Acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with COVID-19 vs. Non-COVID-19: clinical characteristics and outcomes in a tertiary care setting in Mexico City.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) due tocoronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection has a unique phenotype generating a growing need to determine the existing differences that can alter existing evidence-based management strategies for ARDS.

Research question

What differences does the clinical profile of patients with ARDS due to COVID 19 and Non-COVID 19 have?

Study design and methods

We conducted a comparative, observational, retrospective study in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)of a third-level hospital in Mexico City, from March 2020 through March 2022. Clinical, echocardiographic, and laboratory variables were compared between patients with ARDS due to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and those due to other eti

SUBMITTER: Palacios-Moguel P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10626689 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature