Acute respiratory distress syndrome causes
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ayokunle Olubaniyi, M.B,B.S [2]
Overview
Acute respiratory distress syndrome may result from a wide variety of direct and indirect insults to the lung, but only a few common causes have been identified. These include: sepsis, aspiration of gastric contents, pneumonia, severe trauma, e.t.c.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. This is a life-threatening condition with majority of patients requiring mechanical ventilation.
Common Causes
- Aspiration of gastric contents
- Drug overdoses e.g., Acetylsalicylic acid, narcotics
- Fat embolism
- Massive blood transfusion
- Near-drowning (fresh or salt water)
- Pancreatitis
- Pneumonia
- Sepsis (gram-positive/gram-negative bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites)
- Severe trauma