ARDS / Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome - eMedicine / Critical Care. Excellent academic review.. Registration required.
February 2011 –Volume 17 –Issue 1:Current Opinion in Critical Care - Excellent academic review of multiple ARDS topics including MOF,gas exchange,ventilation,RV function,severe hypoxemia,hemodynamics,sedation,delirium and more. Subscription or article purchase required.
NHLBI ARDS Network - Excellent educational/academic website for ARDS resources.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome - National Heart,Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). National Institutes of Health (NIH). General information covering ARDS.
ARDS –MayoClinic.com - The Mayo Clinic
Comparison of Two Fluid-Management Strategies in Acute Lung Injury — NEJM - The New England Journal of Medicine –2006. Review the original article,editorial and correspondence for the discussion covering fluid management in ARDS / ALI.
ARDS Support Center –ARDS Support,education and information resources - A public corporation for patient,family and caregiver supports for ARDS. Their homepage has strong support for the use of corticosteroids in treating ARDS. See the following articles below that discuss the use or nonuse of corticosteroids in ARDS. To date,NO single drug has demonstrated efficacy for improved survival in treating ARDS.
http://www.ards.org/Tang_GC_ARDS_Meta-analysis_CCM-09.pdf - Use of corticosteroids in acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome:. A systematic review and meta-analysis* –Tang,Benjamin,PhD et al.- Crit Care Med 2009;37:1594 –1603 –This “meta-analysis”supports the use of corticosteroids for the treatment of ALI / ARDS.
Efficacy and Safety of Corticosteroids for Persistent Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome — NEJM - The New England Journal of Medicine –2006 –The National Heart,Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - ARDS Clinical Trials Network –Review the original article,editorial and correspondence. This trial did not support the routine use of methylprednisolone for persistent ARDS.
http://www.ardsusa.org/ARDS%20Steroid%20Corr-Chest%209-07.pdf - CHEST –Meduri,G.U. et al. –Corticosteroids in ARDS:A Counterpoint –Vol. 132:1093-4,2007. Good Pro vs Con discussion for the ongoing debate for the use of corticosteroids in the treatment of ARDS.
Nutrition support for the acute lung injury/adult …[Nutr Clin Pract. 2011] –PubMed result - Clinical review of nutritional support for ALI/ARDS. Subscription or article purchase required.
Neuromuscular Blockers in Early Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome — NEJM - The New England Journal of Medicine. Papazian,L. et al. –Vol 363:1107-1116,2010 –Review original article,editorial and correspondence. –Use of paralytic agents may help to improve survival with early,severe ARDS.
ARDS:Recommended Resources on MD Consult - MDConsult –Excellent collection of academic ARDS literature resources. –Subscription or article purchase required.
ARDS Foundation a charitable organization offers support to families/victims of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome - Excellent resource for patients,family members and caregivers.