‘Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Complicated By Bilateral Pneumothoraces In A Primigravida’

Abstract

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occurs as a complication during the treatment of several diseases and interventional procedures. To handle such situation is very difficult and special care must be applied to the patients. Mechanical ventilation is used for these patients and several parameters are changed constantly to achieve better compliance. However, during the application of positive airway pressure a complication observed is pneumothorax.