Prognosis of pathogen-proven acute respiratory distress syndrome diagnosed from a protocol that includes bronchoalveolar lavage: a retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To treat patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), it is important to diagnose specific lung diseases and identify common risk factors. Our facility focuses on using bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) to identify precise risk factors and determine the causative pathogen of ARDS within 24 h of intensive care unit (ICU) admission. This study evaluated the prognoses of pathogen-proven ARDS patients who were diagnosed or identified with risk factors using a diagnostic protocol, which included BAL, compared with the prognoses of pathogen-unproven ARDS patients.

Methods

This retrospective observational study was conducted in the ICU at a tertiary hospital from October 2015 to January 2019. We enrolled patients with respiratory distress who were on mechanical v

SUBMITTER: Kyo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7376525 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature