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Fewer Post‑Traumatic ARDS Cases but Rising Mortality: A 2007–2019 NTDB Cohort Analysis

By MedXY 12/09/2025

A 2007–2019 National Trauma Data Bank analysis found ARDS incidence among ventilated trauma patients fell substantially, yet ARDS remained independently associated with increased 30‑day mortality and crude ARDS mortality rose to nearly 30%. Modifiable patient- and center-level factors deserve attention.

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Prolonged Prone Positioning in ARDS: Current Evidence Is Inconclusive — No Clear Mortality or Safety Benefit

By MedXY 11/11/2025

A systematic review and meta-analysis found no clear mortality, oxygenation, or safety benefit for prolonged prone positioning (≥24 h) in ARDS; evidence is low to very low certainty and does not support routine use outside clinical trials.

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Circulating Endothelial Transcriptomic Signatures Predict Worse Outcomes in COVID-19, Respiratory Failure and ARDS

By MedXY 11/07/2025

Transcriptomic deconvolution of blood identifies elevated circulating endothelial signatures (ECS%) that associate with higher 28‑day mortality and worse respiratory trajectories in pediatric respiratory failure and adults hospitalized with COVID‑19.

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Trunk Inclination Changes Worsen Compliance and Raise PaCO2 in Obese ARDS Patients: Clinical Implications from a Seven-Study Pooled Analysis

By MedXY 11/07/2025

A secondary analysis of 159 mechanically ventilated ARDS patients shows that increasing trunk inclination reduces respiratory system, lung, and chest wall compliance—especially in patients with obesity—and is associated with increased PaCO2 only in the obese subgroup.

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Inhaled PEG‑Adrenomedullin in ARDS: Safe but Ineffective — Phase 2 RCT Stopped for Futility

By MedXY 11/07/2025

A multicentre randomized Phase 2a/b trial found inhaled pegylated adrenomedullin (PEG‑ADM) well tolerated in ventilated ARDS patients but without improvement in ventilator‑free survival or a composite clinical utility index; the study was stopped early for futility.