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dc.contributor.authorAllen, Claire
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-24T18:48:38Z
dc.date.available2020-03-24T18:48:38Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-16
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.evidenceaid.org/drugs-for-treating-acute-respiratory-distress-syndrome-ards-in-critically-ill-patientsen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12663/776
dc.description.abstractWhat is this? Some patients with COVID-19 will develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and need help with their breathing. ARDS is caused by direct or indirect injury to the lungs and about 40% of people with ARDS will die. It is usually managed in an intensive care unit (ICU), sometimes with mechanical ventilation, and drugs might be used to help repair lung damage or limit the body’s response to the injury. In this Cochrane systematic review, the authors searched for randomized trials of drugs to treat adults with established ARDS. They did not restrict by language of publication but excluded studies published before 2000. They did their searches in December 2018. They identified 48 eligible studies (6299 participants) treated with five principal types of agent: corticosteroids, surfactants, N-acetylcysteine, statins and beta-agonists. What works: Corticosteroids may reduce all-cause mortality within 3 months and increase the number of ventilator-free days up to day 28.en_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.subjectRespiratory Distress Syndromeen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectCorticosteroidsen_US
dc.subjectSurfactantsen_US
dc.subjectN-acetylcysteineen_US
dc.titleDrugs for treating acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in critically ill patientsen_US
eihealth.countryOthersen_US
eihealth.categoryClinical characterization and managementen_US
eihealth.typePublished Articleen_US
eihealth.maincategoryProtect Health Care Workers / Proteger la Salud de los Trabajadoresen_US
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEvidence Aiden_US


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