P R Health Sci J
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To examine the timeliness of the diagnosis of patients with ALI/ARDS at the San Juan VA Medical Intensive Care Unit. We were also interested in determining the incidence and the overall 28-day mortality for ARDS during the study period. ⋯ Our findings suggest that education in the recognition of ARDS should be aggressively done. In order to implement the recently published successful strategies in the mechanical ventilation of patients with ARDS, it should be first recognized. Our patients need it.
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To study the timeliness of the diagnosis of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)/acute lung injury (ALI) at the Puerto Rico Trauma Center (PRTC) and to determine the overall 28 day mortality for ARDS during the study period. ⋯ The majority of the cases of ARDS were correctly identified as such by caregivers at the time of diagnosis. Mortality as predicted by Injury Severity Score in our ARDS patients' correlates with overall mortality in our TICU. Mortality in this group is lower than that of reported literature, in sharp contrast to our medical ICU counterparts.