1.
Thorax
; 71(11): 1050-1051, 2016 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27552782
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.
Subject(s)
Intensive Care Units , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/diagnosis , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/epidemiology , Diagnosis, Differential , England/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Incidence , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/mortality , Survival Rate
2.
BMJ
; 343: d5955, 2011 Sep 20.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21937549