Open AccessA 9-Year, Single-Institution, Retrospective Review of Death Rate and Prognostic Factors in Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Author(s) -
Thomas R. Rocco,
Steven E. Reinert,
William G. Cioffi,
David Harrington,
George B. Buczko,
Henry S. Simms
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200103000-00017
Subject(s) - medicine , ards , intensive care unit , retrospective cohort study , respiratory distress , mechanical ventilation , intensive care , mortality rate , pneumonia , respiratory failure , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , surgery , lung
To evaluate, at a single institution, the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) death rate in critically ill ventilated surgical/trauma patients and to identify the factors predicting death in these patients.