- Kigali Modification of the berlin criteria was designed to estimate the incidence of ARDS in a resource limited setting.
- They modified berlin criteria without requirement for positive end-expiratory pressure, hypoxia cutoff of SpO2/FiO2 less than or equal to 315, and bilateral opacities on lung ultrasound or chest radiograph.
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