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Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema and respiratoy failure. In 1994, ARDS was defined by the American – European Consensus Conference (AECC) and since then issues regarding the reliability and validity of this definition have emerged. The...

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Auteurs principaux: M.H. Rao, A. Muralidhar, A. Krishna Simha Reddy
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-04-01
Collection:Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research
Sujets:
ARDS was defined by the American – European Consensus Conference (AECC) and since then issues regarding the reliability and validity of this definition have emerged. The Berlin definition was developed by a panel of experts in a convention in 2011 with an initiative of European Society of Intensive Care Medicine endorsed by American Thoracic Society
mainly focussing on feasibility
reliability and validity and objective evaluation of performance. The definition proposed three exclusive categories of ARDS based on degree of hypoxaemia
namely
mild
moderate and severe. The updated and revised Berlin definition of ARDS may serve as model to create a more accurate
evidence based critical illness syndrome and to improve clinical care
research
health services planning and resource management. The article describes clinical
Berlin definition
Respiratory failure
Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema
Hypoxemia
Positive endexpiratory pressure
Accès en ligne:http://svimstpt.ap.nic.in/jcsr/apr-jun14_files/2ra214.pdf
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