Survival predictor in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and diffuse alveolar damage undergoing open lung biopsy

摘要

BackgroundDiffuse alveolar damage (DAD) is a typical pathological finding of open lung biopsies in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Patients with ARDS and DAD have been reported to have a poorer prognosis than those without DAD. The aim of this study was to investigate the survival predictors in patients with ARDS and DAD.