Finding suggests treatment in intensive care unit for ARDS could be improved.

 

 

WEDNESDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- Survivors of a little-known critical illness known as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remain physically and emotionally weak five years after recovering, despite the fact that their lungs heal almost completely, a new study indicates.

Following 109 ARDS patients -- 86 percent of whom participated in a previous one-year study -- Canadian researchers observed they had not returned to normal physical functioning five years after prolonged treatment in the intensive care unit. Lasting effects included low scores on general health and

 

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