Chronology of histological lesions in acute respiratory distress syndrome with diffuse alveolar damage: a prospective cohort study of clinical autopsies
Chronology of histological lesions in acute respiratory distress syndrome with diffuse alveolar damage: a prospective cohort study of clinical autopsies
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DOI:
10.1016/s2213-2600(13)70053-5
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发表时间:
2013-07-01
影响因子:
76.2
通讯作者:
Frutos-Vivar, Fernando
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作者:
Thille, Arnaud W.;Esteban, Andres;Frutos-Vivar, Fernando
Background Diff use alveolar damage is the histological hallmark of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, the chronology of histological lesions is not well established. We aimed to determine the time to onset of exudative or proliferative changes and end-stage fibrosis in ARDS.Methods We analysed all patients who died between Jan 1, 1991, and Dec 31, 2010, in the intensive-care unit at the Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain, and who had a clinical autopsy. Patients had to have clinical criteria for ARDS at time of death and histological features of diffuse alveolar damage at autopsy examination. Capillary congestion and intra-alveolar oedema characterised the exudative phase whereas proliferation of alveolar cell type 2 or fibroblasts, or fibrosis characterised the proliferative phase.Findings We analysed 159 patients. The prevalence of exudative changes decreased over time, being reported in 74 (90%) of 82 patients with ARDS of less than 1 week duration, 40 (74%) of 54 patients with disease of 1-3 week duration, and only four (17%) of 23 patients with disease of longer than 3 weeks' duration (p