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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in children

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in children

M'Dimegh, Safa
Jaballah, Nesrine
Tilouche, Samia

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Medical Reference

ISBN10: 6208972094
ISBN13: 9786208972097
Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
Published: Jun 18 2025
Pages: 60
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.14 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Introduction: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in children has specific features that influence its diagnosis, management and prognosis. Objective: To describe the epidemiological, therapeutic and evolutionary characteristics of pediatric ARDS.Patients and methods: Descriptive study conducted in the pediatric intensive care unit over a 4-year period. The patients included were aged between 15 days and 16 years diagnosed with ARDS. Results: Twenty-one cases of pediatric ARDS were recorded. The mean age was 1.8 3.8 years. Dyspnea was the main reason for admission in 95.2% of cases, with signs of polypnea (90.5%), cyanosis (14.3%) and signs of respiratory struggle (81%).ARDS was mild in 1 patient, moderate in 11 and severe in 9, with mean oxygenation and saturation indices of 20.4 and 14.9 respectively. The etiologies were: severe bronchiolitis in 12 patients.

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