Acute respiratory distress syndrome following near drowning: A case report and review of literature

According to the World Health Organization, drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, accounting for 7% of all injury-related deaths. National Crime Records Bureau estimates an average of 83 deaths every day in India due to drowning. A 36-year-old male, who is a kn...

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Main Authors: Jan Rexie Mathew, K Krishnamoorthy
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu
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Online Access:http://www.japt.in/article.asp?issn=2772-6355;year=2021;volume=4;issue=1;spage=43;epage=45;aulast=Mathew
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description According to the World Health Organization, drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, accounting for 7% of all injury-related deaths. National Crime Records Bureau estimates an average of 83 deaths every day in India due to drowning. A 36-year-old male, who is a known case of posttraumatic seizure disorder, was admitted with an alleged history of drowning into the river. On admission, the patient had severe hypoxemia and chest X-ray revealed bilateral diffuse heterogeneous fluffy infiltrates suggestive of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The patient was immediately intubated and mechanically ventilated. Subsequent computed tomography imaging of the patient showed mixed areas of consolidation and ground-glass opacities. Later in the course of stay in the hospital, the condition of the patient gradually improved and he was discharged from the hospital in a stable condition. The outcome of ARDS in drowning victims is better when compared to the ARDS of other etiologies.
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spelling doaj.art-7d42702e3ee4470ca0d6618f207a629c2023-08-23T09:08:07ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu2772-63552772-63632021-01-0141434510.4103/japt.japt_26_21Acute respiratory distress syndrome following near drowning: A case report and review of literatureJan Rexie MathewK KrishnamoorthyAccording to the World Health Organization, drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, accounting for 7% of all injury-related deaths. National Crime Records Bureau estimates an average of 83 deaths every day in India due to drowning. A 36-year-old male, who is a known case of posttraumatic seizure disorder, was admitted with an alleged history of drowning into the river. On admission, the patient had severe hypoxemia and chest X-ray revealed bilateral diffuse heterogeneous fluffy infiltrates suggestive of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The patient was immediately intubated and mechanically ventilated. Subsequent computed tomography imaging of the patient showed mixed areas of consolidation and ground-glass opacities. Later in the course of stay in the hospital, the condition of the patient gradually improved and he was discharged from the hospital in a stable condition. The outcome of ARDS in drowning victims is better when compared to the ARDS of other etiologies.http://www.japt.in/article.asp?issn=2772-6355;year=2021;volume=4;issue=1;spage=43;epage=45;aulast=Mathewacute respiratory distress syndromeincidencemanagementnear drowningnoninvasive and invasive ventilation
spellingShingle Jan Rexie Mathew
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome following near drowning: A case report and review of literature
Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu
acute respiratory distress syndrome
incidence
management
near drowning
noninvasive and invasive ventilation
title Acute respiratory distress syndrome following near drowning: A case report and review of literature
title_full Acute respiratory distress syndrome following near drowning: A case report and review of literature
title_fullStr Acute respiratory distress syndrome following near drowning: A case report and review of literature
title_full_unstemmed Acute respiratory distress syndrome following near drowning: A case report and review of literature
title_short Acute respiratory distress syndrome following near drowning: A case report and review of literature
title_sort acute respiratory distress syndrome following near drowning a case report and review of literature
topic acute respiratory distress syndrome
incidence
management
near drowning
noninvasive and invasive ventilation
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