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Treatments could include:
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration

Treatments Overview Articles

Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Typically people with ARDS need to be in an intensive care unit (ICU). The goal of treatment is to provide breathing support and treat the underlying cause of ARDS.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 18, 2008
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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 fro...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Treatments Articles

Mechanical Ventilation
Mechanical ventilation is the use of a mechanical device(machine) to inflate and deflate the lungs.Mechanical ventilation provides the force needed to deliver air to the lungs in a patient whose own ventilatory abilities are diminished or lost.Bre...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Ventilation Management
Ventilation management involves providing optimal mechanical ventilation in order to promote the patient''s recovery and to reestablish spontaneous breathing.Mechanical ventilation is used when a patient is unable to breathe adequately on their own...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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 l...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation
ECMO stands for a treatment that uses a pump to circulate blood through an artificial lung back into the bloodstream of a very ill baby. This system provides heart-lung bypass support outside of the baby’s body.ECMO is used in infants who ar...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 20, 2008
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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 b...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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