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. 2025 Sep 25;37:e20250036. doi: 10.62675/2965-2774.20250036

Table 2. Linear regression outputs of baseline radiographic assessment of lung edema scores and baseline global lung ultrasound scores.

  RALE score LUS score
  β 95%CI p value Adj. R2 β 95%CI p value Adj. R2
Shunt                
PaO2/FiO2                
Intercept 315 290 - 340 < 0.001 0.05 323 304 - 343 < 0.001 0.12
Score -3.1 -4.5 - -1.7 < 0.001 -6.7 -8.6 - -4.8 < 0.001
Dead space                
Ventilatory ratio                
Intercept 1.2 1.1 - 1.3 < 0.001 0.06 1.3 1.2 - 1.4 < 0.001 0.06
Score 0.02 0.01 - 0.02 < 0.001 0.02 0.01 - 0.03 < 0.001
Corrected VE                
Intercept 7.3 6.6 - 8.0 < 0.001 0.06 8.0 7.4 - 8.6 < 0.001 0.03
Score 0.1 0.06 - 0.14 < 0.001 0.1 0.05 - 0.16 < 0.001
Mechanics                
Compliance                
Intercept 43.5 39.2 - 47.8 < 0.001 0.01 43.7 40.1 - 47.2 < 0.001 0.02
Score -0.28 -0.52 - -0.03 0.027 -0.53 -0.88 - -0.19 0.002
Driving pressure                
Intercept 11.0 10.6 - 12.8 < 0.001 0.04 12.1 11.2 - 13.0 < 0.001 0.04
Score 0.12 0.06 - 0.18 < 0.001 0.18 0.09 - 0.26 < 0.001
Mechanical power                
Intercept 13.3 11.4 - 15.2 < 0.001 0.12 16.5 14.9 - 18.1 < 0.001 0.05
Score 0.40 0.29 - 0.50 < 0.001 0.35 0.19 - 0.51 < 0.001

RALE - radiographic assessment of lung edema; LUS - lung ultrasound; 95%CI - 95% confidence interval; PaO2/FiO2 - partial pressure of oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen ratio; VE - minute volume.