RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Incidence and recognition of acute respiratory distress syndrome in a UK intensive care unit
JF Thorax
JO Thorax
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society
SP 1050
OP 1051
DO 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208402
VO 71
IS 11
A1 Charlotte Summers
A1 Nanak R Singh
A1 Linda Worpole
A1 Rosalind Simmonds
A1 Judith Babar
A1 Alison M Condliffe
A1 Kevin E Gunning
A1 Andrew J Johnston
A1 Edwin R Chilvers
YR 2016
UL http://thorax.bmj.com/content/71/11/1050.abstract
AB 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.