The siren song of simple tools that predict mortality

Editorial

Colin R Cooke. Respir Care. 2011 Apr.

. 2011 Apr;56(4):533-5.

doi: 10.4187/respcare.01281.

No abstract available

Comment on

A risk tertiles model for predicting mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: age, plateau pressure, and P(aO(2))/F(IO(2)) at ARDS onset can predict mortality.
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