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. 2018 Aug 13;9:823. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00823

Table 2.

Histological lung injury score.

Parameter Score per field
0 1 2
A. Neutrophils in the alveolar space None 1–5 >5
B. Neutrophils in the interstitial space None 1–5 >5
C. Hyaline membranes None 1 >1
D. Proteinaceous debris filling the airspaces None 1 > 1
E. Alveolar septal thickening <2× 2×–4× >4×
F. Alveolar congestion None 1–5 >5

Lung injury scoring system [adapted from Matute-Bello] (Gonzales et al., 2015) Reprinted with permission of the American Thoracic Society. Copyright© 2016 American Thoracic Society.