Open AccessPrescribing Patterns of Drugs in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): An Observational Study
Author(s) -
Bharti Chogtu,
S. D. Thirumala Rao,
Bharti Chogtu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/10411.5519
Subject(s) - ards , medicine , observational study , acute respiratory distress , respiratory distress , tertiary care , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , pediatrics , surgery , lung
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by acute respiratory failure and is associated with wide range of clinical disorders. Controversy prevails over the pharmacological intervention in this disease. The aim of the study was to observe the prescribing pattern of drugs in patients with ARDS managed at a tertiary care hospital.