Elevated plasma levels of Krebs von den Lungen-6 and geographic appearance on high-resolution computed tomography are associated with diffuse alveolar damage in autopsy cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome : a retrospective study

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BACKGROUND: Although diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) is a histopathological hallmark of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), its detection without lung biopsy is challenging. In patients with ARDS, the specificity of the Berlin definition to diagnose DAD as a reference standard is not adequately high, making it difficult to adequately diagnose DAD. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between DAD and clinical findings, including KL-6 and geographic appearance, in ARDS patients and to identify more specific diagnostic criteria for DAD.

METHODS: Among all adult autopsy cases at a tertiary hospital in Japan between January 2006 and March 2021, patients with ARDS who met the Berlin definition criteria were included. The patients' conditions were classified according to histopathological patterns as DAD or non-DAD, and clinical characteristics, laboratory data, and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings were compared between the two groups.

RESULTS: During the study period, 27 met the Berlin definition (median age: 79 years, 19 men), of whom 18 (67%) had DAD and 9 (33%) did not. In the non-DAD group, histopathologic findings revealed organizing pneumonia in seven patients and pulmonary hemorrhage in two patients. On HRCT at onset, patients with DAD had more geographic appearance than those without DAD (89% vs. 44%). In patients with geographic appearance and elevated KL-6 (> 500 U/mL), the sensitivity and specificity for DAD diagnosis were 56% and 100%, respectively. All three patients with no geographic appearance and normal KL-6 did not have DAD.

CONCLUSIONS: Geographic appearance on HRCT combined with KL-6 levels may predict the presence of DAD in patients with ARDS.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

BMC pulmonary medicine - 22(2022), 1 vom: 11. Aug., Seite 308

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Imai, Ryosuke [VerfasserIn]
Yamada, Daisuke [VerfasserIn]
Tomishima, Yutaka [VerfasserIn]
Nakamura, Tomoaki [VerfasserIn]
So, Clara [VerfasserIn]
Ro, Shosei [VerfasserIn]
Okafuji, Kohei [VerfasserIn]
Kitamura, Atsushi [VerfasserIn]
Jinta, Torahiko [VerfasserIn]
Nishimura, Naoki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Chest high-resolution computed tomography
Diffuse alveolar damage
Geographic appearance
Journal Article
KL-6

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Date Completed 15.08.2022

Date Revised 15.08.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12890-022-02102-y

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NLM344725898