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This study evaluated whether changes in VDI are associated with early physiological improvement in ED patients with RF. Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted in the EDs of two tertiary care hospitals. Adult patients presenting with dyspnea and clinical evidence of RF were included. VDI was measured by lung ultrasound at baseline and 30 min after initial treatment. The primary endpoint was the change in VDI 30 min after the initial treatment, calculated as the difference between pre-treatment and post-treatment VDI. The expected direction was a post-treatment decrease in VDI, with greater VDI reduction expected to be associated with greater early physiological improvement. Secondary analyses included comparisons of VDI changes across oxygen saturation and diagnostic groups, as well as correlations between \u0394VDI and physiological changes. Patients were grouped by admission oxygen saturation (&lt;80%, 80\u201390%, and \u226590%). Results: Seventy-nine patients were included. Pre-treatment VDI differed significantly between oxygen saturation groups, with the highest values in the most hypoxemic patients (p = 0.028). VDI decreased significantly after treatment in all groups (p &lt; 0.001 for all), with the greatest reduction in the &lt;80% group. By diagnosis, VDI decreased significantly in pulmonary edema, COPD\/asthma, and pneumonia, but not in pulmonary embolism (p = 0.138). VDI reduction correlated positively with improvements in oxygen saturation (r = 0.27, p = 0.016) and pH (r = 0.24, p = 0.037), but not with CO2. Conclusions: VDI may be explored as a practical ultrasound-derived bedside parameter associated with early physiological improvement in ED patients with RF.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/arm94030040","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,24]],"date-time":"2026-06-24T01:03:23Z","timestamp":1782263003000},"page":"40","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Vertical Displacement Index and Early Treatment-Related Physiological Improvement in Acute Respiratory Failure: An Exploratory Ultrasound-Based Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"94","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3970-8922","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bedriye M\u00fcge","family":"S\u00f6nmez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Health Sciences D\u0131\u015fkap\u0131 Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m Beyaz\u0131t Training and Research Hospital, 06030 Ankara, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2694-5574","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"\u0130lker","family":"\u015eirin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Health Sciences D\u0131\u015fkap\u0131 Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m Beyaz\u0131t Training and Research Hospital, 06030 Ankara, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"G\u00fcl\u015fen","family":"Ak\u00e7ay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Health Sciences D\u0131\u015fkap\u0131 Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m Beyaz\u0131t Training and Research Hospital, 06030 Ankara, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8732-5072","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Murat","family":"\u00d6zdemir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Air Ambulance Unit, Ministry of Health, 06800 Ankara, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5052-9242","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Necip G\u00f6khan","family":"G\u00fcner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Sakarya, 54187 Sakarya, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e812","DOI":"10.61919\/amhesy32","article-title":"Frequency and management of respiratory emergencies","volume":"3","author":"Khan","year":"2025","journal-title":"J. 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