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    Attention COACH STUDY participants:

    The principal investigators of the study request that you use the official version of the modified score here.

    Lung Injury Prediction Score (LIPS)

    Identifies patients at high risk for developing acute lung injury (ALI).
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    Do you use the Lung Injury Prediction Score (LIPS) and want to contribute your expertise? Join our contributor team!

    Predisposing conditions:
    No
    0
    Yes
    +2
    No
    0
    Yes
    +2
    No
    0
    Yes
    +1
    No
    0
    Yes
    +1.5
    High-risk surgery:
    No
    0
    Yes
    +1
    No
    0
    Yes
    +2
    No
    0
    Yes
    +2.5
    No
    0
    Yes
    +3.5
    No
    0
    Yes
    +1.5
    High-risk trauma:
    No
    0
    Yes
    +2
    No
    0
    Yes
    +2
    No
    0
    Yes
    +2
    No
    0
    Yes
    +1.5
    No
    0
    Yes
    +1.5
    Risk modifiers:
    No
    0
    Yes
    +1
    No
    0
    Yes
    +1
    No
    0
    Yes
    +1
    No
    0
    Yes
    +1
    No
    0
    Yes
    +2
    No
    0
    Yes
    +1.5
    No
    0
    Yes
    +1
    No
    0
    Yes
    +1.5
    No
    0
    Yes
    -1

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    Creator Insights
    Dr. Ognjen Gajic

    About the Creator

    Ognjen Gajic, MD, is a professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He is also the chair of the U.S. Critical Illness and Injury Trials Network Prevention of Organ Failure Study Group. Dr. Gajic’s primary research is focused on the epidemiology and management of critical care conditions with an emphasis on acute lung injury and multiorgan dysfunction.

    To view Dr. Ognjen Gajic's publications, visit PubMed

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