Incidence and recognition of acute respiratory distress syndrome in a uk intensive care unit

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• who: from the The reported incidence of ARDS is highly variable (25%-19% of intensive care unit (ICU) patients) and varies depending on study patient population used. We undertook a, month, prospective study to determine the incidence and outcome of ARDS in a UK adult University Hospital ICU. , patients were admitted during the study period, of these , (12.5%) were determined to have ARDS. Patients with ARDS had increased mortality at , days and , years post-diagnosis, and there was under-recognition of ARDS in both medical records and death certificattion. Our findings have implications for critical care . . .
  

   

  

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