Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Management in Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Turkey : A Prospective Survey

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the compliance of management strategies for pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome in pediatric intensive care units in Turkey with current guidelines.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional, prospective survey study. We delivered the survey, consisting of questions on topics in the relevant literature on acute respiratory distress syndrome management in children (1 month-18 years), to the heads/staff of the 100 units via email or phone.

RESULTS: In total, 51 (51%) out of 100 targeted pediatric intensive care units responded to the survey. We found out that 17 (33%) units comply with no acute respiratory distress syndrome guideline, while 65% frequently utilize cuffed endotracheal tubes. The majority of the units (86%) achieve their mechanical ventilation targets with the help of pressure control modes. Besides, steroid and surfactant use are present in 47% and 45% of the units, respectively, while 16% and 38% of the units use inhaled nitric oxide and high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, respectively.

CONCLUSION: Lung-protective ventilation strategies preventing ventilator-associated lung injury are explicit in all responding units. The present survey revealed that current mechanical ventilation and non-ventilation treatment strategies in pediatric ARDS in Turkey are relatively uniform and largely consistent with international practices.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:57

Enthalten in:

Turkish archives of pediatrics - 57(2022), 2 vom: 11. März, Seite 216-221

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yılmaz, Resul [VerfasserIn]
Türkyılmaz, Enes [VerfasserIn]
Karataş, Özlem Ülkü [VerfasserIn]
Samancı, Hatice Kübra [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 19.08.2022

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.5152/TurkArchPediatr.2022.21198

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM339128062