Management of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a challenge to modern medicine

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an acute inflammatory pulmonary injury in which marked oedema of the lungs causing progressive impairment of gas exchange, atelectasis, and decreased lung compliance. Over the years, several innovative methods to control the lung injury had been studie...

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Main Authors:	Ngow, Harris Abdullah, WMN, Wan Khairina
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	OMICS Group 2014
Subjects:	RC Internal medicine
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spelling	iium-431042015-05-28T03:14:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/43104/ Management of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a challenge to modern medicine Ngow, Harris Abdullah WMN, Wan Khairina RC Internal medicine Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an acute inflammatory pulmonary injury in which marked oedema of the lungs causing progressive impairment of gas exchange, atelectasis, and decreased lung compliance. Over the years, several innovative methods to control the lung injury had been studied. Improvement in ventilation strategy has resulted in reduce mortality is ARDS patients. Meanwhile, adjunctive therapies such as inhaled nitric oxide, exogenous surfactant administration, patient positioning and immune-nutrition are other methods which may further improve the outcome of this condition. This case illustrates the use of multiple modalities of treatment which were useful in infant with this condition and a review of these treatment modalities. OMICS Group 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43104/3/Management_of_Acute_Respiratory_Distress_Syndrome_A_Challenge_to_Modern.pdf Ngow, Harris Abdullah and WMN, Wan Khairina (2014) Management of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a challenge to modern medicine. Emergency Medicine: Open Access, 4 (3). pp. 1-3. ISSN 2165-7548 http://omicsgroup.org/journals/management-of-acute-respiratory-distress-syndrome-a-challenge-to-modern-medicine-2165-7548.1000193.php?aid=26097 10.4172/2165-7548.1000193
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description	Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an acute inflammatory pulmonary injury in which marked oedema of the lungs causing progressive impairment of gas exchange, atelectasis, and decreased lung compliance. Over the years, several innovative methods to control the lung injury had been studied. Improvement in ventilation strategy has resulted in reduce mortality is ARDS patients. Meanwhile, adjunctive therapies such as inhaled nitric oxide, exogenous surfactant administration, patient positioning and immune-nutrition are other methods which may further improve the outcome of this condition. This case illustrates the use of multiple modalities of treatment which were useful in infant with this condition and a review of these treatment modalities.
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author	Ngow, Harris Abdullah WMN, Wan Khairina
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title	Management of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a challenge to modern medicine
title_short	Management of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a challenge to modern medicine
title_full	Management of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a challenge to modern medicine
title_fullStr	Management of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a challenge to modern medicine
title_full_unstemmed	Management of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a challenge to modern medicine
title_sort	management of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a challenge to modern medicine
publisher	OMICS Group
publishDate	2014
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Management of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a challenge to modern medicine

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