Zusammenfassung
Das Acute respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) ist nunmehr seit über 50 Jahren als
gravierende Komplikation verschiedener Grunderkrankungen bekannt [1]. Trotz intensiver
Forschung in all dieser Zeit gibt es hinsichtlich der bestmöglichen Therapie des ARDS
auch heute noch viele offene Fragen – insbesondere zur maschinellen Beatmung. Der
zweite Teil des Update ARDS gibt einen aktualisierten Überblick zu Therapie und Outcome
des ARDS.
Abstract
The Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is defined by hypoxemic respiratory
failure due to inflammatory response within the lung usually requiring invasive mechanical
ventilation. Despite more than 50 years of scientific research numerous issues especially
regarding mechanical ventilation as the most important treatment option remain unclear.
Most important, adjustment of mechanical ventilation is challenging due to desirable
beneficial effects on pulmonary gas exchange on the one hand and deleterious effects
in terms of ventilator-associated lung injury on the other. Specifically, optimal
settings of positive end-expiratory pressure and the role of spontaneous breathing
activity are still controversial. Because no specific pharmacological therapy revealed
beneficial effects until today, adjunctive treatment is actually limited to prone
positioning and restrictive fluid balance. Long-term outcome of ARDS survivors is
often affected by anxiety and mental health disorders.
Schlüsselwörter
akute respiratorische Insuffizienz - maschinelle Beatmung - beatmungsinduzierte Lungenschädigung
- Langzeit-Outcome
Key words
acute respiratory failure - mechanical ventilation - ventilator-induced lung injury
- long-term outcome