Epidemiology of Neonatal Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Prospective, Multicenter, International Cohort Study

D De Luca; DG Tingay; AH Van Kaam; SE Courtney; MCJ Kneyber; P Tissieres; A Tridente; PC Rimensberger; JJ Pillow; M Van Tuijl; VP Carnielli; S Nobile; Y Shi; C Long; F Barcos; A Hochberg; CE Crocker; A Harrison; E Perkins; F Mosca; D Mercadante; F Raimondi; L Capasso; M Kallio; R Raschetti; A Cillis; Y Soreze; L Black; N Khan; M Piastra; G Conti; O Danhaive; MABC Gibelli; WB De Carvalho; E Mulder

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Epidemiology of Neonatal Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Prospective, Multicenter, International Cohort Study

D De Luca, DG Tingay, AH Van Kaam, SE Courtney, MCJ Kneyber, P Tissieres, A Tridente, PC Rimensberger, JJ Pillow, M Van Tuijl, VP Carnielli, S Nobile, Y Shi, C Long, F Barcos, A Hochberg, CE Crocker, A Harrison, E Perkins, F Mosca Show all

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | Published : 2022

DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000002961

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Age-specific definitions for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are available, including a specific definition for neonates (the "Montreux definition"). The epidemiology of neonatal ARDS is unknown. The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology, clinical course, treatment, and outcomes of neonatal ARDS. DESIGN: Prospective, international, observational, cohort study. SETTING: Fifteen academic neonatal ICUs. PATIENTS: Consecutive sample of neonates of any gestational age admitted to participating sites who met the neonatal ARDS Montreux definition criteria. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Neonatal ARDS was classified as direct or indirect, infectious or nonin..

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