Is postoperative ARDS different from medical ARDS? - PubMed
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- Postoperative ARDS patients show more favorable early trajectories and lower 90-day mortality compared to medical ARDS patients.
- Mortality in postoperative ARDS is independently associated with extrapulmonary organ dysfunction and surgical context, while respiratory failure markers are not significant predictors.
- In contrast, mortality in medical ARDS is linked to respiratory failure measures such as PaO2/FiO2 ratio and driving pressure.
- The findings suggest postoperative ARDS is a distinct clinical subtype driven by extrapulmonary and surgery-related factors.