Title: Trends in ARDS <br/>Author: Feras Khan<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/1145/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><ul>
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A recent observational study was published looking at the ICU incidence and outcome of ARDS</li>
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This international prospective cohort study looked at <strong>459 ICUs</strong> and over <strong>29,000 </strong>patients</li>
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Incidence: <span style="background-color:#ffff00;">10.4%</span> met ARDS criteria</li>
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Severe ARDS occurred in <span style="background-color:#ffff00;">23.4%</span></li>
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Clinical recognition of mild ARDS was only 51%</li>
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Less than 2/3rds of patients with ARDS received a TV of 8 mL/kg or less</li>
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Prone positioning was used in 16% of patients with severe ARDS</li>
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Recognition of ARDS was associated with higher PEEP, greater use of neuromuscular blockers, and prone positioning</li>
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Mortality ranged from 35% to 46%</li>
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Pneumonia was the biggest risk factor for ARDS</li>
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