What specific therapies can be suggested for ARDS?
Different treatments were suggested for ARDS. Corticosteroid treatment
is generally not recommended, although widely used in critically ill
patients. Convalescent plasma (CP) was administered to a small number of
patients and was associated with virus clearance and clinical
improvement (Table 2 ). Low tidal mechanical ventilation,
positive end-expiratory pressure, prone positioning ventilation, and
fluid management guidelines were associated with improved outcomes.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation could be used according to the
inclusion and exclusion criteria of the EOLIA trial. Other potential
therapies such as mesenchymal stem cell therapy and cytokine inhibitors
are still in trials and without definite results.49,83