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Review
. 2017 Jan;99(1):12-16.
doi: 10.1308/rcsbull.2017.12. Epub 2016 Aug 11.

Adult respiratory distress syndrome

S Cutts  1 , R Talboys  1 , C Paspula  2 , E M Prempeh  3 , R Fanous  4 , D Ail  1
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Review

Adult respiratory distress syndrome

S Cutts et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2017 Jan.

Abstract

Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has now been described as a sequela to such diverse conditions as burns, amniotic fluid embolism, acute pancreatitis, trauma, sepsis and damage as a result of elective surgery in general. Patients with ARDS require immediate intubation, with the average patient now being ventilated for between 8 and 11 days. While the acute management of ARDS is conducted by the critical care team, almost any surgical patient can be affected by the condition and we believe that it is important that a broader spectrum of hospital doctors gain an understanding of the nature of the pathology and its current treatment.

Keywords: Adult respiratory distress syndrome; Danang lung; Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema; Shock lung; Wet lung; White; ‘Nam lung’.

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Plain chest x-ray showing adult respiratory distress syndrome
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Computed tomography showing adult respiratory distress syndrome
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