Does ARDS Cause Pulmonary Fibrosis?
Does ARDS Cause Pulmonary Fibrosis? Does ARDS cause pulmonary fibrosis? More severe, prolonged illness and pulmonary causes of ARDS are thought to be risk factors for progression to fibrosis. Patients with post-ARDS fibrosis demonstrate stable impairment in pulmonary function, not the progression seen in interstitial lung diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Is pulmonary