Horowitz index:Ratio:Pt:Bld Inhl gas:Qn:

Preferred Label : Horowitz index:Ratio:Pt:Bld Inhl gas:Qn:;

LOINC status : ACTIVE;

LOINC display name : Horowitz index (Bld Inhl gas) [Ratio];

LOINC long common name : Horowitz index in Blood;

LOINC short name : Horowitz index Bld IhG-Rto;

LOINC description : A ratio with numerator oxygen partial pressure (PaO2) in mmHg and denominator fraction of inspired oxygen (FIO2) with no units. If the patient is breathing room air (20% O2) the fraction would be 0.20. It is reported in mmHg. It is a well established marker for lung function during mechanical ventilation and used in many acuity scores like SAPS II, SAPS III, and SOFA.;

Details

Origin ID

50982-8;

UMLS CUI

C1979022;

Has component
- Horowitz index [LOINC component]
Has property
- Ratio [LOINC Property]
Has system
- Blood [LOINC System]
- Blood and Inhaled gas [LOINC System]
- Gas [LOINC System]
- Inhaled gas [LOINC System]
Has time aspect
- Point in time (spot) [LOINC time aspect]
Semantic type(s)
- Clinical Attribute [UMLS semantic type]

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