Association between ventilatory ratio and ICU mortality in interstitial lung disease patients on mechanical ventilation: A retrospective study

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a diverse group of diseases that causes fibrosis or inflammation of the pulmonary parenchyma, characterized by alveolar inflammation and interstitial fibrosis, and the main clinical manifestations include dyspnea, coughing, and hypoxemia.1 Although the group of diseases is complex and diverse and its etiology is mostly unknown, ILD has similar clinical characteristics, imaging findings, respiratory physiology, and pathophysiology. The prognosis of patients with ILD is poor, especially in critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation (MV), and the mortality rate is as high as 70%.
Source: Heart and Lung - Category: Intensive Care Authors: Source Type: research