Pulmonary AE/Grade | Description |
---|---|
Atelectasis | |
0 | No opacity |
1 | Lamellar |
2 | Segmental |
3 | Lobar |
4 | More extensive than one lobe |
Pleural effusion | |
0 | None present |
1 | Minimal amounts defined as blunted pleural sinus |
2 | Moderate amounts defined as extension to two pleural sinuses but not reaching the level of lung hilum |
3 | Large amounts up to and > the level of lung hilum |
Signs indicative of heart failure | |
0 | No signs of heart failure |
1 | Enlargement of pulmonary vessels in the absence of other congestive signs (pulmonary effusion and/or cardiac enlargement) was interpreted as suggestive of congestion |
2 | Congestive heart failure was diagnosed when dilatation or congestion of pulmonary vessels were present, combined with pleural effusion and/or cardiac enlargement |