lung and airway disorders
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Treatment of ARDS
Treatment of the cause Oxygen therapy Often mechanical ventilation People with ARDS are treated in an Types of units (ICU). Successful treatment usually depends on treating the underlying disorder (for example, pneumonia). Oxygen Therapy , which is vital to correcting low oxygen levels, also is given. If oxygen delivered by a face mask or other device (such as a helmet or nasal prongs) does not correct the low blood oxygen levels, or if very high doses of inhaled oxygen are required, Mechanical Ventilation must be used. Usually a ventilator delivers oxygen-rich air under pressure using a tube inserted through the mouth into the windpipe (trachea). 