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Berlin definition
(JAMA 2012;307:2526)
- Acute onset within 1 week of clinical insult or worsening respiratory status
- Bilateral infiltrates without alternative explanation (eg, effusion, atelectasis, nodules)
- Edema not fully explained by fluid overload or congestive heart failure
- Hypoxemia: PaO2/FiO2 determined with 5 cm H2O of PEEP
PaO2/FiO2
200–300 = mild ARDS (may be on NPPV), 100–200 = mod, <100 = severe