Respiratory Distress Syndrome

IV administration of the beta-blocker metoprolol in patients with COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome was safe and effective at reducing exacerbated lung inflammation, according to new data.

Elevated surfactant protein D levels are associated with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and poor outcomes in children with acute respiratory failure, according to results published in Chest.

Children born via early term scheduled cesarean section to women with any type of diabetes may be at greater risk for neonatal hypoglycemia if their mother is treated with corticosteroids, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

During a 2017 wildfire, San Diego hospitals observed an increase in ED visits for breathing problems among children, according to a study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, personalizing mechanical ventilation based on lung morphology did not decrease mortality at 90 days, according to data published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Mortality rates in adults with cystic fibrosis treated with invasive mechanical ventilation have decreased over time, suggesting mechanical ventilation in these patients is not futile.