What are the Berlin criteria?
The Berlin criteria are the criteria most commonly used to define ARDS. All four of the following conditions must be met
List the 4 criteria.
Acute onset: respiratory failure within one week of a known predisposing factor (e.g., sepsis, pneumonia) or worsening respiratory symptoms
Bilateral opacities (on chest x-ray or CT)
Similar appearance to pulmonary edema
Not sufficiently explained by pleural effusions, lobar or lung collapse, or nodules
Hypoxemia: PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 300 mm Hg (measured with a minimum of 5 cm H2O PEEP)
Mild ARDS: PaO2/FiO2 = 201–300 mm Hg
Moderate ARDS: PaO2/FiO2 = 101–200 mm Hg
Severe ARDS: PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 100 mm Hg
Respiratory failure cannot be fully accounted for by heart failure or fluid overload.
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