title: Effective management of ARDS.
abstract: Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a serious complication of critical illness that is associated with high morbidity and mortality. There are no effective treatment options, so prevention, early recognition, and appropriate supportive care are essential to improve outcomes. This article provides an overview of the disorder, including current treatment considerations.
authors.affiliation: Melissa Carlucci is Director of the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, and a Nurse Practitioner in the Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy Medicine at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Chicago, Ill. Nicole Graf is a Thoracic Surgery Nurse Practitioner at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Ill. James Q. Simmons is a nurse practitioner from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, Chicago, Ill. Susan J. Corbridge is Director of Graduate Clinical Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, and a Nurse Practitioner in the Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy Medicine at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Chicago, Ill.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carlucci
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Graf
authors.forename: James Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Corbridge
mesh_terms: D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome