Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) refers to severe diseases inside and outside the lungs based on diffuse injury of pulmonary capillaries and enhanced permeability, with pulmonary edema, transparent membrane formation and atelectasis as the main Pathological changes, acute respiratory failure syndrome characterized by progressive respiratory distress and refractory hypoxemia. ARDS is a typical manifestation of the development of acute lung injury. The onset of the disease is rapid, the development is rapid, the prognosis is very poor, and the mortality rate is over 50%.

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