Diagnosis and treatment strategy for acute respiratory distress syndrome in trauma patients – the rules and the timely and integrated treatment / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Trauma has become a common cause of death, and its complication posttraumatic acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is one significant factor for patient death during several days to several weeks after trauma. At present, emergency surgery is still insufficient in treating ARDS after trauma care on one hand, early recognition of it is not favorable, on the other hand, the care measures after recognition are also improper. Therefore, emergency surgeons must master the regular pattern of ARDS development after trauma for early recognition of ARDS, and implement care principle for combination of timeliness and integrity to increase care rate.