Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

💊Treatment Options

• 1Treatment centers on supportive care in an intensive care unit
• 2most critically mechanical ventilation using carefully calibrated low-pressure
• 3protective ventilation strategies designed to support oxygenation while minimizing further lung injury. Positioning patients on their stomach
• 4known as prone positioning
• 5has been shown to significantly improve oxygenation in moderate to severe cases. Treating the underlying trigger
• 6such as administering antibiotics for infection or source control for sepsis
• 7alongside careful fluid management
• 8is essential alongside respiratory support
• 9and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation may be used in the most severe cases when ventilation alone is insufficient.