Basic Summary for Adult respiratory distress syndrome

Main name of condition: Adult respiratory distress syndrome
Other names or spellings: ARDS, Acute respiratory distress syndrome, shock lung

What is Adult respiratory distress syndrome?
  Brief description of Adult respiratory distress syndrome: Severe respiratory failure
  Parent types of Adult respiratory distress syndrome: Respiratory conditions, Lung conditions, Pulmonary edema
  Organs Affected by Adult respiratory distress syndrome: lung, respiratory

How many people get Adult respiratory distress syndrome?
Incidence (annual) of Adult respiratory distress syndrome: 150,000 adults (NHLBI)
Incidence Rate of Adult respiratory distress syndrome: approx 1 in 1,813 or 0.06% or 150,000 people in USA [about data]

Who gets Adult respiratory distress syndrome?
Patient Profile for Adult respiratory distress syndrome: Adults and children

How serious is Adult respiratory distress syndrome?
  Prognosis of Adult respiratory distress syndrome: Variable. 50% survival rate.
  Deaths for Adult respiratory distress syndrome: 2,125 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
  Complications of Adult respiratory distress syndrome: see complications of Adult respiratory distress syndrome

What causes Adult respiratory distress syndrome?
Cause of Adult respiratory distress syndrome: Pulmonary edema but not from heart problems.
Causes of Adult respiratory distress syndrome: see causes of Adult respiratory distress syndrome

What are the symptoms of Adult respiratory distress syndrome?
Symptoms of Adult respiratory distress syndrome: see symptoms of Adult respiratory distress syndrome

How is it treated?
Treatments for Adult respiratory distress syndrome: see treatments for Adult respiratory distress syndrome

Society issues for Adult respiratory distress syndrome
Hospitalization statistics for Adult respiratory distress syndrome: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Adult respiratory distress syndrome:

0.003% (387) of hospital consultant episodes were for adult respiratory distress syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
53% of hospital consultant episodes for adult respiratory distress syndrome required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
57% of hospital consultant episodes for adult respiratory distress syndrome were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
43% of hospital consultant episodes for adult respiratory distress syndrome were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
60% of hospital consultant episodes for adult respiratory distress syndrome required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
23.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for adult respiratory distress syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
14 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for adult respiratory distress syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
51 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for adult respiratory distress syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
44% of hospital consultant episodes for adult respiratory distress syndrome occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
18% of hospital consultant episodes for adult respiratory distress syndrome occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for adult respiratory distress syndrome were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.011% (5,677) of hospital bed days were for adult respiratory distress syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

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