Horowitz index
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English
Etymology
The ratio was first suggested in a 1974 paper by Joel H. Horovitz et al.[1][2] The reason for the spelling with w is unclear.
Noun
Horowitz index (plural Horowitz indexes or Horowitz indices)
- (medicine, pulmonology) An assessment of lung function; the ratio of partial pressure of oxygen in blood (PaO2), and the fraction of oxygen in the inhaled air (FiO2).
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References
- ^ Joel H. Horovitz, Charles J. Carrico and G. Tom Shires (1974 March) “Pulmonary Response to Major Injury”, in Archives of Surgery, volume 108, number 3, pages 349-355
- ^ John R. Feiner, Richard B. Weiskopf (2017) “Evaluating Pulmonary Function: An Assessment of PaO2/FiO2”, in Critical Care Medicine, volume 45, number 1, , page e40-e48