Evaluation of oxygenation indices incorporating SpO₂ and PEEP for assessing ARDS severity: Evidence from the MIMIC-IV and eICU collaborative research database v2.0 databases

S/F*P provides a more convenient judgment for mechanically ventilated patients, avoiding the phenomenon of clinical diagnosis of PEEP and oxygenation index separation as much as possible, minimizing invasive operation of patients and improving the selection of ARDS treatment modalities. Therefore, S/F*P provides a reference for the early treatment of ARDS in the clinic to improve the resource allocation in the ICU and reduce the mortality of patients, Given all patients had ARDS diagnosis, this study evaluated relative diagnostic performance among indices rather than disease vs. non-disease discrimination.