We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. This includes personalizing content and advertising. To learn more, click here. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies. Cookie Policy.

Features Partner Sites Information LinkXpress hp
Sign In
Advertise with Us
LGC Clinical Diagnostics

Download Mobile App




Portable Monitor Detects Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

By LabMedica International staff writers
Posted on 22 Aug 2019
Print article
Image: Rapid breath analysis for acute respiratory distress syndrome diagnostics using a portable two-dimensional gas chromatography device (Photo courtesy of University of Michigan).
Image: Rapid breath analysis for acute respiratory distress syndrome diagnostics using a portable two-dimensional gas chromatography device (Photo courtesy of University of Michigan).
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the most severe form of acute lung injury, responsible for high mortality and long-term morbidity. As a dynamic syndrome with multiple etiologies, its timely diagnosis is difficult as is tracking the course of the syndrome.

Therefore, there is a significant need for early, rapid detection and diagnosis as well as clinical trajectory monitoring of ARDS. Timely diagnosis and tracking of ARDS are very challenging because the condition can alter and progress rapidly and has several possible causes.

Scientists at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI, USA) have developed a portable breath analyzer that can accurately and rapidly detect ARDS. The device promises to increase rates of survival and reduce healthcare costs for people with the potentially life threatening lung condition. They tested the technology on 48 volunteers who were receiving treatment at the University of Michigan hospital. Of the volunteers, 21 had ARDS and the others served as controls.

The device designed by the team was a fully automated portable two-dimensional gas chromatography device with high peak capacity (> 200 at the resolution of 1), high sensitivity (sub-ppb), rapid analysis capability (~ 30 minutes) and made in-house for on-site analysis of patients’ breath. The technology in the device uses gas chromatography to analyze nearly 100 molecules in exhaled breath. It captures a sample of breath through a tube that connects to a mechanical ventilator's exhalation port.

An algorithm based on machine learning, principal component analysis (PCA), and linear discriminant analysis (LDA) was developed. As compared to the adjudications done by physicians based on the Berlin criteria, the device and algorithm achieved an overall accuracy of 87.1% with 94.1% positive predictive value and 82.4% negative predictive value. The results of the analysis allowed doctors not only to test for ARDS but also to determine how far advanced the condition is. The device can also monitor treatment progress after diagnosis.

The scientists concluded that the high overall accuracy and high positive predicative value suggest that the breath analysis method can accurately diagnose ARDS. The ability to continuously and non-invasively monitor exhaled breath for early diagnosis, disease trajectory tracking, and outcome prediction monitoring of ARDS may have a significant impact on changing practice and improving patient outcomes. The study was published on August 1, 2019, in the journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry.

Related Links:
University of Michigan

Gold Member
Troponin T QC
Troponin T Quality Control
Verification Panels for Assay Development & QC
Seroconversion Panels
New
Silver Member
Verification Panels for Assay Development & QC
Seroconversion Panels
New
Bordetella Pertussis Molecular Assay
Alethia Pertussis

Print article

Channels

Molecular Diagnostics

view channel
Image: The experimental blood test accurately indicates severity and predicts potential recovery from spinal cord injury (Photo courtesy of 123RF)

Blood Test Identifies Multiple Biomarkers for Rapid Diagnosis of Spinal Cord Injury

The National Institutes of Health estimates that 18,000 individuals in the United States sustain spinal cord injuries (SCIs) annually, resulting in a staggering financial burden of over USD 9.... Read more

Immunology

view channel
Image: The findings were based on patients from the ADAURA clinical trial of the targeted therapy osimertinib for patients with NSCLC with EGFR-activated mutations (Photo courtesy of YSM Multimedia Team)

Post-Treatment Blood Test Could Inform Future Cancer Therapy Decisions

In the ongoing advancement of personalized medicine, a new study has provided evidence supporting the use of a tool that detects cancer-derived molecules in the blood of lung cancer patients years after... Read more

Microbiology

view channel
Image: Schematic representation illustrating the key findings of the study (Photo courtesy of UNIST)

Breakthrough Diagnostic Technology Identifies Bacterial Infections with Almost 100% Accuracy within Three Hours

Rapid and precise identification of pathogenic microbes in patient samples is essential for the effective treatment of acute infectious diseases, such as sepsis. The fluorescence in situ hybridization... Read more

Industry

view channel
Image: Tumor-associated macrophages visualized using the Multiomic LS Assay (Photo courtesy of ACD)

Leica Biosystems and Bio-Techne Expand Spatial Multiomic Collaboration

Bio-Techne Corporation (Minneapolis, MN, USA) has expanded the longstanding partnership between its spatial biology brand, Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD, Newark, CA, USA), and Leica Biosystems (Nussloch,... Read more
Copyright © 2000-2025 Globetech Media. All rights reserved.