Search Tag: acute respiratory distress syndrome

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Cardiovascular-subphenotypes-in-ards

2023 05 Apr

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a frequently observed condition in mechanically ventilated patients in ICUs and is associated with a high mortality rate. The presence of shock in ARDS indicates poor prognosis, with echocardiography studies suggesting that right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) plays a significant role in the cardiovascular...Read more

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Effect-of-prone-position-c-ards

2022 27 Apr

COVID-19 has resulted in the death of over 4 million people worldwide. In severe cases of COVID-19, acute respiratory infection leads to severe pneumonia, which worries to progress hypoxaemia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).  Prolonged sessions in the prone position is an effective intervention to decrease mortality in these patients....Read more

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What-does-ards-mean-during-covid-19

2021 14 Dec

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) was described as a syndrome in 1967. At that time, it was defined as a condition characterised by severe hypoxaemia and diffuse bilateral opacities. Diagnosis of ARDS has always been context-dependent, but overall, achievements in traumatic and medical resuscitation and the use of invasive mechanical ventilation...Read more

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Corticosteroid-treatment-in-ards

2021 30 Mar

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening condition that is characterised by bilateral pulmonary infiltrates on chest imaging and refractory hypoxaemia. ARDS is common in critically ill patients in ICUs and is associated with significant mortality. Findings from a recent study show that approximately 10% of ICU patients suffered...Read more

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Isicem19-prof-marco-ranieri-findings-from-supernova-trial-plans-for-supernova-2

2019 22 Mar

At the 39th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine , Professor V. Marco Ranieri , University of Bologna, discussed the SUPERNOVA trial and presented an overview on extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO 2 R) as a supportive measure in superprotective lung ventilation.  Mechanical ventilation can cause a form...Read more

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Management-of-obese-patients-with-ards

2019 12 Mar

At least one fifth of all patients admitted to the ICU are obese, and these patients are at risk of developing lung de-recruitment and then atelectasis. Moreover, the incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is increased in obese patients.   A major challenge of the critical care management of obese patients is successful...Read more

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New-findings-don-t-support-pes-guided-peep-titration-in-ards

2019 12 Mar

Adjusting positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) to offset pleural pressure might attenuate lung injury and improve patient outcomes in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Researchers conducted a multicentre randomised clinical trial to determine whether PEEP titration guided by oesophageal pressure (PES), an estimate of pleural pressure,...Read more

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Chronic-high-alcohol-consumption-increases-ards-risk

2018 18 Jul

A new systematic review and meta-analysis shows that chronic high alcohol consumption significantly increases the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This finding suggests that patients admitted to hospital should be screened for chronic alcohol use, according to researchers at the University of Nottingham's UK Centre for Tobacco...Read more

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Early-intravascular-events-may-contribute-to-ards-development

2018 27 Jun

A new analysis shows that biomarkers of intravascular monocyte activation in at-risk patients were associated with the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Further, the potential clinical benefit of early aspirin for prevention of ARDS remains uncertain, according to the findings reported in the American Journal of Respiratory...Read more

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Managing-ards-in-traumatic-brain-injury

2018 15 Jan

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients frequently suffer from lung complications and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which is associated with poor clinical outcomes. However, there are inadequate data addressing the safety or efficacy of ventilator strategies used in ARDS in adult patients with TBI, says an article published in Journal of...Read more

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Lives-2017-lung-recruitment-and-peep-trial-reports-results

2017 27 Sep

Results from the Alveolar Recruitment for Acute Respiratory Distress Trial (ART)  randomised trial ("ART"), which compared a strategy using a lung recruitment manoeuvre and titrated positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) with low PEEP, increased 28-day all-cause mortality of patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)....Read more

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Volume-17-issue-2-2017-1

2017 28 May

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From-independent-attorney-to-critically-ill-patient

2017 28 May

How Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Changed My Life in a Split Second Life changed forever when Eileen Rubin was hospitalised with ARDS. After a slow recovery it was time to give something back, and Eileen went on to co-found the ARDS Foundation.   “I can’t breathe. I think I’m dying.” Those were the words I gasped to my mother less than...Read more

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Towards-safer-ventilation-in-critically-ill-patients-without-ards

2017 16 Mar

Invasive ventilatory support, one of the most frequently applied strategies in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, is increasingly recognised as a potentially dangerous intervention. Recognition of so–called ventilator– induced lung injury and the broad acceptance of lung–protective ventilation strategies in ICUs worldwide led to noticeable changes...Read more