Respiratory failure & ventilation

Morphological subphenotypes of acute pancreatitis-related acute respiratory distress syndrome

Crit CarePublished Retrospective cohort study

Main finding · 90-day mortalityResult — go to the resultAdjusted hazard ratio 1.01 CI 0.58–1.76

Authors' conclusion

Two morphological subphenotypes of Acute Pancreatitis-related ARDS were identified and were evenly distributed. Although their clinical characteristics and outcomes were comparable, they exhibited treatment-specific responses: prone positioning was associated with lower mortality in Focal ARDS, whereas high PEEP was associated with lower mortality in Non-Focal ARDS.

Study context

Population
Critically ill adults with acute pancreatitis-related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and early CT-scan admitted to ICU, 2003–20235,865 screened
Participants
151 adults
Exposure
Focal ARDS vs Non-Focal ARDS
  • Focal ARDSn = 81
  • Non-Focal ARDSn = 70reference
Outcome
90-day mortality
Follow-up
90 days
Methodological detailsconsecutive patients, multivariate Cox analysis, machine-learning models (XGBoost, SHAP)
  • Consecutive patients
  • Multivariate Cox analysis
  • Machine-learning models (XGBoost, SHAP)

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Adjusted hazard ratio

1.01

CI 0.58–1.76

P = 0.98

Events by group

Focal ARDS vs Non-Focal ARDS
aHR 1.01 (CI 0.58–1.76); P = 0.98

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Prone position and 90-day mortality (Focal ARDS subgroup)

aHR (CI)P value
Prone positionNot associated in Non-Focal ARDS0.25 (0.08–0.76)P = 0.015

High PEEP and 90-day mortality (Non-Focal ARDS subgroup)

aHR (CI)P value
High PEEPNot associated in Focal ARDS0.22 (0.06–0.85)P = 0.029

Overall 90-day mortality

Overall 90-day mortality (56/151)
37%

ARDS management

No significant difference in ARDS management

Original publication

Morphological subphenotypes of acute pancreatitis-related acute respiratory distress syndrome. Crit Care. Published 16 January 2026. doi:10.1186/s13054-026-05837-w

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