ESICM guidelines on acute respiratory distress syndrome: definition, phenotyping and respiratory support strategies.

ABSTRACT: The aim of these guidelines is to update the 2017 clinical practice guideline (CPG) of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). The scope of this CPG is limited to adult patients and to non-pharmacological respiratory support strategies across different aspects of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), including ARDS due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These guidelines were formulated by an international panel of clinical experts, one methodologist and patients' representatives on behalf of the ESICM. The review was conducted in compliance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement recommendations. We followed the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach to assess the

SUBMITTER: Grasselli G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10354163 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature