Open AccessThe Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Severe Sepsis
Author(s) -
Mark E. Mikkelsen,
Chirag V. Shah,
Nuala J. Meyer,
David F. Gaieski,
Sarah Lyon,
Andrea Miltiades,
Munish Goyal,
Barry D. Fuchs,
Scarlett L. Bellamy,
Jason D. Christie
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.095
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1540-0514
pISSN - 1073-2322
DOI - 10.1097/shk.0b013e3182a64682
Subject(s) - ards , medicine , sepsis , emergency department , intensive care unit , epidemiology , retrospective cohort study , respiratory distress , cohort , incidence (geometry) , cohort study , mechanical ventilation , intensive care , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , surgery , lung , physics , psychiatry , optics
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a serious complication of sepsis, and sepsis-associated ARDS is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. To date, no study has directly examined the epidemiology of ARDS in severe sepsis from the earliest presentation to the health care system, the emergency department (ED).