Pathogenicity and treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome following lung cancer surgery

Purpose:To investigate methods of prevention and treatment,pathogenicity for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) following resection of pulmonary carcinoma. Methods:17 cases were analysed for characteristic of incidence, pathogenicity and treatment for ARDS following lung cancer surgery. Results:The subjects, who had chronic obstructie pulmonary disease, hypertension, senility or smoking for a long time were prone to ARDS. Injury to lung during operation, shock and pulmonary infection were probably causes ARDS. The keypoint treatments in rescuing patients successfully included clearing away respiratory tract secretion, preserving free ventilation of respiratory tract, controlling pulmonary infection, alleviating pulmonary edema by diuresis,early tracheotomy or mechanical ventilation by tracheointubation. Conclusions:It is suggested that factors were related to ARDS following resection of pulmonary carcinoma. Those such as shock, injury to lung in operation, pulmonary infection, are important factors leading to post operative ARDS of lung cancer patients. Early treatment can reduce mortality of ARDS. [