Three factors that predict life-threatening respiratory disease in burn patients

(Loyola University Health System) For the first time, researchers have devised a model to predict burn patients who are most likely to develop life-threatening acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).The prediction model includes three factors: the extent of the patient's inhalation injury, the percentage of the patient's body that was burned and whether the patient had high levels of a blood clotting protein called von Willebrand factor.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news