title: Successful spontaneous vaginal delivery during mechanical ventilatory support for the adult respiratory distress syndrome.
abstract: The adult respiratory distress syndrome is a common cause of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in the adult that is associated with a high mortality. There is a limited experience with managing this entity in the gravid patient. A case of successful management of mother and fetus through spontaneous delivery is presented, followed by a discussion of the principles of supportive therapy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*