Acute respiratory distress syndrome - the Berlin definition: impact on an ICU of a university hospital

The current definition of ARDS was established in 1994 by the AECC. In 2011 emerged the Berlin definition. The aim of this study was to find a new approach from the impact of ARDS in an ICU and to analyze APACHE II score, days of mechanical ventilation (MV), duration of ARDS and mortality.