Characteristics of an Ideal ARDS Breath Biomarker |
* Reflects meaningful clinical changes in real-time that occur during ARDS development irrespective of the predisposing condition
* Discriminates ARDS from other inflammatory lung conditions
* Provides independent high-probability information about ARDS risk and/or prognosis
* Obtainable non-invasively, repeatedly, easily and inexpensively
* Responds appropriately to therapies that reduce ARDS
* Generates trend analysis so each individual can be used as his own control
* Synergizes with other ARDS biomarkers and ARDS defining criteria
* Suitable for automated bedside analysis |
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