Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Severe Brain Injury

The Influence of Different Ventilation Patterns on Treatment of Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

“…It is established that the mortality rate in case of STBI is 80%, it is caused by the development of multiple organ failure [2].…”

“…In Great Britain STBI frequency is 1 500 people per every 100 000 population. 9 patients out of 100 000 population die because of traumatic brain injury [1,2]. The problem of STBI treatment is today not only medical, but social as well [2][3][4][5].…”

“…Morphological changes of lungs with underlying STBI are detected in 95-97.7% of cases [4]. The most frequent cause of patients mortality on the 3-5 th day of STBI is acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) [2]. It happens in almost every STBI patient with multiple organ failure [6,7].…”

The Effectiveness of Corticosteroid Usage in Complex Therapy for Severe Sepsis and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Cases of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

“…133.7 to 210.3 cases per 100 000 population [2][3][4][5]. The problem of STBI treatment is not only a medical issue, but a social problem as well [2][3][4].…”

“…The problem of STBI treatment is not only a medical issue, but a social problem as well [2][3][4]. In the USA the costs of treating one patient with this pathology amount to more than 150 000 USD, and if further rehabilitation is considered, the costs rise to 2 million USD.…”