Extravascular Lung Water and Pulmonary Vascular Permeability Index as Markers Predictive of Postoperative Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Prospective Cohort Investigation

摘要

Objective: Robust markers of subclinical perioperative lung injury are lacking. Extravascular lung water indexed to predicted body weight and pulmonary vascular permeability index are two promising early markers of lung edema. We aimed to evaluate whether extravascular lung water indexed to predicted body weight and pulmonary vascular permeability index would identify patients at risk for clinically significant postoperative pulmonary edema, particularly resulting from the acute respiratory distress syndrome.