Book contents
- Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care
- Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 General Critical Care
- Section 2 Infectious Disease Emergencies
- Section 3 Neurological Emergencies
- Section 4 Cardiovascular Emergencies
- Section 5 Respiratory Emergencies
- 22 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- 23 Upper Airway Emergencies
- 24 Asthma
- 25 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- 26 Massive Hemoptysis
- 27 Pulmonary Embolism
- Section 6 Gastrointestinal Emergencies
- Section 7 Renal Emergencies
- Section 8 Hematology–Oncology Emergencies
- Section 9 Endocrine Emergencies
- Section 10 Environmental Emergencies
- Section 11 Trauma
- Section 12 End of Life
- Index
- References
22 - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
from Section 5 - Respiratory Emergencies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 November 2023
Book contents
- Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care
- Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 General Critical Care
- Section 2 Infectious Disease Emergencies
- Section 3 Neurological Emergencies
- Section 4 Cardiovascular Emergencies
- Section 5 Respiratory Emergencies
- 22 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- 23 Upper Airway Emergencies
- 24 Asthma
- 25 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- 26 Massive Hemoptysis
- 27 Pulmonary Embolism
- Section 6 Gastrointestinal Emergencies
- Section 7 Renal Emergencies
- Section 8 Hematology–Oncology Emergencies
- Section 9 Endocrine Emergencies
- Section 10 Environmental Emergencies
- Section 11 Trauma
- Section 12 End of Life
- Index
- References
Summary
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is severe respiratory distress of an acute and persistent nature, caused by one or more predisposing conditions and resulting in refractory arterial hypoxemia. The pathophysiology of ARDS is characterized by fluid buildup within alveoli, causing surfactant dysfunction and decreased lung compliance. Approximately 50% of cases are due to severe infection, either focal (such as pneumonia) or systemic (such as sepsis).
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- Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care , pp. 199 - 206Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
References
Ranieri, VM, Rubenfeld, GD, Thompson, BT, et al. Acute respiratory distress syndrome: The Berlin Definition. JAMA 2012;307:2526–2533.Google ScholarPubMed