Acute respiratory distress syndrome after kidney transplantation: epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes

AF Shorr, KC Abbott, LY Agadoa - Critical care medicine, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Objective To determine the rate of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) after
kidney transplantation and to identify risk factors associated with the development of ARDS
after kidney transplantation and outcomes for patients diagnosed with ARDS in this setting.
Design Retrospective analysis of the national registry for end-stage renal disease in the
United States.