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Recent studies, both clinical and experimental, have established beyond question that the gut microbiome plays an important role in organ dysfunction in critical illness. A recent study in this journal [1] demonstrated that among mechanically ventilated patients, depletion of gut anaerobes (via anti-anaerobic antibiotics) is associated with a 7% increase in in-hospital mortality.
Abstract
An impressive study in ERJ reveals the importance, and complexity, of the gut microbiome's role in ALI/ARDS https://bit.ly/3IPCfrt
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Conflict of interest: All authors have nothing to disclose.
- Received November 21, 2022.
- Accepted January 7, 2023.
- Copyright ©The authors 2023. For reproduction rights and permissions contact permissions{at}ersnet.org
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The gut microbiome in ARDS: from the “whether” and “what” to the “how”
