Guidelines for Diagnosis of Adult Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and Non-Mechanical Ventilation Treatment in China (2023)

Abstract Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a highly lethal non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema. In recent years, with the rapid development of critical care medicine technology and the global pandemic of coronavirus infectious disease-2019 (COVID-19), the medical community has gained new insights into the diagnosis and treatment of ARDS. Lung-protective mechanical ventilation remains its primary and widely accepted treatment approach. However, there is still a lack of systematic summary of non-mechanical ventilation treatment strategies for ARDS. Therefore, the special committee of critical care medicine of the Chinese Research Hospital Association organized domestic experts in related disciplines, followed the guidelines of the GRADE international framework, systematically reviewed, analyzed, and discussed relevant domestic and international research, ultimately producing this guideline.