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Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Learning Center
Treatments could include:
- Mechanical Ventilat...
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Positive-Pressure Respiration
- Extracorporeal Memb...
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The goal of treatment is to provide breathing support and treat the underlying cause of ARDS. This may involve medications to treat infections, reduce inflammation, and remove fluid from the lungs.
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The three main goals in treating patients with ARDS are: To treat whatever injury or disease has caused ARDS. Examples are: to treat septic infection with the proper antibiotics , and to reduce the level of oxygen therapy if ARDS has resulted from...
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Mechanical ventilation is the use of a mechanical device (machine) to inflate and deflate the lungs.
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Ventilation management involves providing optimal mechanical ventilation in order to promote the patient's recovery and to reestablish spontaneous breathing.
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a procedure that uses an artificial heart-lung machine to take over the work of the lungs (and sometimes the heart). ECMO is used most often in newborns and young children, but it also can be used as a...
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ECMO; Heart-lung bypass - infants; Bypass - infants
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a special procedure that uses an artificial heart-lung machine to take over the work of the lungs (and sometimes also the heart). ECMO is used most often in newborns and young children, but it also can...
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