Sex, race, and the development of acute lung injury.

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Lemos-Filho L. B., Mikkelsen M. E., Martin G. S., Dabbagh O., Adesanya A., Gentile N., ...More

Chest, vol.143, pp.901-909, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 143
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1378/chest.12-1118
  • Journal Name: Chest
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.901-909
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Prior studies suggest that mortality differs by sex and race in patients who develop acute lung injury (ALI). Whether differences in presentation account for these disparities remains unclear. We sought to determine whether sexual and racial differences exist in the rate of ALI development and ALI-related mortality after accounting for differences in clinical presentations.