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ARDS: When basic management fails, what happens next?

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Dr Amy Rose Davies, Dr Hannah Swinburne-Cloke, Dr Lorna Burrows
Foundation Years Journal, volume 9, issue 9, p.10 (123Doc Education, London, October 2015)

Abstract

While working on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), we came across a young trauma patient who developed ARDS secondary to fat emboli from a femoral fracture. He deteriorated rapidly despite maximal ventilatory support. An improvement was only demonstrated after proning the patient. In this article, we discuss the patient's management and reflect upon the new interventions that are being developed to manage ARDS; a condition that continues to carry a high mortality rate.

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Authors

Dr Amy Rose Davies (Corresponding author)

Foundation Year 2 Doctor
Southmead Hospital
Southmead Road, Bristol, BS10 5NB
amyrosedavies@gmail.com

Dr Hannah Swinburne-Cloke

Foundation Year 1 Doctor
Southmead Hospital
Southmead Road, Bristol, BS10 5NB
hannahswinburne@hotmail.co.uk

Dr Lorna Burrows

Consultant in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine
Southmead Hospital
Southmead Road, Bristol, BS10 5NB
lorna.burrows@nbt.nhs.uk

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