Towards prevention of acute syndromes: electronic identification of at-risk patients during hospital admission.
Identifying patients at risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) before their admission to intensive care is crucial to prevention and treatment. The objective of this study is to determine the performance of an automated algorithm for identifying selected ARDS predisposing conditions at the time of hospital admission.
Author(s): Ahmed, A, Thongprayoon, C, Pickering, B W, Akhoundi, A, Wilson, G, Pieczkiewicz, D, Herasevich, V
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2013-07-RA-0045