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