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ReviewERJ open research2021

Systematic review of diagnostic methods for acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Laura A Hagens, Nanon F L Heijnen, Marry R Smit, Marcus J Schultz, Dennis C J J Bergmans, Ronny M Schnabel, Lieuwe D J Bos

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Review in ERJ open research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Laura A HagensDept of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4629-4465
Nanon F L HeijnenDept of Intensive Care, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Marry R SmitDept of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Marcus J SchultzDept of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Dennis C J J BergmansDept of Intensive Care, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4224-6426
Ronny M SchnabelNuffield Dept of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Lieuwe D J BosDept of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2911-4549
Amsterdam University Medical Centers · NLMaastricht University Medical Centre · NLMahidol University · THUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleAcute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is currently diagnosed by the Berlin definition, which does not include a direct measure of pulmonary oedema, endothelial permeability or pulmonary inflammation. We hypothesised that biomarkers of these processes have good diagnostic accuracy for ARDS.

methodsMedline and Scopus were searched for original diagnostic studies using minimally invasive testing. Primary outcome was the diagnostic accuracy per test and was categorised by control group. The methodological quality was assessed with QUADAS-2 tool. Biomarkers that had an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROCC) of >0.75 and were studied with minimal bias against an unselected control group were considered to be promising.

resultsForty-four articles were included. The median AUROCC for all evaluated tests was 0.80 (25th to 75th percentile: 0.72-0.88). The type of control group influenced the diagnostic accuracy (p=0.0095). Higher risk of bias was associated with higher diagnostic accuracy (AUROCC 0.75 for low-bias, 0.77 for intermediate-bias and 0.84 for high-bias studies; p=0.0023). Club cell protein 16 and soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products in plasma and two panels with biomarkers of oxidative stress in breath showed good diagnostic accuracy in low-bias studies that compared ARDS patients to an unselected intensive care unit (ICU) population.

conclusionThis systematic review revealed only four diagnostic tests fulfilling stringent criteria for a promising biomarker in a low-bias setting. For implementation into the clinical setting, prospective studies in a general unselected ICU population with good methodological quality are needed.

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