Incidence and recognition of acute respiratory distress syndrome in a UK intensive care unit

The reported incidence of ARDS is highly variable (2.5%–19% of intensive care unit (ICU) patients) and varies depending on study patient population used. We undertook a 6-month, prospective study to determine the incidence and outcome of ARDS in a UK adult University Hospital ICU. 344 patients were...

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Autores principales: Summers, Charlotte, Singh, Nanak R, Worpole, Linda, Simmonds, Rosalind, Babar, Judith, Condliffe, Alison M, Gunning, Kevin E, Johnston, Andrew J, Chilvers, Edwin R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Research Letters
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5099179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27552782
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208402
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Sumario:The reported incidence of ARDS is highly variable (2.5%–19% of intensive care unit (ICU) patients) and varies depending on study patient population used. We undertook a 6-month, prospective study to determine the incidence and outcome of ARDS in a UK adult University Hospital ICU. 344 patients were admitted during the study period, of these 43 (12.5%) were determined to have ARDS. Patients with ARDS had increased mortality at 28 days and 2 years post-diagnosis, and there was under-recognition of ARDS in both medical records and death certificattion. Our findings have implications for critical care resource planning.

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