Acute respiratory distress syndrome: nationwide changes in incidence, treatment and mortality over 23 years

Introduction The aim of this study was to assess population-based changes in incidence, treatment, and in short- and long-term survival of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) over 23 years. Materials and Methods Analysis of all patients in Iceland who fulfilled the consensus criteria for ARDS in 19882010. Demographic variables, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) scores and ventilation parameters were collected from hospital charts. Results The age-standardised incidence of ARDS during the study period was 7.2 cases per 100,000 person-years and was increased by 0.2 cases per year (P?