Do you know of any other pharmacological therapies that have been tried in the management of ARDS?

  • A wide variety of medical therapies have been tried in the effort to manage ARDS
  • Ultimately, they remain experimental with no clear benefit demonstrated from those trialled
  • Therapies trialled include:
    • Endogenous surfactant
    • Enteral omega-3 fatty acids / antioxidants
    • Activated protein C
    • Statins
    • Beta-2-agonists
    • N-acetylcysteine
    • Heparin
    • Aspirin