CURRENT STATUS OF RESEARCH ON MECHANICAL VENTILATION STRATEGIES IN PEDIATRIC ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME

Abstract

Pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS) is a relatively common critical illness in the pediatric intensive care unit with an incidence of about 3%. It has a high mortality rate; although this number has decreased in the last de-cades, it is still as high as 18%; in some developing countries, it even reached 40%-50% in the last 2-3 years. Optimized mechanical ventilation strategy contributes to an improved prognosis. To this end, this article reviews the current status of research on mechanical ventilation strategies in PARDS.

Keywords

• respiratory distress syndrome|respiration, artificial|intensive care units|child