Summers, C., Singh, N.R., Worpole, L. et al. (6 more authors) (2016) Incidence and recognition of acute respiratory distress syndrome in a UK intensive care unit. Thorax. ISSN 0040-6376
Abstract
The reported incidence of ARDS is highly variable (2.5%-19% of intensive care unit (ICU) patients) and varies depending on study patient population used. We undertook a 6-month, prospective study to determine the incidence and outcome of ARDS in a UK adult University Hospital ICU. 344 patients were admitted during the study period, of these 43 (12.5%) were determined to have ARDS. Patients with ARDS had increased mortality at 28 days and 2 years post-diagnosis, and there was under-recognition of ARDS in both medical records and death certificattion. Our findings have implications for critical care resource planning.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt and build upon this work, for commercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. See: http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Keywords: | ARDS |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 30 Aug 2016 08:50 |
Last Modified: | 30 Aug 2016 08:50 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208402 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208402 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:104174 |
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