Incidence and recognition of acute respiratory distress syndrome in a UK intensive care unit.
prospective_cohort · Level II
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 27552782.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208402 and PMC identifier 5099179.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Intensive Care Units
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome