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.