title: [ARDS in MOFS (multiple organ failure syndrome). How to direct the therapy? A case report of MOFS in AIDS].
abstract: A young AIDS patient was admitted to the Intensive Therapy ward of our hospital with ARDS. The case raised the question of how medical and nursing personnel should face the problem of "suitable treatment for a terminally ill patient". Therapy was based on invasive methods such as mechanical ventilation and the insertion of catheters to monitor vital parameters. The evolution of ARDS in MOFS revealed the difficulty of sustaining vital parameters and avoiding pluriorganic damage.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università degli Studi di Siena.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vignali
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rogato
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mondello
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vignale
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guadagnucci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vignali
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tulli
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: ARDS componente della MOFS (multiple organs failure syndrome) come orientare la terapia? Descrizione di MOFS in AIDS.