Proning for ARDS — NUEM Blog

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a condition that is characterized by poor oxygenation and ventilation as a result of diffuse alveolar and endothelial injury in the lungs. There are several etiologies including viral pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia, sepsis, trauma, and pancreatitis. A patient meets criteria for ARDS when they have the following: 1) acute onset, bilateral lung infiltrates on chest radiography or CT scan (suspected to be non-cardiac in origin) and 2) a ratio of...