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cord-296435-6dergkha	Wang, Tiehua	Thrombocytopenia Is Associated with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Mortality: An International Study	2014-04-14		.txt	text/plain	4474	214	40	BACKGROUND: Early detection of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) has the potential to improvethe prognosis of critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). CONCLUSIONS: This study of ICU patients in both China and US showed that thrombocytopenia is associated with an increased risk of ARDS and platelet count in combination with ARDS had a high predictive value for patient mortality. Although patient specific data was not available, protocolled low tidal volume ventilation was standardized in study ICUs. Among predisposing conditions for ARDS in all enrolled patients, sepsis and/or septic shock (n = 149, 83%) were the most [20] were associated with development of ARDS.Respiratory rate (.30 breaths/min), aspiration, and .1 risks for ARDS were also evaluated in model selection but were eliminated during model selection (not significant). In both Beijing and Boston cohorts, the combination of thrombocytopenia and ARDS further increased risk of 60-day mortality among critically ill patients.	./cache/cord-296435-6dergkha.txt	./txt/cord-296435-6dergkha.txt