The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
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J Trauma Acute Care Surg · Sep 2017
Review Meta AnalysisIncidence of adult respiratory distress syndrome in trauma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis over a period of three decades.
In trauma patients, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Changes in diagnostics, management, and treatment may have influenced the incidence of ARDS. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to evaluate whether there is a difference in the incidence of posttraumatic ARDS (1) over time, (2) attributable to geographic distribution, and 3) related to admitting surgical subspecialities. ⋯ Systematic review, level III.