Diagnosis and Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Failure

Lingye Chen; Craig R Rackley

doi:10.1016/j.ccc.2023.12.001

Diagnosis and Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Failure

Crit Care Clin. 2024 Apr;40(2):221-233. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2023.12.001. Epub 2023 Dec 26.

Authors

Lingye Chen¹, Craig R Rackley²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. Electronic address: lingye.chen@duke.edu.
² Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.

PMID: 38432693
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2023.12.001

Abstract

Acute respiratory failure is a common clinical finding caused by insufficient oxygenation (hypoxemia) or ventilation (hypocapnia). Understanding the pathophysiology of acute respiratory failure can help to facilitate recognition, diagnosis, and treatment. The cause of acute respiratory failure can be identified through utilization of physical examination findings, laboratory analysis, and chest imaging.

Keywords: Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure; Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure; Acute respiratory failure; Diagnosis; Epidemiology.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Respiratory Distress Syndrome* / diagnosis
Respiratory Distress Syndrome* / epidemiology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome* / therapy
Respiratory Insufficiency* / diagnosis
Respiratory Insufficiency* / epidemiology
Respiratory Insufficiency* / etiology