Jagathkar Ganshyam
Department of Critical Care, Medicover Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Indian J Crit Care Med. 2021 Jun;25(6):613-614. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23877.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a commonly encountered complex syndrome of varied etiology and outcomes. The elderly population is at a high risk of developing severe ARDS with poor outcomes. The age-related changes in the immune system, structural and functional modifications of the respiratory system, and the frailty with a decrease in the physiological reserve of organ systems place them precariously for poor outcomes. However, does age alone influence the outcomes or is it the associated comorbidities that determine mortality in the elderly is not clearly known.
Jagathkar G. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the Elderly. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(6):613-614.
急性呼吸窘迫综合征(ARDS)是一种常见的病因多样且预后各异的复杂综合征。老年人群发生严重ARDS且预后不良的风险较高。免疫系统的年龄相关变化、呼吸系统的结构和功能改变以及器官系统生理储备减少导致的虚弱状态使他们处于预后不良的危险境地。然而,仅年龄因素是否会影响预后,还是相关合并症决定了老年人的死亡率,目前尚不清楚。
Jagathkar G. 老年人急性呼吸窘迫综合征。《印度重症监护医学杂志》2021年;25(6):613 - 614。