The Outcome of Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Admitted to an ICU.

An editorial is presented which discusses mortality rate of patients with moderate-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Topics discussed include determination of refractory hypoxemia as the main cause of death from ARDS; role of extracoporeal membrane oxygenation in treating patients with a critical illness; and information on Neuromuscular Blockers in Early Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ACURASYS).