Authors also proposed a new ontogenetic anatomy-based staging classification, found to be a better prognostic indicator of survival than classic pathological staging [11].
In clinical practice, the best prognostic indicator for INS is whether or not the disease responds to steroid treatment [8].
However, in cases with pN3, there was a significant difference in the survival rate among the patients with a lymph node ratio of < 40%, 40 79% and ≥ 80%, suggesting that the lymph node ratio is a better prognostic indicator than pN category, at least for cases with pN3.
Indeed, diaphragmatic function appeared to be a better prognostic indicator than other more conventional indices of critical illness severity, such as the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score.
FEV1 was higher among survivors, but this difference was significant only in the univariate analysis, indicating that TLCO is a better prognostic indicator.
For indexing EVLW, the predicted body weight (EVLWi; normal range, 7.4 ± 3.3 mL/kg) instead of the actual body weight was used because the EVLWi has been shown to be a better prognostic indicator than EVLW indexed to the actual body weight [8],[11],[14],[16],[35]. Measurements were performed every 24 h for 3 days.
The prognostic effect of FOXP3+ cell infiltration for total score, at the tumour invasive front and in the centre remained significant in multivariate analysis, suggesting that at these intratumoural subsites, evaluation of FOXP3 is the better prognostic indicator.
Early measurement of LUS is a better prognostic indicator in patients with ARDS.
Ki-67 index has been shown to be a better prognostic indicator than histological grades [ 37, 39].
