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    Murray Score for Acute Lung Injury

    Stratifies severity of acute lung injury, and is also used for ECMO patient selection.

    IMPORTANT

    Tips for COVID-19: Use to determine ECMO. Standard score for determining when ECMO indicated. Used in CESAR trial, a pivotal RCT in ECMO.

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Use in patients with severe hypoxemic respiratory failure from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). May be used with other clinical factors to help select patients for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

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    Dr. John F. Murray
    Dr. John F. Murray
    About the creator

    John F. Murray, MD, is professor emeritus of medicine at the University of California in San Francisco. He served as chief of the pulmonary and critical care division at San Francisco General Hospital. Dr. Murray’s research interests are focused on pulmonology.

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    Dr. John F. Murray
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