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. 2012 Sep 3;5:33. doi: 10.1186/1865-1380-5-33

Table 2.

EDLIPS points derived and assigned by weight

Predispositions Estimate 95% CI p-value EDLIPS Points
Male gender
0.512
0.089
0.935
0.018
1
Aspiration
0.900
0.204
1.595
0.011
2
Pneumonia
0.550
0.052
1.047
0.030
1
Sepsis
0.500
0.031
0.969
0.037
1
Shock
0.959
0.406
1.512
0.001
2
Lung contusion
0.823
−0.032
1.679
0.059
1
Smoke inhalation
1.505
−0.100
3.109
0.066
1.5
Long bone fractures
1.122
0.341
1.904
0.005
2
Brain injury
1.103
0.426
1.780
0.001
2
Cardiac surgery
2.584
0.619
4.549
0.010
5
Aortic surgery
2.619
0.190
5.049
0.035
5
Spine surgery
2.727
0.623
4.832
0.011
5
Acute abdomen
1.272
0.506
2.038
0.001
2.5
Risk modifiers
 
 
 
 
 
Diabetes mellitus
−0.381
−0.896
0.133
0.146
−0.5
Cirrhosis
0.928
−0.078
1.934
0.071
1
Chemotherapy
1.181
0.405
1.957
0.003
2
Obesity (BMI >30)
0.795
0.352
1.237
0.000
1.5
Acidosis (pH <7.35)
0.852
0.348
1.357
0.001
2
FiO2 > 0.35 (>4 l/min)
0.904
0.443
1.365
0.000
2
Albumin <3.5
0.792
0.359
1.226
0.000
1.5
SpO2 < 95%
0.733
0.317
1.148
0.001
1.5
Excluded variables*
 
 
 
 
 
Pancreatitis
0.273
−0.866
1.413
0.638
-
Thoracic surgery
1.187
−2.476
4.849
0.525
-
Near drowninga
14.509
−7692.1
7721.1
0.997
-
Alcohol abusea
0.099
−0.618
0.817
0.786
-
Smoking
−0.054
−0.504
0.397
0.816
-
Tachypnea 0.074 −0.596 0.745 0.828  

*Variables were removed secondary to minimal effect size; afewer than ten patients with variable.