When measured in the emergency department, Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) was as predictive as the LIPS in determining which critically ill patients would go on to develop ARDS. The predictive power increased when Ang-2 was added to the LIPS.
From Agrawal A, Matthay MA, Kangelaris KN, et al. Plasma angiopoietin-2 predicts the onset of acute lung injury in critically ill patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013;187(7):736–742. doi:10.1164/rccm.201208-1460OC; with permission.