Horowitz index
Meaning
Noun
- An assessment of lung function; the ratio of partial pressure of oxygen in blood (PaO2), and the fraction of oxygen in the inhaled air (FiO2).
Related
Similar words
- P/F ratio
- PaO2/FiO2 ratio
- Carrico index
Origin
- The ratio was first suggested in a 1974 paper by Joel H. Horovitz et al. The reason for the spelling with w is unclear.
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