Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Causes, Management, and Treatment

A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Pulmonology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2025 | Viewed by 3630

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Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency, Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino University Hospital, 10126 Turin, Italy
Interests: acute respiratory distress syndrome; mechanical ventilation; intensive care

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Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency, Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino University Hospital, 10126 Turin, Italy
Interests: critical care; acute respiratory distress syndrome; mechanical ventilation

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Dear Colleagues,

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an acute life-threatening condition resulting from pulmonary causes (e.g., infective, aspiration pneumonia) or extra-pulmonary causes, (e.g., sepsis, trauma, massive transfusion, pancreatitis). Even though ARDS is one of the clinical disorders that occurs in critical care the most frequently, the mortality rate is still remarkably high (40%). From an anatomical point of view, ARDS is associated with capillary endothelial injury and diffuse alveolar damage, resulting in a derangement of blood gas exchange and stiff lungs. Despite the advance in the knowledge of its pathophysiologic mechanisms, ARDS treatment mainly consists of supportive cares—from lung-protective ventilatory strategies and pronation up to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support—and the management of the underlying causes.

In this Special Issue, we welcome authors to submit papers dealing with the clinical presentation, the assessment and the management of the ARDS in order to better understand its progression and improve the patient’s clinical outcomes.

Dr. Gabriele Sales
Dr. Francesca Collino
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Keywords

  • acute respiratory distress syndrome
  • mechanical ventilation
  • lung-protective ventilation
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • ventilator-induced lung injury
  • hypoxemia
  • rescue therapies
  • pronation
  • lung physiology
  • clinical outcome

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Outcomes and Impact of Pre-ECMO Clinical Course in Severe COVID-19-Related ARDS Treated with VV-ECMO: Data from an Italian Referral ECMO Center
by Gabriele Sales, Giorgia Montrucchio, Valentina Sanna, Francesca Collino, Vito Fanelli, Claudia Filippini, Umberto Simonetti, Chiara Bonetto, Monica Morscio, Ivo Verderosa, Rosario Urbino and Luca Brazzi
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(12), 3545; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13123545 - 17 Jun 2024
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Background: The efficacy of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) as rescue therapy for refractory COVID-19-related ARDS (C-ARDS) is still debated. We describe the cohort of C-ARDS patients treated with VV-ECMO at our ECMO center, focusing on factors that may affect in-hospital mortality and [...] Read more.
Background: The efficacy of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) as rescue therapy for refractory COVID-19-related ARDS (C-ARDS) is still debated. We describe the cohort of C-ARDS patients treated with VV-ECMO at our ECMO center, focusing on factors that may affect in-hospital mortality and describing the time course of lung mechanics to assess prognosis. Methods: We performed a prospective observational study in the intensive care unit at the “Città della Salute e della Scienza” University Hospital in Turin, Italy, between March 2020 and December 2021. Indications and management of ECMO followed the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) guidelines. Results: The 60-day in-hospital mortality was particularly high (85.4%). Non-survivor patients were more frequently treated with non-invasive ventilatory support and steroids before ECMO (95.1% vs. 57.1%, p = 0.018 and 73.2% vs. 28.6%, p = 0.033, respectively), while hypertension was the only pre-ECMO factor independently associated with in-hospital mortality (HR: 2.06, 95%CI: 1.06–4.00). High rates of bleeding (85.4%) and superinfections (91.7%) were recorded during ECMO, likely affecting the overall length of ECMO (18 days, IQR: 10–24) and the hospital stay (32 days, IQR: 24–47). Static lung compliance was lower in non-survivors (p = 0.031) and differed over time (p = 0.049), decreasing by 48% compared to initial values in non-survivors. Conclusions: Our data suggest the importance of considering NIS among the common ECMO eligibility criteria and changes in lung compliance during ECMO as a prognostic marker. Full article
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Bedside Assessment of the Respiratory System During Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
by Lorenzo Giosa, Patrick D. Collins, Sridevi Shetty, Marta Lubian, Riccardo Del Signore, Mara Chioccola, Francesca Pugliese and Luigi Camporota
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(23), 7456; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13237456 - 7 Dec 2024
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Assessing the respiratory system of a patient receiving mechanical ventilation is complex. We provide an overview of an approach at the bedside underpinned by physiology. We discuss the importance of distinguishing between extensive and intensive ventilatory variables. We outline methods to evaluate both [...] Read more.
Assessing the respiratory system of a patient receiving mechanical ventilation is complex. We provide an overview of an approach at the bedside underpinned by physiology. We discuss the importance of distinguishing between extensive and intensive ventilatory variables. We outline methods to evaluate both passive patients and those making spontaneous respiratory efforts during assisted ventilation. We believe a comprehensive assessment can influence setting mechanical ventilatory support to achieve lung and diaphragm protective ventilation. Full article
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