Open AccessEpidemiological profile of acute respiratory distress syndrome patients: A tertiary care experience
Author(s) -
Bharti Chogtu,
S. D. Thirumala Rao,
Bharti Chogtu,
Venkateswaran Ramesh,
Hameed Aboobackar Shahul,
Goneppanavar Umesh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.197097
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , acute respiratory distress , tertiary care , respiratory distress , intensive care medicine , distress , emergency medicine , lung , surgery , clinical psychology
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is seen in critically ill patients. Its etiological spectrum in India is expected to be different from that seen in western countries due to the high prevalence of tropical infections.