ARDS in Xining, Qinghai. The results showed that this criteria can distinguish the severity of ARDS, but further confirmation is needed through larger sample and multicenter clinical studies.
Background: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common critical respiratory illness. Hypoxia at high altitude is a factor that influences the progression of ARDS. Currently, we lack clear diagnostic criteria for high-altitude ARDS. The purpose of this study was to determine the value of the application of the Berlin Definition altitude-PaO2/FiO(2)-corrected criteria for ARDS in Xining, Qinghai (2,261 m).Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of patients with ARDS admitted to the Department of Critical Care Medicine of the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University from January 2018 to December 2018. The severity of ARDS was categorized according to the Berlin Definition, Berlin Definition altitude-PaO2/FiO(2)-corrected criteria, and the diagnostic criteria for acute lung injury (ALI)/ARDS at high altitudes in Western China (Zhang criteria). In addition, the differences between the three criteria were compared.Results: Among 1,221 patients, 512 were treated with mechanical ventilation. In addition, 253 met the Berlin Definition, including 49 (19.77%) with mild ARDS, 148 (58.50%) with moderate ARDS, and 56 (22.13%) with severe ARDS. A total of 229 patients met the altitude-PaO2/FiO(2)-corrected criteria, including 107 with mild ARDS (46.72%), 84 with moderate ARDS (36.68%), and 38 (16.59%) with severe ARDS. Intensive care unit (ICU) mortality increased with the severity of ARDS (mild, 17.76%; moderate, 21.43%; and severe, 47.37%). Twenty-eight-day mortality increased with worsening ARDS (mild 23.36% vs. moderate 44.05% vs. severe 63.16%) (p < 0.001). There were 204 patients who met the Zhang criteria, including 87 (42.65%) with acute lung injury and 117 (57.35%) with ARDS. The area under receiver operating characteristics (AUROCs) of the Berlin Definition, the altitude-P/F-corrected criteria, and the Zhang criteria were 0.6675 (95% CI 0.5866-0.7484), 0.6216 (95% CI 0.5317-0.7116), and 0.6050 (95% CI 0.5084-0.7016), respectively. There were no statistically significant differences between the three diagnostic criteria.Conclusion: For Xining, Qinghai, the altitude-PaO2/FiO(2)-corrected criteria for ARDS can distinguish the severity of ARDS, but these results need to be confirmed in a larger sample and in multicenter clinical studies.

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