Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a severe form of respiratory failure that affects approximately 200,000 patients each year in the United States, resulting in nearly 75,000 deaths annually. In this episode of Critical Matters, our guest Dr. R. Phillip Dellinger discusses the current management of patients with ARDS. Dr. Dellinger is a recognized thought leader in the field, a prolific author, an accomplished researcher, and the recipient of multiple awards for his contributions to critical care.

Additional Resources

• The Berlin Definition: international consensus document published by the ARDS Definition Task Force: https://bit.ly/2PSTs50


• An Official American Thoracic Society/European Society of Intensive Care Medicine/Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical
  
  Practice Guidelines on mechanical ventilation in ARDS: https://bit.ly/2GqOoja


• ARDSnet PEEP charts: https://bit.ly/25SJNh0

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy): https://amzn.to/2OPY2EB