A narrative review of COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (CARDS): "typical" or "atypical" ARDS?

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) is highly infectious and mainly involves the respiratory system, with some patients rapidly progress to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which is the leading cause of death in COVID-19 patients. Hence, fully understanding the features of COVID-19-related ARDS (CARDS) and early management of this disease would improve the prognosis and reduce the mortality of severe COVID-19. With the development of recent studies which have focused on CARDS, whether CARDS is "typical" or "atypical" ARDS has become a hotly debated topic.

Methods

We searched for relevant literature from 1999 to 2021 published in PubMed by using the following keywords and their combinations: "COVID-19", "CARDS", "ARDS", "pathophysiol

SUBMITTER: Pu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9469157 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature